Protected nature areas in the Russian Arctic

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Volkov, A.E., de Korte, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Arctic; Lenskiy; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400024566; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400024566

ABSTRACT The protected nature area system in Russia is well developed in general, although not as well in the Arctic. On 1 January 1994 the total area of all types of Arctic reserves covered about 19.7 million ha, comprising about 10.2% of the area of the Russian Arctic. There are five categories of...