Unique Ecoregion-East Siberian Taiga: Approaches and Ways to Implement the Ecoregion Concept

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Author: Belousova, S V
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2021
• Subjects: taiga
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/666/5/052060; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/666/5/052060; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/666/5/052060/pdf

Abstract according to Russian and international experts, the East Siberian taiga is not only practically the only natural ecosystem in the country, but is also one of the "global ecoregions" that have been identified by WWF as the most valuable territories in terms of preserving biodiversity on a global scale. At the same time, the current use of this territory is characterized as extremely depleted, due to the high level of illegal logging, the scale of forest fires and the current nature of forest management and reforestation. One of the reasons for this is the extremely low efficiency of forest resources management against the background of high corruption of the authorities in this area, which creates additional risks and losses. In these circumstances, it seems necessary to create large-scale environmental conservation project of the East Siberian taiga, perhaps in conjunction with WWF, which implements, including the biodiversity conservation project in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion. The principles and approaches of the latter within the framework of the forest program can serve as a basis for conservation measures of the East Siberian taiga. The article analyzes the problems and conditions for implementing the main principles of the forest program of the above-mentioned WWF project in relation to the East Siberian taiga and suggests additional measures to protect the unique Ecoregion.