Eight new reservations of local significance will appear in Minsk region in 2015. BelTA learned from the Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Minsk City Executive Committee.
reserve of local importance will appear in the Berezina ("fermented", "Lozorovschina") Vileika ("Gostilovo") Krupskaya ("sticky", "poppy"), Slutsk ("Vorobyevsky") Uzda ("Sinitskaya ridge" ) Cherven ("Vedretskoe swamp") areas. Their total area is 14.5 thousand. Ha. With the discovery of new reserves area of specially protected natural territories of local importance in the Minsk region was 1.7%, or 68.5 thousand. Ha. & Nbsp;
As explained experts, in 2014, declared seven sanctuaries local total area of 19.8 thousand. Ha. This "Borki" and "shoes" in Vileika area, "White Island", "Elenka" and "beginning" in Krupki area "clean" in Molodechno district, "Gaby" in Miadel area.
This year, in the Minsk region approved new republican reserves - wetland "Voronichsky island" hydrological "Hayn brodni" landscape "White Russia" and "Borisov".
On the territory of Minsk region is located 251 specially protected areas (PAs) with a total area of 277.2 thousand. Ha, which represents 7% of the total area (average of the country - 7.8%). Among them - the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, Narochansky National Park, 20 nature reserves of republican significance (6 landscape and biological 14), 82 natural monuments of national importance (56 geological, botanical 23, hydrological 3), 42 local nature reserve (5 landscaped, 15 biological and 11 hydrological, 11 wetland), 105 natural monuments of local importance (55 botanical and 25 geological and hydrological 25). Create a state environmental agency manages preserve of republican values "Selyava".
