Russia and Mongolia will establish transnational conservation zones

The Russian government website on March 13 announced that the government has approved an agreement to establish a trans-boundary conservation area with Mongolia called "Amur Riverhead".

The agreement outlines the conservation of biodiversity and landscape in the southern Baikal region, the upper Amur river, which can only be guaranteed when the countries bordering on the region join efforts. .

Amur Nature Reserve of Russia

The establishment of a cross-border conservation area "Watershed Amur River" , including the Russian National Nature Reserve of the Sokhondinsky National Park (the Baikal region) and Mongolia's Onon Baldzhinsky National Park, is an effective solution. to solve this problem, at the same time deepening bilateral cooperation in the field of environmental protection between the two countries.

The agreement was drafted by the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, in line with the action plan to 2020 to implement the View of the Development of a system of specially protected natural areas of federal importance.

On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources also announced that every year the country has suffered more than 10 billion rubles (about 300 million USD) due to illegal deforestation. The ministry stated that cutting down illegal forests and burning forests are two major problems today. The total area of ​​forest fires and illegal logging has exceeded the area of ​​regenerated forests.

According to the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, the priorities of national policy for forest regeneration are to reduce forest damage, abandon excessive exploitation of forests. To achieve this goal, the government needs to implement the forestry sector development program by 2020 with a total estimated cost of 526 billion rubles (more than 17 billion USD).