List of nature reserves in Russia
This is a list of nature reserves in Russia .
The list contains all currently existing nature reserves of " federal importance" which have the status of a sapovednik (nature reserve). Some of the areas also have the status of a biosphere reserve in whole or in part or, conversely, form the core zones of such.
The list can be sorted and is initially sorted alphabetically by German name.
| Surname | Name (russian) | region | founding | Area (ha) | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altai NO | Алтайский | Altai Republic | 1932 | 881.238 | since 1998 part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Altai Golden Mountains |
| Arkaim | Аркаим | Chelyabinsk | 1991 | 3,760 | Status unclear |
| Asas | Азас | Tuva | 1985 | 300,390 | |
| Astrakhan NO | Астраханский | Astrakhan | 1919 | 66,816 | Biosphere reserve |
| Baikal Lena NO | Байкало-Ленский | Irkutsk | 1986 | 659.919 | |
| Baikal NO | Байкальский | Buryatia | 1968 | 165.724 | Biosphere reserve; since 1996 part of the UNESCO World Heritage area of Lake Baikal |
| Bargusin NO | Баргузинский | Buryatia | 1916 | 374,322 | Biosphere reserve; since 1996 part of the UNESCO World Heritage area of Lake Baikal |
| Bashkir NR | Башкирский | Bashkortostan | 1930 | 49,609 | Disbanded 1951–1957 |
| Bassegi | Басеги | Perm | 1982 | 37,935 | |
| Bastak | Бастак | Jewish Autonomous Oblast | 1997 | 91,375 | |
| Belogorje | Белогорье | Belgorod | 1924 | 2.131 | It is founded under the name "Wald an der Worskla". From 1999 renamed "Belogorje". |
| Bogdo Baskuntschak NO | Богдинско-Баскунчакский | Astrakhan | 1997 | 18,478 | |
| Bolon NO | Болоньский | Khabarovsk | 1997 | 103,600 | |
| Bottscha-NO | Ботчинский | Khabarovsk | 1994 | 267.380 | |
| Bryansk Forest | Брянский лес | Bryansk | 1987 | 12,186 | Core zone of the Nerussa-Desna-Polessye biosphere reserve |
| Bureja NO | Буреинский | Khabarovsk | 1987 | 358,444 | |
| Khakass NO | Хакасский | Khakassia | 1999 | 267,483 | |
| Chanka NO | Ханкайский | Primorye | 1990 | 43,679 | Biosphere reserve |
| Chingan NO | Инганский | Amur | 1963 | 93.995 | |
| Chopjor NO | Хопёрский | Voronezh | 1935 | 16,178 | |
| Dagestani NR | Дагестанский | Dagestan | 1987 | 19,061 | |
| Daurian NO | Даурский | Transbaikalia | 1987 | 44,752 | Biosphere reserve |
| Darwin NO | Дарвинский | Yaroslavl , Vologda | 1945 | 112,673 | Biosphere reserve |
| Deneschkin came | Денежкин камень | Sverdlovsk | 1991 | 78.192 | |
| Don NO | Донской рыбный | Rostov | 1819 | 68 | Status unclear |
| Dscherga NO | Gerginsky | Buryatia | 1992 | 238.088 | |
| Dschugdschur-NR | Джугджурский | Khabarovsk | 1990 | 859.956 | |
| Ersi | Эрзи | Ingushetia | 2000 | 5,970 | |
| Far Eastern NR | Дальневосточный морской | Primorye | 1978 | 643.163 | Biosphere reserve |
| Galichya Gora | Галичья Гора | Lipetsk | 1925 | 231 | |
| Great Kokschaga | Большая Кокшага | Mari El | 1993 | 21,405 | |
| Big Arctic NO | Большой Арктический | Krasnoyarsk | 1993 | 4,169,222 | |
| Great Chechzir | Большехехцирский | Khabarovsk | 1963 | 45,439 | |
| Gydan NO | Гыданский | AK of the Yamal-Nenets | 1996 | 878.174 | |
| Ilmen no | Ильменский | Chelyabinsk | 1920 | 303,800 | |
| Jugan NO | Юганский | AK of the Khanty and Mansi | 1982 | 648,636 | |
| Kabardino-Balkar NR | Кабардино-Балкарский высокогорный | Kabardino-Balkaria | 1976 | 82.507 | |
| Kalushsky Sasseki | Калужские засеки | Kaluga | 1992 | 18,533 | |
| Kandalaksha NO | Кандалакшский | Murmansk , Karelia | 1932 | 70,530 | |
| Katun NO | Катунский | Altai Republic | 1991 | 150.079 | Biosphere reserve; since 1998 part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Altai Golden Mountains |
| Caucasus no | Кавказский | Krasnodar , Adygeja , Karachay-Cherkessia | 1924 | 280.335 | Biosphere reserve; since 1999 part of the Western Caucasus UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Kedrowaja Pad | Кедровая Падь | Primorye | 1925 | 17,900 | Biosphere reserve |
| Kerschenez-NO | Керженский | Nizhny Novgorod | 1993 | 46,940 | Core zone of the Nizhegorodsk Savolschye Biosphere Reserve |
| Kiwatsch | Кивач | Karelia | 1931 | 10,880 | |
| Little soswa | Малая Сосьва | AK of the Khanty and Mansi | 1976 | 225,562 | |
| Kologriv forest | Кологривский лес | Kostroma | 2006 | 58,940 | |
| Commander Islands | Командорский | Kamchatka | 1993 | 3,648,679 | Biosphere reserve |
| Komsomolsk NR | Комсомольский | Khabarovsk | 1963 | 64,278 | |
| Korjak NR | Корякский | Kamchatka | 1995 | 327.106 | |
| Kostomuksha NO | Костомукшский | Karelia | 1983 | 47,569 | |
| Kronotski-NO | Кроноцкий | Kamchatka | 1967 | 1,142,134 | Biosphere reserve; since 1996 part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Volcanoes of Kamchatka |
| Kuril Islands | Курильский | Sakhalin | 1984 | 65,364 | |
| Kuznetsk Alatau | Кузнецкий Алатау | Kemerovo | 1989 | 412,900 | |
| Lapland NR | Лапландский | Murmansk | 1957 | 278,436 | Biosphere reserve |
| Laso-NO | Lazovsky | Primorye | 1957 | 120,989 | |
| Lena mouth no | Усть-Ленский | Sakha (Yakutia) | 1985 | 1,433,000 | |
| Magadan NO | Магаданский | Magadan | 1982 | 883.817 | |
| Mordovian NR | Мордовский | Mordovia | 1935 | 32,148 | |
| Nenzes NO | Ненецкий | AK of the Nenets | 1997 | 313,400 | |
| Nora-NO | Норский | Amur | 1998 | 211.168 | |
| North Ossetian NO | Северо-Oсетинский | North Ossetia | 1967 | 29,000 | |
| Nurgusch | Нургуш | Kirov | 1994 | 5,918 | |
| Upper Tas-NO | Верхне-Tazovsky | AK of the Yamal-Nenets | 1986 | 631.308 | |
| Oka terrace NO | Приокско-Террасный | Moscow | 1945 | 4,945 | Biosphere reserve |
| Oka NO | Окский | Ryazan | 1935 | 55,722 | Biosphere reserve |
| Oljokma NO | Олёкминский | Sakha (Yakutia) | 1984 | 847.102 | |
| Orenburg NR | Оренбургский | Orenburg | 1988 | 21,653 | |
| Ostural NO | Восточно-Уральский | Chelyabinsk | 1966 | 16,600 | Status unclear |
| Paswik | Пасвик | Murmansk | 1992 | 14,727 | |
| Pechora-Ilych-NR | Печоро-Илычский | Komi | 1930 | 721.322 | Biosphere reserve; since 1995 part of the UNESCO World Heritage area of the primeval forests of Komi |
| Pinega NO | Пинежский | Arkhangelsk | 1974 | 51,522 | |
| Polist-NO | Polistovsky | Pskov | 1944 | 36,026 | |
| Poronaisker NO | Poronaisky | Sakhalin | 1988 | 56,695 | |
| Putorana NO | Путоранский | Krasnoyarsk | 1988 | 1,887,251 | |
| Rdeiski-NO | Рдейский | Novgorod | 1994 | 36,922 | |
| Rostower NR | Ростовский | Rostov | 1995 | 9,465 | |
| Sajano-Schuschensker NR | Саяно-Шушенский | Krasnoyarsk | 1976 | 390,368 | Biosphere reserve |
| Schiguli-NO | Жигулёвский | Samara | 1966 | 23,157 | |
| Schulgan bag | Шульган-Таш | Bashkortostan | 1930 | 22,531 | 1930–1986 part of the Bashkir NR |
| Seja-NO | Зейский | Amur | 1963 | 99,390 | |
| Sichote-Alin-NO | Сихотэ-Алинский | Primorye | 1935 | 401.428 | Biosphere reserve; since 2001 part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Central Sichote-Alin |
| Sochondo NO | Сохондинский | Transbaikalia | 1973 | 210.985 | Biosphere reserve |
| Stolby | Столбы | Krasnoyarsk | 1925 | 47,154 | |
| South Ural-NR | Южно-Uralsky | Bashkortostan , Chelyabinsk | 1979 | 254,900 | |
| Sura NO | Присурский | Chuvashia | 1995 | 9,025 | |
| Taimyr NO | Таймырский | Krasnoyarsk | 1979 | 1,781,928 | Biosphere reserve |
| Teberda NO | Тебердинский | Karachay Cherkessia | 1936 | 84.996 | Biosphere reserve |
| Tigirek-NO | Тигирекский | Altai region | 1999 | 40,693 | |
| Chornye Semli | Чёрные земли | Kalmykia | 1990 | 121,900 | |
| Tunguska NO | Тунгусский | Krasnoyarsk | 1995 | 296,562 | |
| Ugra | Угра | Kaluga | 1997 | 98,623 | Biosphere reserve |
| Lower Swir-NR | Нижне-Свирский | Leningrad | 1980 | 41,615 | |
| Ussuri-NO | Уссурийский | Primorye | 1932 | 40,432 | |
| Uws-Nuur Basin | Убсунурская котловина | Tuva | 1993 | 39,640 | Biosphere reserve; since 2003 part of the Uws-Nuur UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Wischera-NO | Вишерский | Perm | 1991 | 241.200 | |
| Wissim-NO | Висимский | Sverdlovsk | 1971 | 33,487 | Biosphere reserve |
| Witim-NO | Витимский | Irkutsk | 1982 | 585.021 | |
| Volga-Kama-NR | Волжско-Камский | Tatarstan | 1960 | 8,024 | Biosphere reserve |
| Volga forest steppe | Приволжская лесостепь | Penza | 1989 | 8,311 | |
| Voronezh NR | Воронежский | Voronezh , Lipetsk | 1927 | 31,053 | Biosphere reserve |
| Worona no | Воронинский | Tambov | 1994 | 10,819 | |
| Wrangel Island | Остров Врангеля | Chukotka | 1976 | 2,225,650 | UNESCO World Heritage since 2004 |
| Central black earth NO | Центрально-Черноземный | Kursk | 1935 | 52,874 | Biosphere reserve |
| Central forest no | Центрально-Лесной | Tver | 1931 | 24,447 | Biosphere reserve |
| Central Siberian NR | Центрально-Сибирский | Krasnoyarsk | 1985 | 1,020,419 | Biosphere reserve |
Note: In the description of the Cyrillic script , the German-language Wikipedia refers to the German transcription provided by the Duden (see Wikipedia: naming conventions / Cyrillic ).
See also: National parks in Russia
Remarks
- ↑ according to the Act of March 14, 1995 Act on Specially Protected Natural Areas (Russian)
- ↑ short form; Abbreviation: NR - nature reserve (= Sapowednik)
- ↑ short form; in adjective forms in -ский the following заповедник in the official name is omitted
- ↑ when extending over several administrative units, sorted in descending order according to area share
- ↑ year of the original establishment of the protected area; possibly with a different status; may have been dissolved in the meantime, s. u. comment
Web links
- Russian Biodiversity Conservation Center (English)
- Website of the Russian Federation's Specially Protected Natural Areas of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation (Russian)
- Information and information system specially protected natural areas of Russia of the Center for Nature Conservation (Russian)