scholarly journals UN strategy and ecosystem sustainability indicators for preserving Moscow’s urban biodiversity

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-102
Author(s):  
O.V. Chernyshenko ◽  
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V.A. Frolova ◽  
L.P. Zhdanova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
The City

The UN Strategy for Sustainable Urban Development was analyzed taking into account different approaches to assessing biodiversity, ecosystem services, anthropogenic factors and climate change. The City Biodiversity Index or Singapore Index on City Biodiversity (CBI) was used to assess the biodiversity of Moscow. The Singapore index comprises three core sections: 1) native biodiversity, 2) ecosystem services, and 3) governance. 21 indicators have been selected. Each indicator has specific evaluation criteria with a maximum score of 4 points. Data from the Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection of the City of Moscow, literature sources and the results of social surveys of parks were used to calculate the index. Indicators including estimates of specially protected natural areas, natural and green areas of the city, the number of native and invasive plant species, the diversity of birds, butterflies and other species were calculated.

Large-scale vegetation mapping for the purposes of creating new specially protected natural areas in Saint-Petersburg

2018 ◽  
pp. 120-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Volkova ◽  
V. N. Khramtsov
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Southern Taiga ◽  
Vegetation Map ◽  
Saint Petersburg ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Southern Taiga Subzone ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
The City

Rather large forests, typical of the southern taiga subzone are preserved within the boundaries of St. Petersburg. They include a wide variety of plant communities with some rare species. This article is devoted to the area located in the southern part of the city and designed as a nature reserve. A large-scale map of actual vegetation of the projected reserve was composed; it shows the diversity of plant communities and their distribution. The map legend consists of 75 main units; and the usage of supplementary symbols helps to map 122 units. Areal analysis of all types of plant communities is carried out on the basis of the vegetation map. Typical and the most valuable vegetation objects were identified.

Glamping as a Specific Form of Ecotourism: on Development in the Russian Arctic

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-55
Author(s):  
A.M. Vorotnikov ◽  
B.A. Tarasov ◽  
V.A. Panshina
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The World ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Advanced Version ◽  
Promising Type

One of the formats of eco-tourism, which most meets the needs of gentle nature management and comfortable stay, is «glamping». Glamping is actively developing all over the world and is the most promising type of eco-tourism for implementation in specially protected natural areas. In accordance with the legislation on public-private partnership in projects related to the development of glamping in protected areas, it is possible to use concession agreements, in particular, the use of its more advanced version — infrastructure mortgages.

Landscape Opportunities and Preferences for Choosing Recreational Places of Megalopolis Residents (on Example of St. Petersburg)

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-23
Author(s):  
V. L. Pogodina ◽  
A. S. Matveevskaya ◽  
I. G. Filippova
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Large City ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Recreational Activities ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Status ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
The City

A resident of a large city is increasingly in need of a complete rest in the bosom of nature, enjoy the peace and beauty of landscapes. The administration of megacities is concerned about the problems of preserving the natural environment and creating within the city limits a network of recreational areas where recreational activities can be organized. The necessity and importance of establishing a network of specially protected natural areas within the metropolis is not in doubt. But the status of the created nature reserves implies, for the most part, prohibitions and restrictions for the organization of recreational activities. A detailed description of recreational opportunities for the rational use of individual components of the city’s natural environment is presented. The authors conducted a geoecological analysis of the allocation of recreational areas in large cities. Features of nature that should be considered when designing recreational areas in large cities, on example of St. Petersburg, are noted.

scholarly journals Legal problems of rational nature management in the arctic zone of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (Extra-A) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
Zavdat Fajzrakhmanovich Safin ◽  
Elena Viktorovna Luneva ◽  
Tatiana Vladimirovna Rednikova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Rational Nature ◽  
Legal Problems ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
The Russian Federation

The paper examines the environmental and legal problems of rational nature management in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation being based on an analysis of the works by Russian and foreign scientists. The main ecological and legal directions for the development of rational nature management in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, such as (1) the creation of transboundary specially protected natural areas and an increase in the number of national ones; (2) elimination of objects of accumulated harm to the environment, within the framework of which not only the object of accumulated harm itself is disposed, but measures are taken to improve ecological systems; (3) development of aquaculture. It is shown that the development of legal support and management decisions in the field of rational environmental management in the Arctic should be based on coordinated actions of all Arctic states and on the ecosystem approach.    

scholarly journals The Legal Definition of the Concept of Ecotourism

Lex Russica ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 34-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
М. I. Vasilyeva
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Natural Objects ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
The Russian Federation

The term ecotourism is traditionally referred to travelling to natural areas in locations unaffected or poorly affected by anthropogenic factors and having scientific, cognitive, recreational, cultural value, and carried out by environmentally friendly methods, contributing to and promoting the harmonization of human relations with the environment, ecological education and education that promotes the protection of biological and landscape diversity. One of the essential features of ecotourism is the involvement of the local population in providing tourists with works and services in the service sector. The use of natural areas for tourism is of great social and economic importance for the development of regions with significant recreational potential. The organization of tourism in protected natural territories has features related to their legal regime aimed at the preservation of natural objects for the purpose of protection of which such territories are created and containing restrictions on the use of natural resources and economic activities. The policy development of ecotourism in specially protected natural areas as an objective laid by the State requires to define this concept in compliance with the law, since its content depends on the degree of involvement of specially protected natural objects, complexes and ecosystems in recreational activities. The concept of ecotourism should include an indication of the maximum permissible recreational loads and the conformity of forms of ecotourism with the objectives of specially protected natural areas as defined in the legislation and individual provisions thereon. The list of objects of tourist infrastructure must be approved by the Government of the Russian Federation for federal specially protected natural territories and the highest executive authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and municipalities for specially protected natural areas at the regional and local levels.

scholarly journals Preface

2021 ◽  
Vol 895 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Program Committee ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
Current State ◽  
New Development ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Far Eastern

Abstract We are delighted about the success of our International scientific Conference “Regions of New Development: the current state of natural complexes and their protection”, which took place on October 5-7, 2021 in the Institute of Water and Ecology Problems of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS) - a separate subdivision of the Khabarovsk Federal Research Center FEB RAS. For the participants from Khabarovsk, the conference was held in fulltime format, for nonresident and foreign participants, in order to prevent coronavirus infection, it was conducted virtually. In addition to Russian participants, scientists from China, Japan and Mongolia took part in the conference. The conference “Regions of new development: the current state of natural complexes and their protection” highlights five main areas: 1. Biological diversity of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. 2. Water resources and ecosystems: status and usage. 3. Diversity and sustainability issues of landscapes. 4. Scientific foundations of nature protection and optimization of specially protected natural areas. 5. Sustainable urban development. List of Organizing Committee, Program Committee are available in this pdf.

scholarly journals On the formation of the framework model of the Specially Protected Natural Areas system in the regions within the Ural-Siberian sector of the steppe and forest-steppe zones

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
V. P. Petrishchev ◽  
E. А. Shcherbakova
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Territorial Structure ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
The Republic

Aim. To analyze the regional systems of location of Specially Protected Natural Areas within the Ural-Siberian sector of Russia's steppe and forest-steppe zones.Discussion. The territory of the study includes the following regions: Orenburg, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Tyumen, Omsk, and Novosibirsk Regions, the Republic of Bashkortostan and Altay Territory. Each of these areas has its particularities of SPNA location that are component of the ecological framework. Ecological frameworks on the regional and local levels are the models of stable land use and of biological diversity conservation. The determination of model systems of Specially Protected Natural Areas is necessary to reach a balance between a comfortable and favorable environment for the life of the population and the protection of unique natural heritage. The rational allocation of SPNAs promotes optimizing the territorial structure of nature management, the stable functioning of biological processes, and local development within regional natural borders.Conclusion. It was ascertained that the SPNA allocation system of each examined region had its peculiarities connected with natural objects. Protected territories with federal, regional and local significance are located only in Chelyabinsk and Novosibirsk regions and Altay Territory. Also, positive dynamics in forming a new SPNA are observed in the Chelyabinsk and Tyumen regions and Altay Territory (data for 2019-2020). An excellent balance and development of the protected territories system are seen within the Ural-Siberian regions. The location of the SPNA system within the foothill regions of the Ural-Siberian sector (Altay Territory and Cheleyabinsk region) is the closest to the classical etalon of the ecological framework's formation.

scholarly journals ON THE METHODOLOGY OF APPLIED STRUCTURAL GEOMORPHOLOGY

2021 ◽  
pp. 96-100
Author(s):  
I.F. Delemen’ ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Geology ◽  
Experimental Methods ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Spatial Constraints ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Solid Liquid ◽  
Further Development

A critical analysis of the methodology in the geomorphological interdisciplinary direction, located at the connection of applied and structural geomorphology, has been carried out. It is proposed to use the term «applied structural geomorphology» to denote this direction. Further development of the methodological basis for this discipline will allow solving a number of important applied problems — forecasting, prospecting and exploration of solid, liquid and gaseous minerals, energy resources, environmental geology, ecology, nature management, and ensuring sustainable development of specially protected natural areas. One of the most important tasks is the development of the theory and structural-geomorphological substantiation of regulations and regulatory framework for engineering geology, geophysics and ecology surveys, as well as tasks of urban geosystem studies and assessment of spatial constraints in urban planning. Further development of the discipline will be based on the synthesis of traditional areas of study of the Earth’ surface relief (morphostructural, morphological, morphodynamic, linement analysis) involving quantitative and experimental methods based on algorithms and technologies of artificial intelligence and BigData.

scholarly journals URBAN PLANNING ANALYSIS OF THE NATURAL FRAMEWORK IN MASTER PLANS FOR PREDICTING THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION ON THE EXAMPLE OF SEVASTOPOL

2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
M.I. Afonina ◽  
D.A. Dyachenko
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
Functional Zones ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Work Done ◽  
The City ◽  
Local Significance

The possibility of determining the prospects for the development of the natural framework using the documents of the master plans on the example of the hero city of Sevastopol is proposed. The published articles on the topic of research, as well as works in related fields on historical, military-political topics, tourism development, environmental safety, and others are analyzed. To determine the changes in the structure of the natural framework, we used a retrospective analysis of the master plans for the period from 1933 to the present. Systematized information about the main elements of the natural framework located on the territory of the city of Sevastopol, which include 14 specially protected natural areas of regional and local significance, including: 1 eco-park, 6 nature reserves and 7 natural monuments, their main characteristics and rating are indicated. In addition to these existing protected areas, a list of promising objects of regional significance is presented. Diagrams of the areas of functional zones, including landscaping zones, whose areas were compared and analyzed, were compiled. Conclusions are drawn on the work done in the article, as well as further recommendations for the development of the natural framework and prospects for further research are described.

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