Биосферные резерваты бассейна реки Волги (карта)

BIOSPHERE RESERVES OF THE VOLGA RIVER BASIN (MAP)

M.N.Brynskikh 1, V.M. Neronov 2, A.A.Lushchekina 2

1 Noncommercial partnership «Biosphere Reserves of Eurasia», Moscow, Russia,
2 Russian Committee for the UNESCO program on Man and the Biosphere (MAB), Moscow, Russia,

Summary

The map of biosphere reserves of the Volga River basin is developed by Noncommercial partnership «Biosphere Reserves of Eurasia» and the Russian Committee for the UNESCO programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB) and published with the support of the UNESCO Moscow Office in the framework of the UNESCO/ Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia programme «Living Volga».

In the development of the map materials from open sources and data received from biosphere reserves of the Volga River basin were used. The issue is prepared for the free distribution. It depicts features of relief and sizes of all the allocated zones of each of 11 biosphere reserves, situated in the Volga River basin. Besides that, other strictly protected nature territories (state reserves [zapovedniks] and national parks) are shown. Thus, it provides more information for the better planning of the establishment of new biosphere reserves in the region.

The map includes photos, which represent fauna and flora of the Volga basin. In addition, it presents the table, which shows dates of biosphere reserve establishment and areas of their zones. Information on the back side of the map describes UNESCO MAB programme and gives examples of multidisciplinary activities of biosphere reserves of the Volga River basin and in accompanied by colourful illustrations.

300 copies of the map have been published and will be used as a constituent part of the second generation of the Volga Kits, which are planned to be developed with the support of the UNESCO Moscow Office within a framework of the programme UNESCO/ Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia «Living Volga».