Protected areas of Russia


Protected areas of Russia,, is governed by the corresponding 1995 law of the Russian Federation.

Categories

The law establishes the following categories of protected areas:
  1. State nature zapovedniks, including Biosphere reserves
  2. National Parks
  3. Nature parks
  4. State nature zakazniks
  5. Natural Monuments
  6. Dendrological parks and botanical gardens
  7. Health recuperation areas and health resorts

Other areas

Other areas that are protected in Russia include:

Total Land Area

On May 21, 2019, the Moscow Times cited a World Wildlife Fund report indicating that Russia now ranks first in the world for its amount of protected natural areas with 63.3 million hectares of specially protected natural areas. However, the article did not contain a link to WWF's report and it may be based on previously gathered data.