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This Regulation establishes that protection area of state nature biosphere reserve “Sokhondinsky” shall be established on adjacent areas with a view of protection of the protected area against negative anthropogenic impact. Land plots within the boundaries of protection area shall not be expropriated from landowners, land tenants, leaseholders and servitude holders and shall be management thereby in accordance with the established regime. The boundaries and the particulars of protection area shall be taken into consideration in the process of elaboration of plans and perspectives of economic and social development, forestry regulations and forest management plans, land use planning and forest planning, and land inventory. Federal state budgetary institution “Sokhondinsky” within the boundaries of protection area shall perform the following functions: (a) protection of natural complexes and objects with a view of conservation of biological diversity and landscape diversity; (b) scientific research; (c) environmental monitoring; (d) ecological education; and (d) training of scientific experts. The following activities shall be prohibited within the boundaries of protection area: (a) activities that entail changes in the hydrological regime of land; (b) exploration of mineral deposits and mining; (c) application of chemicals, fertilizers, nutrients and plant protection means; (d) disposal of radioactive, chemical, explosive, toxic, poisonous and other hazardous substances; (e) clear cutting of forests, except for the purpose of forest fire fighting; (f) burning of vegetation; (g) ploughing up of land except for forest fire fighting; (h) hunting of waterfowl in spring; (i) industrial fisheries; and (j) destruction and damage of local information boards, barriers, stands, boundary poles and organized recreation areas, infrastructure of ecological tourist paths, buildings and constructions of the Institution.
