Ecotourism, National Parks

General | Ecotourism Links | National Parks | Biosphere Reserves | Zapovedniki | World Heritage Sites

General

Baikal Watch Dedicated to the preservation of Lake Baikal and the Siberian frontier.
Ecologia Trust Organises everything you need for Independent Travel to Russia.
Fishing Club: Fishing in Russia Information about fishing in Russia.
Free Body Culture Society of St. Petersburg Nudism in Russia.
Green Cross International Founded by Mikhail Gorbachev, building on the Rio Earth Summit.
ISAR Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia.
Sacred Earth Network Focusses on development of communications for environmental NGO's.
Sacred Earth Network Eurasian Email Users Database 875 environmental Email stations.

Ecotourism Links

Andrey's travel page Russian Backcountry. (See also: gorussia.miningco.com/ Links 1
ecotravel.ru Ecological Travels Centre, Moscow State University.
Grus Expeditions Company devoted to the protection of natural areas in the Russian Far East.
RISK Online Only Russian online outdoor journal.
Russian Alpine Ski Club Home page for 2 Russian skiing mailing lists. (Russian language)
Russian Tourism Club Russian language web ring. (See also: Russian Tourists Web Ring homepage)
Sochi's Travel and Education Club Mountain trips. 
Speleoclub Barrier Web Site Moscow caving club home page.
tst.spb.ru Top Sport Travel specializes in active and sports tourism.
Tourism in Russia Extensive information about tourism in Russia. (Russian language)
irkutsk.ru/sheremetoff Sheremetoff tours to Baikal and Buryatia.
welcomerussia.com International Ecological Foundation travel agency.
Wild Russia Uncommon adventures in the ex-USSR.

National Parks

Russian National Parks Pages at web site of Finnish Association for Nature Conservation. (See also: Map)

Russia has 34 National Parks.  National parks have some recreational facilities.  Russia has an additional 75 Reserves, called "zapovedniki", 16 of which are designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.  Zapovedniki do not allow many types of recreational activites.  There are also 1519 "zakaznikov", territories where different landscapes, animals, plants, geological and hydrological objects are protected, and 30 "pamyatnikov pririodi", such as forests, caves, lakes and other natural objects.  "Zakazniki" are usually created for 3, 5, 7, 10 and more years because of reduction of some kinds of animals, plants etc.  Elena Biryukova

National Parks in Russian language alphabetical order:

1. Bashkiria 453320, Republic Bashkortostan, Meleuzovsky r-n ul. Khudaiberdina, 1
2. Valdaiskyi 175400, Novgorodskaya oblast Valdai, pr. Sovetsky, 26
3. Vodlozerskyi 186154, Republic Karella, Pudozhsky r-n der. Kuganavolok, centre (or Petrozavodsk, ul. Parkovaya, 44). Email: postmaster@vodlz.karelia.su
4. Zabaykalskyi 671623, Republic Buryatia, Barguzinsky r-n p. Ust-Barguzinsk, per. Bolnichny, 3g
5. Zuratkool 456910, Chelyabinskaya oblast g. Satka, ul. Sovetskaya, 15
6. Kenozerskyi 163061, Arkhangelsk pr. Troitsky, 49. Email: root@kenozero.nordlink.ru 
7. Kurskay Kosa 238135, Kaliningradskaya oblast, Zelenogradsky r-n poselok Pybachiy. Email: root@kknp.koenig.su
8. Losinyi Ostrov 107113, Moscow Poperechny prosek, 1-a
9. Marii Chodra 425040 Republic Mariy-EI, Zvenigorodsky r-n pos. Krasnogorsky, ul. Tsentralnaya, 73
10. Meshera 603554, Vladimirskaya oblast Gus-Khrustalny r-n pos. Urshelsky, ul. Matrosova, 12A
11. Mesherskyi 391030, Ryazanskaya oblast gorod Klepiky pl. Lenina, 20
12. Niznay Kama 423544, Tatarstan Tukaevsky r-n p. Byelous
13. Orlovskoe Polese 303943, Orlovskaya oblast Khotynetsky r-n, p/o Zhudro. Email: ecolog@valley.ru
14. Paanayarvi 186667, Republic Karelia, Loukhsky r-n pos. Pyaozersky, ul. Druzhby, 31
15. Pereslavskyi 152140, Yaroslavskaya oblast g. Pereyaslavl-Zalessky ul. Sovetskaya, 41. Email: info@park.botik.ru ( chaplin@park.botik.ru )
16. Pribaikalskyi 664046, Irkutsk, microregion Ubileyny, post box 185. Email: alex@cprp.irkutsk.su ( root@cprp.irkutsk.su , irkutsk@glsdnet.ru )
17. Pripishimskii Bori 623600, Sverdlovskaya oblast g. Talitsa, ul. Dostoevskogo, 20
18. Prielbruse 361603, Republic Kabardino- Balkaria p. Elbrus, ul. Lesnaya 2
19. Russian North (RUSSKY SEVER) 161100, Vologodskaya oblast g. Kirillov, ul. Siverskaya, 9a
20. Samarsksay Luka 446350, Samarskaya oblast g. Zhigulevsk, ul. Tkacheva, 1O9-A
21. Sebezski 182250, Pskovskaya obl. Sebezh, ul. Proletarskaya,16
22. Smolenskoe Poozere 216275, Smolenskaya district, Demidovsky r-n pos. Podosinki. Email: hhl@bingo.smolensk.ru
23. Smolnyi 431660, Mordovia, lchalkovsky r-n pos. Smolny
24. Sochinskyi 354000, Krasnodarsky Territory, g. Sochi, ul. Moskovskaya, 21
25. Taganai 456238 Chelyablnskaya oblast 9 Zlatoust, ul Ostrovskogo 13
26. Tunkinskyi 671010, Republic Buryatia, Tunkinsky r-n s. Kyren, ul. Lenina 69
27. Chvalinskyi 412780, Saratovskaya oblast Khvalynsk, ul. Oktyabrskaya, 26
28. Chavash Varmane 429370, Republic Chuvashia Shemshurinsky r-n, s. Shemshura ul. Kosmovskogo, d. 37. Email: lespark@chuvashia.chtts.ru
29. Shorskyi 652970, Kemerovskaya oblast, Tashtagol, ul. Sadovaya, 9
30. Shushenskyi Bor 662720, Krasnoyarsky krai Shushensky r-n, p. Shushensky ul. Lenina, 158
31. Ugid Va 169716, Komi Republic, Vuktyl ul. Stroitelnaya, 5. Email: lavria@glas.apc.org
32. Alania
33. Nechkinsyi 426000, Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk, ul. Pushkinskaya, 268
34. Ugra 249200, Kaluga region pos. Vorotinsk, ul. Shkolnaya, 13 ( ugranp@glasnet.ru )

Biosphere Reserves

UNESCO MAB Biosphere Reserve Directory UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the Russian Federation.

Russian Biosphere Reserves are also zapovedniki, or "strict nature reserves" and are off limits to non-research related or teaching-related activities. However, the Biosphere Reserve "model" stipulates that there is a "core area" surrounded by buffer areas in which "normal" human activities (farming, ranching, etc.) are allowed.  In the cases where a Biosphere Reserve in Russia is surrounded by such a buffer, ecotourism might be possible in this buffer zone.   Robert Meese

1. Astrakhanskiy Biosphere Reserve
2. Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve
3. Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve
4a. Lake Baikal Region - Barguzinskiy Biosphere Reserve
4b. Lake Baikal Region - Baikalskiy Biosphere Reserve
5. Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve
6. Oka River Valley Biosphere Reserve
7. Pechoro-Ilychskiy Biosphere Reserve
8. Sayano-Shushenskiy Biosphere Reserve
9. Sikhote-Alinskiy Biosphere Reserve
10. Sokhondinskiy Biosphere Reserve
11. Tsentral'no Chernozemny Biosphere Reserve
12. Tsentral'no Lesnoy Biosphere Reserve
13. Tzentralnosibirskiy Biosphere Reserve
14. Voronezhskiy Biosphere Reserve

Zapovedniki

zapovedniks.ru "Zapovedniks" Environmental Education Centre.

Northern Eurasian Zapovedniks Online Email came to 20% of the reserves and national parks in the last 2-3 years. (See also: Map)

We just recently received a copy of a book "Zapovedniks and National Parks in Russia", Moscow 1998, ISBN 5-900858-08-1, sponsored by the Federal Ecological Foundation of the Russian Federation; the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, Directorate for Nature Management of the Netherlands; and the World Wide Fund for Nature.   Bob Gerhard

ALTAISKY 659564, Republic Altai, Turachaksky r-n pos. Yaylyu
AZAS 668530, Republic Tiva, Todginsky r-n, p. Toora-Khem, ul. Zelenaya, 14
ASTRAKHANSKY 414021, Astrakhan Naberezhnaya r. Tsarev, 119
BAlKALSKY 671120, Republic Buryatia, Kabansky r-n pos. Tankhoi
BAlKALO-LENSKY 664007, Irkutsk ul. Dekabrskikh Sobytiy, 47
BARGUZINSKY 671715, Republic Buryatia, Severo-Baikalsky r-n pos. Davsha
BASEGI 618280, Permskaya oblast g. Gremyachinsk, ul. Lenina, 100
BASHKIRSKY 453532, Republic Bashkortostan, Burzyansky r-n p. Sargaya. Email: bashart@bausers.bashmail.sovmail.sprint.com
BASTAK Jewish Autonomus Region
BOLSHOY ARKTICHESKY 663210, Taimyrsky AO, g. Dudinka, P/B 355 ul. Schorsa, 1
BOLSHEKHEKHTSIRSKY 682302, Khabarovsky krai p/o Bychikha, ul. Yubileynaya, 8. Email: science@reserve.khv.ru
BOLSHAYA KOKSHAGA 424034, Republic Mariy-EI, g. Yoshkar-Ola, Leninsky pr-t, 24a, k. 514 ( kakshan@glas.apc.org )
BOTCHINSKY 682880, Khabarovsky krai g. Sovetskaya gavan, ul. Sovetskaya, d. 28-A. Email: botche@zapoved.sovgav.ru
BOLONSKY Khabarovsk Territory
BRYANSKY LES 242180 Bryansk region, Suzemsky r-n, st. Nerussa ( root@greenfeel.bryansk.ru "For Bryansky Les")
BUREINSKY 682080, Khabarovsk Territory, Verkhne-Bureinsky region, p. Chegdomyn, ul. Lesnaya, 3
CHASY 662600, Republic Khakassia Abakan, ul. Schorsa, 30-A, a/ya 189. Email: chazy@reserve.khakassia.su
CHERNYE ZEMLI 359240, Republic Kalmykia, Chernozemelsky r-n pos. Komsomolsky
DAGESTANSKY 367010, Republic Dagestan, g. Makhachkala, ul. Gagarina, 120
DALNEVOSTOCHNY MORSKOY 690032, g. Vladivostok ul. Palchevskogo, 17. Email: faribm@stv.iasnet.ru
DARVINSKY zapovednik 162543, Vologodsk region, Cherepovetsky district p/o Ploskovo, p. Borok
DAURSKY 674480, Chitinskaya oblast, Ononsky r-n s. N. Chasuchey. Email: root@daur.chita.su
DENEZHKIN KAMEN 624474, Sverdlovskaya oblast Kalya, ul. 40 let Oktyabrya 71. Email: rubl@mail.uraltel.com.ru ( preserve@uralnet.ru )
DZHERGINSKY 671636, Republic Buryatia, Kurumkansky r-n pos. Maysky, ul. Lenina, 7
DZHUGDZHURSKY 682470, Khabarovsky krai Ayan
GALICHYA GORA 399020, Lipetskaya oblast, Zadonsky r-n p/o Donskoye
GYDANSKY Yamalo-Nenetsky AO, Tazovsky r-n
ILMENSKY 456301, Chelyabinskaya oblast g. Miass-1
KABARDINO-BALKARSKY 361805, Republic Kabardino-Balkaria Kashkatau, ul. Kezima Mechieva, 78
KALUZHSKIYE ZASEKI 249720, Kaluzhskaya oblast, Ulyanovsky r-n selo Ulyanovo B. Sovetskaya 75
KANDALAKSHSKY 184040, Murmanskaya oblast, g. Kandalaksha ul. Lineinaya 35. Email: kand_reserve@mun.rospac.ru
KATUNSKY 659760, Republic Altai, Ust-Koksinsky region pos. Ust-Koksa, Pekarsky per., 9. Email: root@zapoved.koksa.altai.su ( katunski@zapoved.uks.gorny.ru , root@eer.gorny.ru )
KAVKAZSKY 354341, Krasnodarsky krai, Sochi A-341, ul. Karla Marksa, 8
KEDROVAYA PAD 692710, Primorsky krai, Khasansky r-n st. Primorskaya. Email: leoproj@sovmail.sprint.com ( leoproj.vladwood@sovmail.sprint.com, leo.proj@vlad-wood.x400.rosprint.ru)
KERZHENSKY 603082, Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin korp. 2 komn. 63 Ecology Department (for the Zapovednik) or 603603 Nizhny Novgorod Moskovskoye shosse d. 213-A komn. 307. Email: dront@glas.apc.org
KHANKAISKY 692240, Primorsky krai, Spassky r-n, Spassk-Dalny, Svobodny per., 4
KHINGANSKY 676740, Amurskaya oblast, Arkharinsky r-n p. Arkhara, Dorozhny per., 6. Email: darman@glas.apc.org ( hingan@amur.ru )
KHOPERSKY 397418, Voronezhskaya oblast Novokhopersky r-n p/o Varvarino
KIVACH 186200, Republic Karelia Kondopozhsky r-n pos. Vodopad Kivach
KOMANDORSKY 684500, Kamchatskaya oblast, Aleutsky r-n Nikolskoye, ul. Beringa, 18.
KOMSOMOLSKY 681019, Khabarovsky krai, g. Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Komsomolskoye shosse, 59 ( komzap@knapi.khabarovsk.su )
KORYAKSKY 684800, Koryakskaya Autonomus Region, Olutorsky r-n, s. Tilichiki, ul. Naberezhnaya 8
KOSTOMUKSHSKY 186989, Republic Karelia g. Kostomuksha ul. Priozernaya 2. Email: root@zapovednik.goc.karelia.su ( rescoston@glas.apc.org )
KRONOTSKY 684010, Kamchatskaya oblast g. EIizovo, ul. Ryabikova 48. Email: zapoved@elrus.kamchatka.su
KURILSKY 694500, Sakhalinskaya district p Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Email: magnoly@sakhmail.sakhalin.ru ( magnoliya@sakhmail.sakhalin.ru )
KUZNETSKY ALATAU 552238, Kemerovskaya oblast, Mezhdurechensk, ul. Kuznechnaya, 5, kv. 64 (alatau@rikt.ru)
LAPLANDSKY 184280, Murmanskaya oblast g. Monchegorsk Zeleny per. 8. Email: root@zap.mgus.murmansk.su
LAZOVSKY 692890, Primorsky krai, Lazovsky r-n s. Lazo, ul. Tsentralnaya, 56. Email: root@lazovzap.marine.su
LES NA VORSKLE 309350, Belgorodskaya oblast Borisovka. Email: dubrava@dubrava.belgorod.su
MAGADANSKY 685014, g. Magadan ul. Portovaya, 8. Email: irina@zapovednik.magadan.su ( main@pilc.magadan.su, "For Magadansky Zapovednik")
MALAYA SOSVA 627740, Khanty-Mansiysky AO, Sovetsky r-n pos. Sovetsky, ul. Lenina, 46
MALY ABAKAN 662600, Republic Khakassia, Abakan, ul. Schorsa, 30-A, post box 189 ( popchazy@freebsd.comlink.khakassia.ru, popchazy@dialup.comlink.khakassia.ru)
MORDOVSKY 431230, Republic Mordovia, Temnikovsky r-n, pos. Pushta
NIZHNE-SVIRSKY 187710, Leningradskaya oblast g. Lodeinoye pole, ul. Pravy bereg r. Svir, 1. Email: orlan@orlan.spb.su
NURGUSH 612100, Kirovskaya oblast Kotelnichesky r-n s. Borovka, ul. Sadovaya 14/15
OKSKY 391072, Ryazanskaya oblast, Spassky r-n p/o Lakash. Email: oka@glas.apc.org
OLEKMINSKY 678100, Sakha Republic (Yakutia) g. Olekminsk, ul. Logovaya, 31 ( ecos@sakha.ru )
ORENBURGSKY 460023, g. Orenburg ul. Magistralnaya, 9, post/box 12
OSTROV VRANGELYA 686870, Chukotsky AO, Shmidtovsky r-n, pos Mys Shmidta, ul. Naberezhnaya, 27
PASVIK 184424, Murmanskaya oblast Pechenegsky r-n p. Rayakoski
PECHORO-ILYCHSKY 169436, Komi Republic, Troitsko-Pechersky r-n pos. Yaksha
PINEZHSKY 164610, Arkhangelskaya oblast, Pinezhsky r-n Pinega, ul. Pervomaiskaya 123-A ( rodnik1@online.ru )
POLISTOVSKY Pskovskaya obtast, Bezanitsky r-n der. Tsevlo
PORONAISKY 694220, Sakhalinskaya oblast g. Poronaisk, nab. Sakhalinskaya, 15
PRIOKSKO-TERRASNY 142274, Moskovskaya oblast Serpukhovskoy r-n p/o Danki. Email: ptz@nursery.serpukhov.su
PRISURSKY 428024, Republic of Chuvashia Cheboksary pr. Mira 90 korp. 2, k. 506. Email: ecology@chuvashia.chtts.ru "For Prisursky  Zapovednik"
PRIVOLZHSKAYA LESOSTEP 44008, Penza, ul. Pushkina, 167 ( ZAPOVED@zapoved.penza.com.ru , dan@zapoved.penza.com.ru )
PUTORANSKY 663302, Krasnoyarsky krai g. Norilsk, ul. Komsomolskaya, d. 1
RDEISKY 175270, Novgorodskaya oblast pos. Kholm, ul. Cheltanova, 27
ROSTOVSKY 347510, Rostovskaya district pos. Orlovsky, ul. Pionerskaya, 70
SAYANO-SHUSHENSKY 662720, Krasnoyarsky krai pgt. Shushenskoye, ul. Zapovednaya, 7. Email: sayan@irbis.krasnoyarsk.su
SEVERO-OSETINSKY 363200, Republic Severnaya Osetia Alagir, ul. Basievoy, 1
SHULGAN-TASH 453538, Republic Bashkortostan, Burzyansky r-n d. Irzigily
SIKHOTE-ALINSKY 692150, Primorsky krai, p. Terney. E-maiI: sixote@glas.apc.org ( sikhote@marine.su )
SOKHONDINSKY 674250, Chitinskaya oblast p. Kyra, ul. Cherkasova, 1
STOLBY 660006, g. Krasnoyarsk ul. Karyernaya, 26-A. Email: vera@biodiv.krasnoyarsk.su "For Stolby Zapovednik"
TAIMYRSKY 663260, Taimyrsky AO Khatanga, post box 31
TEBERDINSKY 357192, Republic Karachaevo-Cherkessia g. Teberda
TSENTRALNO-CHERNOZEMNY 307028, Kurskaya oblast, Kursky r-n p/o Zapovedny. Email: maleshin@rosnet.rosmail.com
TSENTRALNO-LESNOY 172513, Tverskaya oblast, Nelidovsky r-n p/o Zapovednik. Email: senforest@glas.apc.org
TSENTRALNO-SIBIRSKY 663196, Krasnoyarsky krai Turukhansky r-n pos Bor
TUNGUSSKY 663490, Evenkiysky AO, Tungussko-Chunsky r-n r.c. Vanavara, ul. Moskovskaya, d. 8
UBSUNURSKAYA KOTLOVINA 668380, Republic Tiva, Erzinsky r-n p. Erzin
USSURIYSKY 692532, Primorsky krai, Ussuriysky r-n p. Kamenushka
UST-LENSKY 678400, Republic Sakha (Yakutia), Bulunsky r-n, p. Tiksi, ul. Akad. Fedorova, 28. Email: lena@tiksi.rospac.ru
VITIMSKY 666910, Irkutskaya oblast, g. Bodaibo, ul. Irkutskaya, 4A
VERKHNE-TAZOVSKY 626740, Yamalo-Nenetsky AO pos. Krasnoselkup, ul. Stroitelei, 18
VISIMSKY 624150, Sverdlovskaya oblast, g. Kirovograd ul. Stepana Razina, 23
VISHERSKY 618550, Permskaya oblast, Krasnovishersky r-n g. Krasnovishersk, ul. 1 -st. M. Gorkogo, 8
VOLZHSKO-KAMSKY 422523, Republic Tatarstan, Zelenodolsky r-n p/o Raifa, pos. Sadovy. Email: gorshkova@sci.kcn.ru
VORONEZHSKY 394047, Voronezh-47 st. Grafskaya
VORONINSKY Tambovskaya district Inzhavinsky region p. Inzhavino, ul. Bratskaya 23
YUGANSKY 626422, Khanty-Mansiysky AO, Surgutsky r-n, p. Ugut
YUZHNO-URALSKY 453570, Bashkortostan Republic Beloretsky region, der. Revet, mail-box Inzer
ZEISKY 676200, Amurskaya oblast g. Zeya, ul. Stroitelnaya 71
ZHIGULEVSKY 446351, Samarskaya oblast g. Zhigulevsk, p/o Bakhilova Polyana

World Heritage Sites

Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
The Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
Historic Centre of St. Petersburg and related groups of monuments
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and surroundings
Khizi Pogost
Lake Baikal (See also: World Conservation Monitoring Centre)
Virgin Komi Forests (See also: World Conservation Monitoring Centre)
Kremlin and the Red Square
Volcanoes of Kamchatka (See also: World Conservation Monitoring Centre)
The White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal