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Geospatial Database on Protected Areas of Baikal Region

Geospatial Database on Protected Areas of Baikal Region. Ekaterina Tsybikova Transparent World, Russia SCGIS Conference, Monterey, 2007. Age - 25-30 mln Depth – 1637 m 65% endemics. Lake Baikal. 1996: UNESCO Natural World Heritage site. Problem.

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Geospatial Database on Protected Areas of Baikal Region

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  1. Geospatial Database on Protected Areas of Baikal Region Ekaterina Tsybikova Transparent World, Russia SCGIS Conference, Monterey, 2007

  2. Age - 25-30 mln Depth – 1637 m 65% endemics Lake Baikal 1996: UNESCO Natural World Heritage site

  3. Problem Lack of adequate accessible spatial and descriptive information about protected areas of Russia, results in poor decision making and low public awareness

  4. Baikal Region: • International protected areas: • - UNESCO Natural World Heritage site • - 2 biosphere reserves • 1Ramsar site, 1 Ramsar Shadow list site • Federal-level protected areas: • 5 strict nature reserves (zapovedniks) • 3 national parks • 4 wildlife refuges (zakazniks) • Regional- and local-level protected areas: • 19 wildlife refuges (zakazniks) • a. 200 nature monuments and other objects

  5. History: Atlas of Russia’s Intact Forest Landscapes (http://www.forest.ru/eng/publications/intact/)

  6. Data sources • primary legislation • (governmental acts, bills and other papers) • - protected areas official documents • additional information(spatial and attributive)

  7. Mapping. Strict Nature Reserves, National Parks and Federal-Level Wildlife Refuges of Russia (2005)

  8. Mapping

  9. Biosphere reserves

  10. Wetlands: - one of the key types of planet ecosystems - serve a variety of hydrological and biochemical functions that are valuable to people Baikal Region Wetlands: Ramsar site: Selenga River Delta Wetland of Ramsar Shadow List: Angara River Delta

  11. Web-based Information system • Contents: • - news • history of nature protection • publications • conferences proceedings • descriptions of PA • descriptions of Ramsar sites http://oopt.info

  12. Description of each protected area: • - general information • history • geographic features • flora and fauna • research activities

  13. Application - create protected area GIS - presentation and education materials - include in decision support system to help deal with conflicts occurring on protected area

  14. Application: Guides to national parks and zapovedniks of Russia

  15. Application: Land-use decision-making The Kovikta gas pipeline: Socio-ecological mapping

  16. Data now available and planned - biosphere reserves zoning (core, buffer, transition zone, biosphere polygon) - zapovedniks’ and national parks’ buffers - Ramsar sites - Birdlife International sites planned to complete: - nature monuments - territories of traditional land use - important ethno-cultural objects

  17. Conclusion GIS is an effective tool for public awareness and decision support, but great efforts should be done to make data really work

  18. Ekaterina Tsybikova Transparent World, Russia e-mail: tsybikova@biodiversity.ru Thank you! and Society for Conservation GIS ESRI Conservation Program Transparent World International socio-ecological Union Biodiversity Conservation Center World Resource Institute

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