The Federation Council has drafted a law under which it will allow in certain cases building in conservation land, the Upper House’s spokesperson told EcoTourism Expert.
Members of the Federation Council have prepared amendments to the law "On Protected Areas", which proposes to amend the procedure for changing the borders of natural reserves and national parks.
According to senators, the gist is that there are communities in the territory of some national parks. For example, within the «Russian North» national park located in the Vologda Oblast there are 257 settlements with about 13 thousand inhabitants.
Residents of such villages do not have the right to obtain land ownership. Capital construction is also prohibited within the boundaries of conservation areas; any other actions require complex and lengthy coordination. The draftsmen propose to exclude the community areas from the conservation parks territory, complementing the reduction of the territories by adding adjacent land to the parks.
Amsterdam authorities have announced a series of measures aimed at curbing excessive tourism and preserving the city's livability for both residents and visitors
Marine biologists have discovered over 100 species of marine creatures new to science in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand. According to the Ocean Census project, a team from the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) of New Zealand collected about 1,800 samples of living organisms at depths of up to 4,800 meters during an expedition to the Bounty Trough off the east coast of the South Island
A meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko was held today to discuss the organization of the fourth "Travel!" forum, which will take place from June 12 to 16, 2024 at VDNKh
The Ministry of Economic Development's press service has announced the results of the BRICS tourism contact group meeting. It was attended by both the permanent member countries of the association and the newcomers - Egypt, the UAE, and Ethiopia
The Gzhel Porcelain Factory has emerged victorious in the "Golden Ring Tourist Souvenir" interregional competition, according to the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Moscow Region
