''Zakaznik'' (, transliterated: ''zakaznik, zakazniki''; , transliterated: ''zakaznyk'', ''zakaznyky'';
Belarusian: заказнік, заказнікі, transliterated: zakaznik, zakazniki) is a type of
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...
in
former Soviet republics such as
Belarus
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,
Russia
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, and
Ukraine
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that meets World Conservation Union's (
IUCN
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)
category IV, or more frequently
category VI criteria.
Many ''zakazniks'' have traditionally been managed as
game reserve
A game reserve (also known as a game park) is a large area of land where wild animals are hunted in a controlled way for sport. If hunting is prohibited, a game reserve may be considered a nature reserve; however, the focus of a game reserve ...
s. Some protect complex ecosystems, colonies of birds, or populations of rare plants. They range in size from 0.5 ha to 6,000,000 ha. In other words, a ''zakaznik'' is
a nature reserve.
''Zakazniks'' are the areas where temporary or permanent limitations are placed upon certain on-site economic activities, such as logging, mining, grazing, hunting, etc. They correspond to ''sanctuary'' in
UNESCO World Heritage
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terminology and literally mean ''preserves'' or ''reserve'' (from the Russian ''zakaz'' — order, reserve).
See also
*
Zapovednik
A zapovednik is an established term on the Post-Soviet states, territory of the former Soviet Union for a protected area which is kept "forever wild". It is the highest degree of environmental protection for the assigned areas, which are strictly ...
*
List of national parks of Russia
*
List of national parks of Ukraine
* List of national parks of Ukraine
in the German Wikipedia and
in the Ukrainian and
Russian Wikipedias.
References
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Protected areas of Belarus
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