Issues of management of the transboundary specially protected natural area «Reserved Lakeside» were considered at a meeting in Belarus

On May 13, 2022, in the village of Dobroplesy, Vitebsk region, the Regulations on the Joint Belarusian-Russian Commission were signed to coordinate activities for the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Russian Federation on the creation of a transboundary specially protected natural area «Reserved Lakeside».

The purpose of creating a transboundary specially protected natural area is to preserve the biological and landscape diversity of the Vitebsk and Sebezh Lakeside and promote bilateral cooperation in the field of environmental protection and rational use of natural resources, taking into account environmental, social and cultural priorities, monitoring the environment and studying natural complexes and objects, development of environmental education and tourism.

The joint management of the transboundary specially protected natural area «Reserved Lakeland» will make an important contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 15 and other SDGs.

More detailed information about the first meeting of the Joint Belarusian-Russian Commission can be found at the link: https://minpriroda.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/o-realizatsii-soglashenija-mezhdu-pravitelstvom-respubliki-belarus-i-pravitelstvom-rossijskoj-federatsii-4200/?fbclid=IwAR3lbBa57wQ8s00M69uDVPU_402Tkkx2uJXj4EywnatRarzS4eYpmvPmF8c.