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ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY WILDLIFE PRESERVE FUNCTIONING IN THE NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM OF THE VOLGOGRAD REGION

Anna Kholodenko

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Qualitative assessment of the current nature protection efficiency of SPNA as forms of the animals, plants biodiversity conservation directly in habitats and unique landscapes for optimization of territorial conservation is necessary. It is especially relevant for the Volgograd region taking into account uniqueness of natural systems, the urgent necessity of natural systems preservation, the small area of SPNA (8.8% of the area of the region) and intensive economic development of the territory. Environmental efficiency can be an assessment parameter of the completeness of the certain SPNA implementation, caused by its belonging to a category, the status, natural and ecological features of the territory. The technique developed by WWF of Russia in 2012 and published by M.S. Stishov is effective for such research. An advantage of this technique consists in an opportunity to estimate results in the sphere of conservation for some SPNA and their regional systems as in the current conditions, and in the long term, including at change ecological situations. Wildlife preserves areas of the Volgograd region which make 15% of total number of natural protected areas of the region acted as the main object of research and occupy 26% of the total area of protected areas, belong mainly to a faunal area. The contribution of wildlife preserves to the saving of regional biological and landscape diversity is very significant, especially in the absence of natural sanctuaries as a priority form of territorial conservation in the SPNA system of the Volgograd region. As a result of research, we estimated values of nature protection relevance, significance and effectiveness of wildlife preserves in the Volgograd region. Factors influencing realization of nature protection function by SPNA are allocated. The result received can be considered as a basis for plan of increase in the effectiveness of each wildlife preserve and the directions on improvement of functioning and management of the regional SPNA system of the Volgograd region.

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DOI resolver: doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/5.2/s20.019

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