HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE FORESTS  
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Forest Committee of Karelia will need international experience of biodiversity conservation (13/02/2007)
Biodiversity conservation in leasehold forest in Karelia started in 2006. At least forest enterprises that are going through FSC certifications are obliged to protect forests of High Conservational Value on their territory.

Kalevalsky national park changed for diamonds (22/12/2006)
The greatest part of proposed national park «Kalevalsky» and all proposed old-growth forest reserve «Voinitsa» is given to geologists searching for diamonds. Geological research on these areas has been carried out since the last spring. The work is lead by the state enterprise «Science-research geological institute» and financed by the federal budget.

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Less disturbed forest tracts (LDFT):
forest areas
naturally tree-less areas

Intact forest landscapes(IFL) outside LDFT:
forest areas
naturally tree-less areas

Other HCVF categories:
less disturbed tracts of riparian forests outside LDFT
forest tracts with manchurian fir outside LDFT
floodplain and bottomland ecosystems of intact river basins outside LDFT
naturally rare and unique forest communities identified in forest management planning data
known sites of rare and endangered species of vascular plants

Other areas:
forests outside the above-listed HCVF categories
non-forest lands

Water features:
seas, lakes
rivers

Road network:
railroads
paved roads

Boundaries:
national and regional boundaries
boundaries of leskhozes

Populated areas:
selected populated areas

 
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