Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus, the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government Ukraine on the establishment of a transboundary biosphere reserve "Western Polesie".

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Date of publication

Octobre 2011

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russe

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LEX-FAOC173829

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The purpose of this Agreement is to create a transboundary biosphere reserve "West Polesie", consisting of three national biosphere reserves, and cooperation on protection and sustainable development of the region in conformity with UNESCO's "Man and the Biosphere" (MAB) program. The Parties shall promote cooperation in the field of protection and sustainable use of biological and landscape diversity of the transboundary biosphere reserve "Western Polesie”. The Parties shall promote the convergence of legislation in the field of biological and landscape diversity, joint scientific research, environmental monitoring programs, in the first place of wetlands responding to global warming.

Implemented by: Presidential Decree No. 466 amending Presidential Decree No. 214 on forest conservation measures. (2017-12-28)

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