Vol. 9 pp. 50-68

T.N. Polyakova

NETWORK OF SPECIALLY PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

 

Annotation. The article analyzes the development of the network of specially protected natural areas in Russia. The study period covers 2014–2024. An assessment of statistical data characterizing specially protected natural areas and reflecting the contribution of specially protected natural areas to environmental sustainability is given, at the country level and in the context of territorial entities: significance and categories, number and area of protected zones; population size and area of the territory. The analysis shows an increase in the total area of specially protected natural areas, in particular, national parks as a significant category of specially protected natural areas, as well as the uneven distribution of specially protected natural areas of various categories across regions. A conclusion is drawn about the effectiveness of public administration in the sphere of specially protected natural areas. Objective aspects of disproportions in the status, quantitative, and areal characteristics of specially protected natural areas in the context of regions are named, such as natural features and the vastness of the territory

Keywords: specially protected natural areas, state nature reserves, national parks, nature reserves, federal districts, regions, Far East.

For citation: Polyakova T.N. [Network of specially protected natural areas: statistical analysis] Upravlenie tekhnosferoi, 2026, vol. 9, issue 1, рр. 50–68. DOI: 10.35634/UdSU.2026.70.79.004. (In Russ.).

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About the Author

Polyakova Tatiana Nikolaevna

Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Omsk, Russia. E-mail: Polyakova@chemom>

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