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Key botanic territories of Northern Eurasia: Compendium of articles. Moscow, publishing house of the World Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Office for Russia and the CIS, 2004. - Issue 1. 75 pages.

The compendium contains articles on the issues of identification of the most valuable - from a botanical point of view - zones and conservation thereof: Important Plant Areas in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, as well as some informational and survey materials.

The edition is designed for officials and experts in the theory and practice of biodiversity conservation and in the territorial protection of natural systems.

The brochure is disseminated by the IUCN Office:

G. A. Pronkina,
IUCN Office for Russia and CIS
17, Marshal Vasilevsky St.
123182, Moscow
Russia

Tel.: +7-095-190-46-55, 190-70-77;
Fax: +7-095-490-58-18.
E-mail: info@iucn.ru or pronkins@iucn.ru

Nature and reserve foundation of the Ryazan oblast / Compilers M. V. Kazakova, N. A. Sobolev. Ryazan. Russkoye slovo, 2004. 419 pages.

This book is the third, final volume of the Ryazan oblast Red data book. The publication summarizes information on all specially protected natural areas in the region and on the Ramsar sites, water protection zones of rivers and other water basins as well as some other zones in the form of detailed studies. The studies content generally complies with the "Standard form for statistical documentation on protected areas". Each study is furnished with a road map, there are also rode maps which show the location of the protected nature areas in separate administrative regions in the Oblast. There are numerous photographs on colored insets.

The book is designed for experts in nature protection, farm, forest and hunting industry workers, biologists, geographers, teachers, students and experts of local lore.

Contemporary condition of biodiversity in the Russian reserve territories. Moscow, published by: World Union for Conservation of Nature, Ministry of Natural Resources of the RF and Russian Academy of Science Committee on biodiversity conservation, 2003. 2^nd issue. Vascular plants (In two volumes). Yu. D. Nukhimovskaya, I. A. Gubanov, L. S. Isayeva-Petrova, G. A. Pronkina. 783 p. 1^st issue issue. Vertebrates. E. D. Vasilyeva, T. M. Korneeva, V. F. Orlova, I. Ya. Pavlinov, M. S. Stishov. 258 p.

This publication contains summaries on the species of plants and animals present in the territories of the most of Russian reserves (for vascular plants - in the territories of 88 of them). The materials are presented in the form of tables preceded by brief analytical articles.

This book is designed for officials and experts in biological diversity studies and protection and conservation activities.

Reserves, national parks and natural parks' officials can apply by proxy to the IUCN Office in Moscow for a free copy of this edition.

Adress:

IUCN Office for Russia and CIS
17, Marshal Vasilevsky St.
123182, Moscow
Russia

Tel.: (095) 190-46-55, 190-70-77;
Fax: (095) 490-58-18.
E-mail: info@iucn.ru