The Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) thanks the activists of public organizations for their attention and non-indifference to the issues of environmental protection.
Environmental safety in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is provided by authorized bodies represented by the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Rosprirodnadzor Office for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office and public control institutions. It should be noted that all issues related to environmental protection have a clear regulatory and legal regulation of federal, republican legislation.
In this regard, we launch a new column “Expert Opinion”, which explains the specialists who professionally deal with the issues specified in the Resolution of the rally in defense of the rights and legitimate interests of RS (Y) residents, held in Yakutsk on October 14, 2017. preparation of draft decisions related to environmental issues and affecting a wide range of the population, it is necessary to consult experts and specialists.
Responsible for assigning the status of a specially protected natural area to the water object “Lena River” is Vasilyeva Zinaida Egorovna, Deputy Head of the Office for Control and Analytical Work and Water Relations of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and Androsov Ivan Mikhailovich, head of the Lenskiy Story Water Management Rosvodresursy.
Zinaida Vasilyeva:
The attribution of the status of a specially protected water body to the Lena River is considered impossible in circumstances where the river is the main transport artery, a fishing water body, its use in winter as part of a federal, republican and municipal road. The Lena River is the main water body that provides household and drinking needs for 8 large settlements of the republic. Currently, 112 legal entities are water users of the river. The creation of PAs will lead to violation of the rights of citizens to free access to the water body and its resources, prohibition or restriction of its use by transport structures.
The establishment of a special protection of the Lena River means that the water body is completely or partially, permanently or temporarily withdrawn from economic activities. On the territory of the PAs, any activity that contradicts its tasks and the regime for special protection of its territory is prohibited, for example:
— Research and development of minerals, disturbance of soil cover.
— Preparation of medicinal plants and technical raw materials, as well as other types of forest use.
— Mowing, grazing, accommodation of hives and apiaries, collection and harvesting of wild fruits, berries, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, flowers and other uses of the plant world.
— Construction and placement of industrial and agricultural enterprises and their individual facilities, construction of buildings and structures, roads and overpasses, power transmission lines and other communications, with the exception of those necessary for the operation of PAs.
— Fishing, sports and amateur hunting, other uses of the animal world, except for the cases provided for each PA separately.
Currently, 12 protected areas of the federal, republican and local significance located on the Lena River Basin contribute to the protection and preservation of its unique natural components. In the basin of the Lena River there are:
1) The nature park “Lena Pillars” (Khangalassky ulus, area 1.353.000 ha);
2) Resource reserve “Pilka” (Lensky district, area 233.194 ha);
3) The state nature reserve “Hamra” (Lena region, area 241.269 ha);
4) Resource reserve “Cherendey” (Olekminsky district, area 1.814 ha);
5) Resource reserve “Beloozersky” (Namsky ulus, area 62.095 ha);
6) Resource reserve “Belianka” (Kobyaysky ulus, area 335.995 ha);
7) Resource reserve “Kitchan” (Kobiai ulus, an area of 700.000 ha);
8) The natural park “Ust-Viluisky” (Kobyaysky ulus, area 999.221 ha);
9) Resource reserve “Linde” (Zhigansky ulus, area of 1.930.830 ha);
10) The State Nature Reserve “Undjulung” (Zhiganskiy ulus, 878.912 ha);
11) State natural reserve “Ust-Lensky” (Bulunsky ulus, area of 1.433.000 ha);
12) Resource reserve “Lena-Delta” (Bulunsky ulus, area 6.052.688 ha).
Innocentiy Androsov:
1. In the powers of the state authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the field of water relations, the rights set forth in Article 25 of the current Water Code of the Russian Federation are not authorized to adopt normative legal acts, non-normative acts, decisions on the status of water bodies, in addition, the status of specially protected water bodies can be recognized water bodies or parts of watercourses within the boundaries of the territories in which water bodies are located, where a special regime of protection is established s, in accordance with the legislation on specially protected natural areas.
2. In accordance with the Federal Law of 14.03.1995 No. ЗЗ-ФЗ “On Specially Protected Natural Territories”, specially protected natural areas – plots of land, water surface and air space above them, where there are natural complexes and objects that have a special nature protection , scientific, cultural, aesthetic, recreational and recreational value, which are seized by decisions of public authorities in whole or in part from economic use and for which a special protection regime is established. Considering that the Lena River flows through the territories of several RF subjects, it can not be a specially protected natural area (throughout its entirety), seized in whole or in part from economic use.
3. In addition, the assignment with respect to p. Lena status of protected areas is in the context of paragraphs 40 of Article VK RF Antitrust requirements in the use of water bodies. On the basis of this, the Lensk basin water department of Rosvodresursov considers that the requirements for the appropriation of PAs along the entire length of the Lena River are unqualified.
Translation: Google
Source: Network edition «SAKHALIFE.RU»
