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Правительство Москвы. Department for Natural Resources Management and Environmental Protection of Moscow. Moscow Green Areas Development Anton O. Kulbachevskiy Head of the Department for Natural Resources Management and Environmental Protection of Moscow. С40 Climate Summit
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Правительство Москвы Department for Natural Resources Management and Environmental Protection of Moscow Moscow Green Areas Development Anton O. Kulbachevskiy Head of the Department for Natural Resources Management and Environmental Protection of Moscow С40 Climate Summit Sao Paulo, Brazil May 31st – June 02d
General information • Moscow occupies 1081 square kilometers • Green areas cover ~ 30% of the total area of the city • Moscow green areas include 1270 sites such as: • 120 parks • 272 boulevards • 392 squares • 236 nature reserves (protected areas)
Laws and Regulations • Fundamentals of Moscow greenery creating, maintenance and protection • On the General scheme of Moscow’s greenery planting till 2020 • On launching Moscow Government Award for the best landscaping and public amenities project to be implemented at the green areas of Moscow • On the programme of compensatory (replacement) planting of greenery in Moscow for 2011
The target programme of the Moscow Government “Environmental Protection for 2012-2016” Priorities: • Increase of the share of Moscow green resources • Maintenance of urban green areas balance • Implementation of the programme of compensatory (replacement) greenery planting in Moscow
Moscow is the most northern metropolitan city in the world • Short vegetation period • Cycles of freezing and thawing of the soil • Deicing (ice melting) chemicals • Late spring frosts • Snowfalls and sleets selection of species which are most suitable (tolerant enough) for gardening and floral and shrub decoration
Summer 2010 in Moscow • 33 days where the temperature reaches or exceeds 30oС • 62 days where the temperature reaches or exceeds 23 oС Based on the information provided by gismeteo.ru
Green zones are Resсue for citizens in hot summer time Safety barrier from the «Los Angeles smog»
Green zones are Environmental outdoor sightseeing Sport and recreation zones Places of public entertainment
Planning 2011 – implementation of programmes which focus on Moscow green areas development 2016 – creation of new greenery and recreation sites at the territory of 5,3 thousand hectares
Priorities of green zones development • ▪ Rehabilitation and restoration of green areas, water bodies, soil and biodiversity, reserves development • ▪Expansion of the city green resources up to 40% of the total city area ▪ Enhancement of the qualitative composition and structure of the greenery ▪ Prevention of the weakening and disease of the greenery