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Arvo Kullapere Hanno Zingel ENVIROMENTAL BOARD MINISTRY OF THE ENVIROMENT. OVERVIEW OF THE 20-YEAR ACTIVITY OF THE WEST-ESTONIAN ARCHIPELAGO BIOSPHERE RESERVE. Paris 27.March 1990. HISTORY OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN ESTONIA.
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Arvo Kullapere Hanno ZingelENVIROMENTAL BOARD MINISTRY OF THE ENVIROMENT OVERVIEW OF THE 20-YEAR ACTIVITY OF THE WEST-ESTONIAN ARCHIPELAGO BIOSPHERE RESERVE
HISTORY OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN ESTONIA I ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN ESTONIA IS THE 1-ST OF JANUARY 1990 II IN 1990-2002 THREE LOCAL CENTRES IN THREE ISLANDS OF THE ARCHIPELAGO III IN 2002 MINISTRY OF THE ENVIROMENT DECIDED TO TRANSFER THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE MANAGEMENT TO THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION (NGO) IV IN 2009 ADVISER FOR BR-ENVIROMENTAL BOARD
GENERAL FACTS ABOUT WEST ESTONIAN ARCHIPELAGO BIOSPHERE RESERVE AREA: 1 560 078ha Water 1 156 300ha Land 403 778ha Arable land 57 000ha Islands 1 244
HUMAN POPULATION LIVING IN THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE (BR) 22 MUNICIPALITIES 50 000 INHABITANTS LIVE IN THE BR AREA MORE THAN 700 VILLAGES WITH HUNDRED CULTURAL VALUES THE HUMAN POPULATION IN THE ISLANDS HAS BEEN STEADILY DECREASING OVER LAST 10 YEARS (-12%)
WEST ESTONIAN ARCHIPELAGO PROTECTED AREAS (2010) 105 NATURA 2000 AREAS 3 WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE ESPECIALLY AS WATERFOWL HABITAT
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MONITORING PROGRAMMES AND RESEARCHMORE THAN 40 ONGOING DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES MONITORING OF SEA WATER QUALITY, YEARS 2004-2008
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