Creation of specially protected natural territories as a factor of sustainable development of the territory

Abstract

The article considers the issues of a comprehensive environmental survey of a territory promising for the creation of a regional nature monument “Batutinka River Valley and Lowland Marshes in its Basin”. Giving the territory the status of specially protected natural territory (SPNT) will make it possible to carry out measures for its protection, conduct research and environmental monitoring, as well as prevent unauthorized use of natural resources. The rationale for the concept is due to the presence of rare and endangered species of plants, mushrooms and animals (at least 23 objects of flora and fauna listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation, Red Book of the Novgorod Region) and their places of growth (habitat). The profile of SPNT can be assessed as integrated (landscape), designed to preserve and restore natural landscapes; hydrological, designed to preserve and restore valuable water bodies and ecological systems, especially swamp massifs; biological, designed to preserve and restore rare and endangered species. Obviously, the listed groups of objects are diverse, interconnected, large-scale, have independent value, but their combined value is higher. They are components of a single natural-territorial complex, the preservation of which requires a systematic approach.