THE ROLE OF SPECIALLY PROTECTED NATURAL TERRITORIES OF THE ASIAN RUSSIA STEPPE REGIONS IN CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
The article analyzes the role of the existing system of specially protected natural territories of the regions of the steppe belt of the Asian part of Russia in the conservation of biological diversity. The traditional approach to solving the problem of preserving biological diversity is the organization of a system of specially protected natural territories (SPNA). As of January 1, 2019, the system of protected areas of Russia totaled more than 10 thousand territories, with a total area of 1.7 million km2. 4.5 % square of the protected areas of all categories in the country account for 8 regions of the steppe belt of Asian Russia. The paper analyzes the quantitative and area characteristics of the protected area system of the study area; the specificity of the nature reserve complex of the regions is revealed; the characteristic of the structure of protected species of plants and animals and the costs aimed at the conservation of biodiversity and the protection of natural territories are given; thematic mapping of relevant indicators was carried out. The research material was data from state statistics, as well as data from state and regional reports on the state and environmental protection. Preservation of biological diversity in modern conditions seems impossible without the creation of official documents containing information on the status and distribution of endangered rare species of animal plants and fungi - such an official document is the Red Book. Not only the rare species themselves, but also places, their habitats are subject to special protection. Therefore, it is impossible to effectively solve the problem of conservation of Red Book species by reducing the area of protected areas. In the steppe regions of the Asian part of Russia, it is necessary to continue work on increasing the area of protected areas, creating buffer zones and corridors of the natural-ecological framework, and organizing various forms of protected areas.