Problems of protection and sustainable use of the biological diversity of the Republican reserve “Sporovsky”

Abstract

As part of the update of the management plan of the “Sporovsky” Nature Reserve, field studies were conducted aimed at studying the state of key animal and plant species of the protected area . Rare and typical biotopes to be protected in the Republic of Belarus were identified, the current state of ecological systems and successional processes occurring in them were evaluated. It was found that following the termination of the traditional use of the Yaselda river floodplain (cessation of haymaking and grazing), lowering of the groundwater level, as well as climatic changes, there is a rapid degradation of open lowland marshes, a decrease in the number and spread of animal and plant species associated with them. In order to minimize these negative processes, measures aimed at the restoration, preservation and sustainable use of biological diversity of meadow and marsh ecosystems have been elaborated as part of the development of a management plan for the reserve.