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Track: Natural Resources and Conservation
Alexander Yumakaev
Socio-Ecological Union/Altai
PO 845
Barnaul, 656015
RUSSIA
Telephone: 3852.22.0908
Fax: 406-728-9432
E-mail: katun@glas.apc.org
Using ArcInfo to Identify and Promote Designation of Katun National Park, Altai Region, Russia
SEU/Altai has developed a proposal to create a national park in the Ust-Koksa region in the Altai Republic, Russia, by expanding and changing the management regime of the Katun Nature Preserve. This area, which is at the headwaters of the Katun River, was chosen for potential national park designation because of its unique natural and cultural features. Using PC ARC/INFO, SEU/Altai digitized and combined geologic, vegetative, hydrographic, and cultural layers at a scale of 1:200,000 to gain an understanding of the natural resources and the human impacts on nature in the area. This GIS information allowed us to create land use designations for the proposed park and will aid in management of the future park, as well as aid in the park designation process.
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