This section of the web-site provides information about research and nature conservation activities at the protected areas of the Leningrad Region. Acrobat Reader is required to view some of the materials (download Acrobat Reader). At the News page the official information of the Committee for Natural Resources and Environment Protection of the Leningrad Region is published. Outdated news are stored in the archive. (the page is available in Russian only) The page Publications contains information and education materials on the regional PAS. They may prove useful both for tourists planning a visit to the protected areas and for teachers and trainers from environmental education establishments. The materials are briefly annotated and may be downloaded. At the page Documents the basis normative-legal acts on the PAs can be found, including the most important ones such as statutes on sanctuaries and passports of the natural monuments. The documents may be downloaded. (the page is available in Russian only) The page Reports presents the topics and results of pure and applied scientific research, design and conservation works conducted at the PAs within the framework of regional and international programmes. The reports may be downloaded. (the page is available in Russian only) The page Picture Galleries offers selections of photographs, mostly devoted to landscapes and biological diversity of the Leningrad Region PAs. You are very welcome to participate in the renewal of this page by sending us your own photographs of the Leningrad Region PAs (mail a picture). The best pictures will be published. For each picture, please indicate the name of the author and the place where it was taken; the title is optional but desirable. Your contributions will certainly make our site more attractive.