ИСТИНА

Corridors linking the Great Eurasian Natural Tract (GEANT) with other Natural Tracts (NT) and other natural areas make the basis of the Pan-European Ecological Network ensuring ecosystem services in North Eurasia. Several corridors are described by listing main linking protected areas: Near-Baikal corridor between GEANT and Altai-Sayany NT, Urals corridor between GEANT and South-Urals NT, Valdai-Polessie corridor between GEANT and Belarus. Steppe corridor should pass from Daurian Reserve via Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and again Russia to Central Black Soil region and interact with Altai-Sayany NT, South-Urals NT, and North-Caspian NT. Biodiversity loss in the western part of Steppe corridor make necessary special nurseries preparing enough plants and animals for steppe restoration. Green infrastructure should be developed along logistic corridors of the Belt and Road Initiative of China People Republic as well as in some regions of GEANT in fact involved in the initiative too.