The protected area is located in the Pasvik River valley where three countries have common borders. Nature conservation is an important part of the border cooperation between Russian, Norwegian and Finnish organizations.
The protected area is located in the Pasvik River valley where three countries have common borders. Nature conservation is an important part of the border cooperation between Russian, Norwegian and Finnish organizations.
Pasvik Nature Reserve is a permanent member of international boards and commissions:
The Finnish-Russian Working Group on Nature Conservation and the Joint Norwegian-Russian Commission on Environmental Protection.
The Finnish-Norwegian Transboundary Water Commission (as an observer).
The Management Board of the Pasvik-Inari Trilateral Park.
EUROPARC Federation and the first EUROPARC certified protected area in Russia.
The Finnish-Russian Working Group on Nature Conservation and the Joint Norwegian-Russian Commission on Environmental Protection.
The Finnish-Norwegian Transboundary Water Commission (as an observer).
The Management Board of the Pasvik-Inari Trilateral Park.
EUROPARC Federation and the first EUROPARC certified protected area in Russia.