my name is mikhail pasmartsev, i am the head of the scientific department of the pripyatsky nationalark. our mission is to preserve nature as it was before human intervention. pripyassky national park is special a protected natural area, the heart of which is the pripyast river. the area of the national park is about 89. of this area, about 70% is occupied by forests. and the other part of the territory is represented by swamps, wetland vegetation and also areas of floodplain, oxbow lakes. about a third of the national park, exactly 3100 hectares, is occupied by a protected area. in these territories, any economic activity, any type of logging, as well as visits by tourists unaccompanied by national park employees are prohibited. all this leads to the fact that in these territories nature is preserved as much as possible in the form in which it was. primarily oak forests. some trees are up to 600 years old. the national park is located in the south of belarus in the gomel region. it occupies the territory of mozyr, petrikovsky, lelchesky and zhidkovychi districts. the administrativ