Environmental activists sent 28 signatures to the State Duma against a bill allowing development in nature reserves. 

The Coalition of Environmental Defenders, which includes nine Russian environmental organizations and associations, sent 28 citizen signatures have been submitted to the State Duma. They oppose the bill, which, according to experts, threatens the country's entire protected area system.

NeMoskva reported on this bill, which has already passed the initial reading in the Civic Chamber. Its adoption would allow the construction of "federal-level facilities" in nature reserves and national parks that have a "significant impact on the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation." These include federal highways, railways, airports, train stations, military installations, as well as nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.

According to coordinator of the environmental project "Earth Touches Everyone" Mikhail Kreindlin"In the version submitted to the State Duma, this bill is extremely dangerous for the entire system of protected areas, because it could lead to the completely uncontrolled seizure of any land and the construction of virtually any facilities on them under the guise of 'facilities of national importance.'" 

Meanwhile, in Dagestan, the Trans-Baikal, Stavropol, and Khabarovsk territories, the Vologda, Kaluga, Leningrad, Tver, Nizhny Novgorod, and Ulyanovsk regions, and other regions, large-scale violations were identified in 2024–2025. These included 47 illegal hunting grounds, commercial buildings, deforestation, and the lack of protection for endangered plants and animals. says in the Prosecutor General's Office's submission to the Ministry of Natural Resources. 

Earlier, NeMoskva wrote that the Prosecutor General's Office has revealed The Sochi National Park and the Caucasus Nature Reserve have suffered numerous violations totaling over 3 billion rubles, including the construction of commercial infrastructure, massive tree felling, and waste disposal.