Russia has allocated RUB 23.4 million to the establishment of a state institution called “Russian Arctic National Park" to boost regulated tourism in the Arctic, the Barents Observer says.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced the creation of the new state institution at the Russian Geographic Society’s congress last week, RIA Novosti reports.
The Ministry for Natural Resources will manage the new bureau.
The national park in question covers the northern territory of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, an area known for its bird cliffs and large populations of walrus and polar bears.
