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Russia moves to shut down Lake Baikal paper mill
controversial Soviet-era paper mill on the shores of Lake Baikal will be closed down, a government spokeswoman said Thursday, after years of complaints about pollution at the UNESCO-protected Siberian site.
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The Russian government plans to develop alternative economic activities for the region, mainly in tourism and ecology.
Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake and a UN World Heritage site, is renowned for its unique flora and fauna and contains about 20 percent of the planet's freshwater reserves.
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The Russian government plans to develop alternative economic activities for the region, mainly in tourism and ecology.
Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake and a UN World Heritage site, is renowned for its unique flora and fauna and contains about 20 percent of the planet's freshwater reserves.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-02-russia-lake-baikal-paper-mill.html#jCp
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