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| | Kommersant - Russia's Daily Online |
 | | Large-scale migration of Transbaikal Cossacks to the Amur lowlands in 1854 hastened the annexation of the Priamurye region to Russia. |
 | | The ecological situation in Amur Region is not critical compared to most other Russian regions, but it is still acute, mainly as a result of chemical contamination of the soil, air and water pollution, systematic damage to the land, exhaustion of resources, and forest degradation. |
 | | The condition of Amur Region's biological resources (plant and animal life) is considered satisfactory, although a slow but steady decrease in populations and a reduction in the number of wildlife species are observed, along with a reduction in forest area and deterioration of forest quality. |
| www.kommersant.com /t-34/r_5/n_377/Amur_Region (3485 words) |
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