Proceedings of the international scientific and practical conference dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the birth of Professor V. In. Alyokhina (g.) Kursk - pos . Reserve, January 15-18, 2012 . ). — Kursk, 2012. — 276 s. Presented materials on the current state of steppe protected areas of Eurasia. Particular attention is paid to the regimes of steppe conservation and their role in preserving the biodiversity of steppe protected areas, as well as the impact of plant fires on ecosystems. Problems and prospects of restoration of steppes are considered. The relationship between forest and grassland . The importance of environmental education of the population in steppe protected areas is shown. Modern methods of studying steppe and forest-steppe ecosystems (GIS, GPS, etc.) ). For conservationists, biologists of various profiles, foresters, ecologists, geographers, cartographers, teachers and students .