From 1920 to 1945, Estonia's border with Russia, set by the 1920 Tartu Peace Treaty, extended beyond the Narva River in the northeast and beyond the town of Petseri in the southeast.
In 1944, under Soviet occupation, the Jaanilinn and Petseri regions were annexed to Russian SFSR territory.
From 1920 to 1945, Estonia's border with Russia, set by the 1920 Tartu Peace Treaty, extended beyond the Narva River in the northeast and beyond the town of Petseri in the southeast.
In the 1990s, during the army's withdrawal from Estonia, extensive damage was done to discarded buildings and equipment.
However, the ministry was able to allocate only 5 million EEK in 1993 for cleanup operations. In a 1992 government report to the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, Estonia detailed other major environmental concerns.
In October 1993, the Estonian Ministry of Environment issued a preliminary report summing up part of the degradation it had surveyed thus far.
However, the ministry was able to allocate only 5 million EEK in 1993 for cleanup operations. In a 1992 government report to the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, Estonia detailed other major environmental concerns.
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