(1) Loodusreservaat on kaitseala otsesest inimtegevusest puutumata loodusega maa- või veeala, kus tagatakse looduslike koosluste säilimine ja kujunemine üksnes looduslike protsesside tulemusena., defineeritakse kõikide Eesti õigusaktide ulatuses, (1) A strict nature reserve is a land or water area of a protected area whose natural status is unaffected by direct human activity and where the preservation and development of natural biotic communities is ensured only through natural processes., defined within the scope of all Estonian legal instruments