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The former Aegviidu miliary training area east of Tallinn in Estonia was taken under protection as the Põhja-Kõvemaa Landscape Reserve in 1991 after the Russian military left the site. Less than 10% of the area had been damaged, and the reserve has a diverse natural landscape consisting of post-glacial relief, old-growth forest, massive virgin mires and numerous clean lakes. It forms a habitat for many rare and endangered animal and plant species. In addition to nature conservation, 3 other sectors are interested in the area - tourism, land privatization to the former owners (who are interested in felling and selling the trees), and the re-establishment of a training ground by the Estonian military. The paper discusses how these conflicting interests could be managed in the reserve.