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Virgin Komi Forests

Russian Federation
Date of Inscription: 1995
Criteria: (vii)(ix)
Core zone: 3280000 ha
Komi Republic
N65 04 00 E60 09 00
Ref: 719

Brief Description

The Virgin Komi Forests cover 3.28 million ha of tundra and mountain tundra in the Urals, as well as one of the most extensive areas of virgin boreal forest remaining in Europe. This vast area of conifers, aspens, birches, peat bogs, rivers and natural lakes has been monitored and studied for over 50 years. It provides valuable evidence of the natural processes affecting biodiversity in the taiga.

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