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State of Conservation Volcanoes of Kamchatka 1997

Volcanoes of Kamchatka

Russian Federation
Factors affecting the property in 1997*
  • Mining
International Assistance: requests for the property until 1997
Requests approved: 0
Total amount approved : 0 USD
Missions to the property until 1997**

1997: UICN mission

1997 IUCN Mission Report, Volcanoes of Kamchatka, September 1997
Information presented to the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee in 1997
IUCN summarised its recent report, prepared by two experts who visited this site at the invitation of the Russian Federation for Environmental Protection. IUCN reviewed a proposed mining project, whose location was determined to be about 5 km outside of the World Heritage area. The location of the mine did not pose a major environmental or aesthetic problem but would disrupt migratory wildlife that inhabit the region and fisheries resources. While the question of whether or not mining and conservation can co-exist in the area is yet to be answered, the organisation financing the mining company has placed the maintenance of the integrity of the World Heritage site as one of the conditions for the granting of the loan for the mining operations to commence. The Bureau noted with interest that the setting up of an International Review Panel to monitor the environmental impacts of the proposed mining project has been proposed.

Action Required

The Bureau recommended the Committee to adopt the following:
"The Committee invites the State Party to provide detailed information on the proposed mining project, EIAs carried out and other pertinent information and
requests IUCN and the Centre to maintain links with the proponents of the mining project and the regional authorities to explore opportunities to link the proposed mining projects' environmental impact mitigation actions to the conservation and management of Kamchatka Volcanoes World Heritage site."

Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 1997
21 COM VII.C.39
SOC: Kamchatka Volcanoes (Russian Federation)

VII.39 Kamchatka Volcanoes (Russian Federation)

IUCN summarised its recent report, prepared by two experts who visited this site at the invitation of the Russian Federation for Environmental Protection. IUCN reviewed a proposed mining project, whose location was determined to be about 5 km outside of the World Heritage area. The location of the mine may not pose a major environmental or aesthetic problem but would disrupt migratory wildlife of the region and fisheries resources. While the question of whether or not mining and conservation can co-exist in the area is yet to be answered, the Organization financing the mining company has placed the maintenance of the integrity of the World Heritage site as one of the conditions for the granting of the loan for the mining operations to commence. The Committee noted with interest that the setting up of an International Review Panel to monitor the environmental impacts of the proposed mining project had been proposed by IUCN.

The Committee invited the State Party to provide detailed information on the proposed mining project, EIAs carried out and other pertinent information and requested IUCN and the Centre to maintain links with the proponents of the mining project and the regional authorities to explore opportunities to link the proposed mining project's environmental impact mitigation actions to the conservation and management of Kamchatka Volcanoes World Heritage site.

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Report year: 1997
Russian Federation
Date of Inscription: 1996
Category: Natural
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Documents examined by the Committee
WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
arrow_circle_right 21COM (1997)
Exports
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* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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