HERITAGE RECORD · 719

Virgin Komi Forests

科米原始森林

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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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Wikidata reference

QIDQ593870 ↗

Inception1995

Area3280000 ha

Administrative areaQ2073

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Chinese Wikipedia科米原始森林 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(ix)Outstanding ecological and biological processes in the evolution of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

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