Russian Natural properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, Tentative List, and potential properties for inscription
Russia (the former Soviet Union) signed the World Heritage Convention in 1988 and is now represented on the World Heritage List by 18 cultural and 11 natural properties. In its number of natural properties inscribed on the List, Russia is on the fourth place among nations, following China, United States, and Australia. 40 Russian protected areas have the status of a World Heritage site, including 13 state nature reserves (zapovednik), 7 state natural national parks, 4 preserves of federal significance, 7 natural parks, 6 preserves of regional significance, 3 natural monuments of regional significance.
At present, the following sites in Russia have World Natural Heritage status:
Curonian Spit National Park was inscribed on the List as a cultural landscape.
Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources proposed that the following natural complexes be included on the Tentative List for the Russian Federation, which presents the properties that Russia may decide to nominate for inscription on the World Heritage List in the future:
The aforementioned sites were selected based on an analysis of their natural significance, which was carried out by scientific and public organizations and approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources. For all territories, executive organs from the corresponding subjects of the Russian Federation sent proposals to Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources about their inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Work is underway to expand Russia's Tentative List of prospective and nominated natural complexes with the addition of sites such as the Volga Delta, Lena Delta, the Green Belt of Fennoscandia, the Kuril Islands, the Great Watershed of Valdai, Western Sayan, Beringia and the Solovki Islands.
Natural properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
|
Properties and their component parts |
Area |
Status |
Virgin Komi Forests |
3.279 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (1995) Criteria - N ii, iii |
1. Pechoro-Ilychsky State Biosphere Reserve |
721 322 |
2. Yugyd Va National Park |
1 891 701 |
3. Buffer zone of the Reserve |
666 000 |
Baikal Lake |
8.8 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (1996) Criteria - N i, ii, iii, iv |
1. Baikalsky State Biosphere Reserve |
165 724 |
2. Barguzinsky State Biosphere Reserve |
374 322 |
3. Baikalo-Lensky State Nature Reserve |
660 000 |
4. Pribaikalsky National Park |
418 000 |
5. Zabaikalsky National Park |
246 000 |
6. Frolikhinsky Federal Nature Preserve |
910 200 |
7. Kabansky Federal Nature Preserve |
18 000 |
8. Tunkinsky National Park (partially) |
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Volcanoes of Kamchatka |
3.996 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (1996). Extended in 2001 Criteria - N i, ii, iii, iv |
1. Kronotsky State Biosphere Reserve |
1 147 619.37 |
2. Bystrinsky Nature Park |
1 368 592 |
3. Nalychevsky Nature Park |
286 025 |
4. Southern Kamchatsky Nature Park |
500 511 |
5. Southern Kamchatsky Federal Nature Preserve |
322 000 |
6. Kluchevskoy Nature Park |
371 022 |
Golden Mountains of Altai |
1.509 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (1998) Criteria - N iv |
1. Altaisky State Biosphere Reserve |
881 238 |
2. Katunsky State Biosphere Reserve |
150 079 |
3. Belukha Mount Nature Park |
131 337 |
4. Ukok Nature Park |
252 904 |
5. Teletskoye Lake Protected Area |
93 753 |
Western Caucasus |
0.301 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (1999) Criteria - N ii, iv |
1. Caucasian State Biosphere Reserve and its buffer zone |
288 200 |
2. Bolshoi Tkhach Nature Park |
3 700 |
3. Upper reaches of Pshekha and Pshekhashkha rivers Natural monument |
5 776 |
4. Upper reaches of Tsitsa river Natural monument |
1 913 |
5. Buiniy Ridge Natural monument |
1 480 |
Curonian Spit (in cooperation with Lithuania) |
0.031 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (2000) Criteria - C v |
1. Curonian Spit National Park (Russia) |
6 600 |
2. Kursiu Nerija National Park (Lithuania) |
24 600 |
Central Sikhote-Alin |
1.567 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (2001). Extended in 2018 Criteria - N iv |
1. Sikhote-Alinsky Sate Biosphere Reserve |
401 600 |
2. Bikin National Park |
1 160 469 |
3. Goralovy Federal Nature Preserve |
4 749 |
Uvs Nuur Basin (in cooperation with Mongolia) |
0.883 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (2003) Criteria - N ii, iv |
1. Ubsunur Hollow State Biosphere Reserve (Russia) |
73 529 |
2. Uvs Nuur Biosphere Reserve (Mongolia) |
810 233,5 |
Wrangel Island |
2.226 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (2004) Criteria - N ii, iv |
Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve |
Putorana Plateau |
1.887 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (2010) Criteria - vii, ix |
Putoransky State Nature Reserve |
Lena Pillars |
1.387 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (2012) Criteria - viii |
Lena Pillars Nature Park in the Republic of Sakha |
Landscapes of Dauria(in cooperation with Mongolia) |
0,913 million ha |
Inscribed on the World Heritage List (2017) Criteria - ix, x |
1. Daursky State Nature Biosphere Reserve |
49 765 |
2. Buffer zone of Daursky State Nature Biosphere Reserve |
117 690 |
3. Federal Nature Preserve "The Valley of Dzeren" |
111 568 |
Common area in Russia: |
279 023 |
4. Strictly Protected Area "Mongol Daguur" |
110 377 |
5. Buffer zone of Strictly Protected Area "Mongol Daguur" |
477 064 |
6. Ugtam Nature Preserve |
46 160 |
Common area in Mongolia: |
633 601 |
Natural properties inscribed on the Tentative List
|
Properties and their component parts |
Area |
Status |
Magadansky Reserve |
0.884 million ha |
Included on the Tentative List of the Russian Federation (07.02.2005) Nomination file prepared |
Magadansky State Nature Reserve |
Commander Islands |
3.649 million ha |
Included on the Tentative List of the Russian Federation (07.02.2005) Nomination file prepared |
Komandorsky State Nature Reserve |
Great Vasyugan Mire |
0.4 million ha |
Included on the Tentative List of the Russian Federation (06.03.2007) |
Vasyugansky State Complex Nature Preserve |
Krasnoyarsk Pillars |
0.047 million ha |
Included on the Tentative List of the Russian Federation (06.03.2007) |
Stolby State Nature Reserve |
Ilmensky Mountains |
0.034 million ha |
Included on the Tentative List of the Russian Federation (11.08.2008)
Nomination file prepared
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Ilmensky State Nature Reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Bashkir Ural |
0.045 million ha |
Included on the Tentative List of the Russian Federation (30.01.2012) |
Potential Natural properties for inscription on Tentative List
|
Properties and their component parts |
Area |
Status |
Beringia |
2.911 million ha |
Recommended by IUCN for inscription on the List |
1. Beringia National Park (Russia) |
1 819 154 ha |
2. Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (USA) |
1 091 595 ha |
Volga Delta |
0.068 million ha |
Recommended by IUCN for inscription on the List (Criteria: N iv) Nomination file prepared |
Astrakhansky State Biosphere Nature Reserve |
Lena Delta |
1.433 million ha |
Recommended by IUCN for inscription on the List (Criteria: N iv) Nomination file prepared |
Ust-Lensky State Nature Reserve |
Kuril Islands |
0.295 million ha |
Nomination file prepared |
1. Kurilsky State Nature Reserve and its buffer zone |
65 365 and 41 475 |
2. The Smaller Kurils Federal Nature Preserve |
45 000 |
3. Urup Island Regional Reserve |
143 000 |
Green Belt of Fennoscandia (in cooperation with Finland and Norway) |
0.541 million ha |
Russian part of nomination file prepared |
1. Laplandsky State Biosphere Reserve |
278 436 |
2. Kostomukshsky State Nature Reserve |
47 457 |
3. Pasvik State Nature Reserve |
14 727 |
4. Paanaiarvi National Park |
104 354 |
5. Kalevalsky National Park |
95 886 |
Valdai - the Great Watershed |
0.183 million ha |
Nomination file prepared |
1. Valdaisky National Park |
158 500 |
2. Tsentralno-Lesnoy State Biosphere Nature Reserve |
24 447 |
Natural properties submitted but not inscribed
|
Properties and their component parts |
Area |
Status |
Vodlozero National Park |
0.58 million ha |
Nomination submitted but not inscribed (1998) |
1. Vodlozersky National Park |
404 700 |
2. Kozhozersky Regional Nature Preserve |
178 600 |
Bashkirian Urals |
0.2 million ha |
Nomination submitted but not inscribed (1998) |
1. Shulgan-Tash State Biosphere Reserve |
22 531 |
2. Bashkirsky State Nature Reserve |
49 609 |
3. Bachkiria National Park (Strict Protected Area) |
32 740 |
4. Altyn-Solok Regional Nature Preserve |
93 580 |
Extension of "Western Caucasus" Site |
0.085 million ha |
Nomination submitted but not inscribed (2004) |
Teberdinsky State biosphere Reserve |
Russia is indisputably rich in unique natural complexes, which are, very importantly, undisturbed by human activities. According to the approximate estimates of scientists, Russia has close to twenty territories that are worthy of natural World Heritage status. The most prospective sites were identified as part of a joint project on boreal forests, which was implemented by UNESCO and The World Conservation Union (IUCN).
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