Russia - Virgin Komi Forests (re-nomination)

Preparation of a new category “Virgin Komi Forests” (re-nomination) solves two major tasks: 1. Extend the area of the existing World Heritage site due to the increase of the territory of the National Park " Yugyd Va " (an area of over 183 thousand hectares) that is the part of an entire old-growth coniferous forests ecosystem, protected within the National Park "Yugyd Va" New territories, linking and complementing the National Park, act as one of the important elements of ecological frame, designed for protection of a complex of unique ecosystems of the National Park "Yugyd Va" and the Pechora-Ilych State Natural Reserve . 2. Streamlining of borders in the northern part of the existing World Heritage site. Total area of the property to be nominated is 3 473 085 ha, including: ·The Yugvd Va National Park is 2 029 014 ha; ·conservation zone of the Yugvd Va National Park is 228 877 ha; ·The Pechoro-llychsky state natural biosphere reserve is 721 930 ha; ·buffer area of the Pechoro-llychsky state natural biosphere reserve is 493 264 ha. From October 3 to 11, 2010, by the decision of 34 COM 7B.25 of the World Heritage Committee was implemented the Monitoring Mission of the World Heritage Centre and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to the UNESCO World Heritage Site "The Virgin Komi Forests".