Virgin Komi Forests, Russia

The Virgin Komi Forests were the first UNESCO World Heritage Site declared in Russia. Added to the World heritage List back in 1995, the Virgin Komi Forests is one of the largest virgin boreal forests still surviving in Europe. For more than 50 years the plant-life, rivers, lakes and peat bogs of the area have been carefully studied and provide insight into the natural process which affect taiga biodiversity.

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