Planet Earth is a bottomless treasury, who gave the person with indispensable wealth and allowed to take advantage of its benefits to create comfortable living conditions. Therefore, the formation of society and its evolution always occurred in cooperation with nature. Visual confirmation of this cultural and historical and natural memos listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Madain Salich complex, Saudi Arabia
In the northern part of Saudi Arabia there is a unique complex Madain Salich. It includes more than 100 burials dating from the 1st century to our and 1 century of our era, amazing hydraulic structures, previously served by the residents of the Hearing - ancient city, which became the center of caravan trade.
The cliffs of the complex discovered more than 50 inscriptions, the appearance of which belongs to the Donya period. In 2008, the amazing complex Madain Salih replenished the Treasury of UNESCO.
Grota Longmen, China
Dragons of the Gate or Grotto Longmen are located in one of the picturesque Chinese provinces, near Loyang. An amazing ensemble consisting of beautiful temples and ancient caves, until 494 was the residence of the rulers of China, which represented the Wei Dynasty.
After the transfer of the residence to the new city, Buddhist monks settled among the caves and temples. Relief drawings and all sorts of sculptures adorning the stone ensemble is the work of artisans who lived in the vicinity of the grotto.
2300 amazing caves, about 80 mausoleums, more than 100,000 Buddhist paintings, a huge statue of the majestic Buddha, guarding the entrance to Fenxyanse cave, more than 2,500 inscriptions that decorate the rocks along the Izsui River - these precious memos of the ancient Chinese culture, which constitute a single complex, were made On the Heritage List of UNESCO. 
Temple Bayon, Cambodia
Among the picturesque nature of Nature, Angor Tom preserved an amazing temple complex Bayon, erected in the 7th century of our era in honor of Jayavarman. Ancient architectural design includes three levels of stone structures surrounded by three monumental walls.
The temple complex is decorated with huge stone faces and drawings, reflecting the life and life of Khmer.
In addition to the Church of Bayon, in the territory of the Angkor region there are still over thousands of unique temples, representing different epochs and levels of civilization. Every year, millions of inquisitive tourists come here to first see unique memos of an ancient religious architecture.
Many of them lived to this day in a dilapidated condition, some were restored, and some remained the pile of stones, silently resting among endless fields in the middle of rice.
Stonehend, United Kingdom
The overall stone design - Stonehend is located among the luxurious nature of the Salisbury Plain, on the territory of Wilsher's County in the UK. 150 stones placed in a certain sequence are of great interest for scientists and ordinary tourists coming here to look at the amazing creation of a person created in 3000 BC.
Under the influence of time and natural phenomena, the unique monument of antiquity began to collapse, so now it is protected with special care. If another half a century ago, tourists could even climb huge structures, then since 1977 they can only look at them. To touch the stones, a special permit is required during the year based on a personal request.
The Heritage List of UNESCO Stonehend hit in 1986.
Lonely George, Ecuador
The only giant turtle representing this type of mammals lives in the territory of the National Park located in Ecuador. The unique animal was found in 1927 on the island of Pinta, located in the northern part of the archipelago, and is named after the famous actor George Gobel.
The most famous bachelor is in the very prime of his forces, according to the calculations of scientists for about 90 years. It's time to start offspring. George had already found a female having a genetic similarity with the pharietic "Groom", so there is every reason to believe that the genus of giant turtles will continue.
Summer Palace, China
Among the fabulously beautiful landscapes of the Imperial Garden in Beijing in 1750, the magnificent summer palace was built, which still keeps the memory of the royal sex inhabited in his walls.
In 1860, a unique architectural masterpiece was destroyed, and more than 20 years later - restored.
In 1998, the Summer Palace added a list of UNESO World Treasury
Statue of Liberty, America
The symbol of the United States of America, the Statue of Liberty, is located in one of the largest megalopolises of the country and the world - New York. This is a symbolic gift, presented by the French, in honor of the century of the anniversary of the American revolution.
"Lady Liberty" personifies the celebration of democracy, the freedom of spirit and is a kind of reminder of the difficult period of the struggle of Americans for their rights.
1984 "Lady Liberty" replenished the Heritage List of UNESCO.
Iguazu National Park, Argentina
On the territory of the picturesque province of Misones, the majestic monument of the Argentinean nature is located - Iguazu National Park, which in 1984 was recognized as a unique heritage of UNESCO.
In addition to the species manifold of birds and luxury of excellent exotic vegetation, the park is notable for the incredible amount of waterfalls focused by the Iguazu River. The number of drop-down flows (from 150 to 250 waterfalls) depends on the water level in the river from which they originate.
The territory of the park is an oasis in the center of civilization, which preserved a huge number of disappearing representatives of flora and fauna. The paradise corner of the earth filled with color flavors of flowers, crystal ringing of water and the fun singing of the birds, annually attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world, thirsting to see the wealth of the Argentine region.
Kinderdike, Netherlands
On the colorful banks of the channels located near the Rotterdam, the strings of huge windmills worked out for several decades ago.
Over thousands of historical structures called in Kinderdike, in honor of the village, in which they are located, replenished the bottomless treasury of UNESCO.
Glacier Perito-Moreno, Argentina
Decoration of embossed landscapes Nationally Los Glasaires Park, located in the picturesque province of Santa Cruz, is a huge glacier with the milled name of Perito Moreno. In size, he is inferior only to the glaciers of Antarctica and Greenland.
An amazing masterpiece created by nature became not only a decoration of the Argentine Patagonia, he replenished the UNESCO World Treasury. A talented creator gave the glacier an amazing architectural form, parts of which are modified under the influence of water flows.
The fact is that from time to time the glacier reaches Lake Argentino and shifts on the opposite coast, thereby forming a massive dam and sharing the water surface into two parts. This leads to a significant increase in water level in the southern part of the lake.
Cubometer of ice fluid pressure on the walls of the glacier, breaking the birching barrier. A similar action is a fascinating spectacle and sometimes occurs once a year, and sometimes once every ten years.
Bahaji Terraced Gardens, Israel
In the north of Israel, there is a picturesque town of Haifa, the territory of which is renounced unique terraced gardens, created many years ago.
In the luxury of amazing vegetation, the beautiful tomb of Boba is drowning - the founder of the popular religious direction of Bahai.
The majestic symbol of the interaction of nature and man in 2008 was on the list of UNESCO's unique heritages.
Vatican
The Vatican is a tiny state located on the territory of Rome, is the World Court of Christianity. Here is the papal throne and many unique architectural monuments, the main of which is the majestic Square of St. Peter, built in 1667 on the project of Architect Bernini.
Two monumental symmetric hemispheres are connected near the Basilica of St. Peter, forming a large-scale area where believers are collected to hear and see the base.
Residents of a small state carefully keep the historical and cultural heritage of previous generations, part of which was the unique architecture of the country, and valuable works of art that saved behind the walls of the sacred basilica.
In 1984, the Vatican fell into the UNESCO lists.
Peter, Israel
The ancient city of Peter is located in Canyon Sik, leading to the Arava Valley. Residential residential neighboring residential neighborings rise at an altitude of about 900 meters above sea level and are small caves connected by narrow paths.
Here, in the territory of modern Jordan, where Petra is located, ancient crypts are preserved, amazing temples, erected many centuries ago.
The amazing city of Peter is rightly listed as a heritage of UNESCO, a coma of that, since 2007 he was called another "miracle of the world."
Big Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Australia
A large barrier reef is a unique system consisting of 3,000 separately arranged coral reefs and more than 900 picturesque islands. It runs in the waters of the Coral Sea and annually attracts millions of divers, thirsting to see an amazing masterpiece created by tiny microorganisms.
Over 2,500 kilometers of fabulous flora and amazing underwater fauna are the largest coral reef on the planet, which can be seen even from space.
In 1981, a large barrier reef replenished the treasury of UNESCO, and earlier he was assigned the status of a "miracle of the world."
Belovezhskaya Forest, Belarus
Belovezhskaya Pushcha is one of the most famous Europe's reserves and the largest National Park of Belarus. In 1993, he received the status of a biosphere reserve, and a year earlier entered the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A picturesque environmental object is located on the territory of the Brest and Grodno regions, the Polish-Belarusian border passes through it.
In the picturesque landscapes of amazing areas, excellent conditions have been created for the habitat of many animal species, among which are listed in the Red Book of Belarus.
In dense thickets of relict forests, once covered the whole territory of Europe, you can meet their powerful owner - bison, look at tourists from different parts of the globe go.
Frame drawings in Altea, Norway
Another cultural and historical heritage of UNESCO - rock paintings found in the north of Norway in the city of Alta. Thanks to this find, it became known about the settlements of the ancient people here during the iron and stone centuries. Skatal painting displays the life structure living in coastal zones and on the mainland of the people, their beliefs, traditions and rituals.
More than 5,000 unique images are dating 4,200 to 500 to our era and prove that the northern sections of the Earth were previously populated.
For the first time about amazing drawings, they spoke in 1960, it was then the first petroglyphs were found. In the course of further excavations, one of the largest archaeological sites of Yemmylehuhuhuhu, in whose territory the Alti Museum was substantiated, open to visiting tourists.
Wooden Church of Urnes, Norway
Among the greatness of the silent mountains, on a picturesque Sognefjord, the outlines of the Wooden Church of the Urnes, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. An amazing wooden architecture masterpiece was built three times in the same place. The church reached this day, erected in 1150 for one of the revered and very influential families.
The masters worked on the construction of the temple were able to transmit the magnificence of the architecture of that time and restore the decorative details present at the previously destroyed church.
Durable wood prepared for the construction of the temple in 1130, was able to resist the effects of time and the impact of elements. Therefore, the unique church of Urnes and today admires everyone who, who, at least once, was lucky enough to visit the Royal Sognefjord.
Arc Struve
A unique geodetic structure, called a strengthen arc, is a network with reference points, marked on the ground through stone cubes, iron crosses made in the rocks of recesses.
Arc Struve was used to establish the size of the Earth and determining its form. For 40 years of existence, the amazing geodesic design has undergone changes, and today it passes through the territory of Belarus, Norway, Lithuania, Moldova, Latvia, Ukraine, Finland, Russia, Sweden. The total length of the network on which triangulation items are located is 2820 kilometers.
34 reference points of the arc, named after one of its creators of Vasily Yakovlevich Struve, is now brought to the UNESCO World Treasury.
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra - the Great Christian shrine located on the right bank of the powerful Dnieper. Based in the 9th century, the monastery for all the time of its existence has undergone a lot of changes. Today, the unique memo of ancient architecture reverenely admires the true believers, and ordinary tourists coming down from all over the earth to admire the gold-headed temple.
The "Pecherskaya" laurel received its name thanks to the caves located on its territory, in which the first monks of the recluses lived.
From the day of its foundation, the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra became the spiritual and cultural stronghold of Kievan Rus, and the glory thundered to her far beyond the state.
Basilica of the Nativity of Christ and Palomnikov trails, Palestine
A few kilometers from Jerusalem is built in 339 of our era of the church of the Nativity of Christ. The place for the base of the Basilica was not randomly chosen, it is believed that Jesus Christ appeared on the world.
In the 6th century of our era, the church survived a fire, after which it was restored. Only mosaic floors remained from the initial structure.
In 2012, the Basilica of the Nativity of Christ, along with pilgrim trails, bell tower, magnificent terraced gardens was introduced into the list of UNESCO heritage facilities.
Cockada National Park, Australia
Cockada National Park is a unique combination of luxurious plains and picturesque plateaus, swampy terrain, covered by emerald thickets of exotic plants, and disseminating the expanses of the park of rivers filled with life.
On the territory of the park you can see hundreds of rare species of plants and on the verge of animal extinction. The amazing natural complex is located in the north of Australia, where the tribes of the ancient settlers lived 40 thousand years ago. This is evidenced by rock painting found during the archaeological excavation. Figures reflect the lifeguard of prehistoric society, whose members have been manufactured by hunting and engaged in collecting.
Today, the Kakada Park is an archaeological and natural reserve, in 1981 introduced into the list of UNESCO objects.
Rain Forests of the Eastern Coast of Australia
In the eastern part of Australia, along the dizzying cliffs of a large waterproof ridge, the mysterious rain forests spread out, in 1994, which became one of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
This is a unique zone that includes several luxurious parks and amazing reservations, has a tremendous value for modern science. After all, there are geological important objects on its territory, such as craters of extinct volcanoes, and thick thickets of rain forests have become a house for endemic species representing local fauna.
Wet tropics Queensland, Australia
450 kilometers of wet rainforests run along the northeastern shore of Australia. Thick, often impassable, thickets became the habitat of funny sowing animals, exotic patriot birds and the rarest representatives of the richest Australian flora and no less diverse fauna.
In 1988, wet tropical forests replenished the treasury of the UNESCO World Organization.
Fraser Island
Fraser Island, the length of which is more than 120 kilometers, is the largest sandy island on the planet. Its embossed surface is covered with wet high forests, and the golden bends of the dunes are cut by blue-eyed with "hanging" lakes filled with fresh water.
In 1992, this amazing natural complex was introduced to the UNESCO Treasury.
Shark Bay, Western Australia
Shark Bay and the island adjacent to him - a fabulously beautiful place, known thanks to phenomenal gifts, presented by nature itself. First, in the waters of the coast, over 10 thousand parties dongona live (the largest population of these animals in the world).
Secondly, in coastal waters you can see the huge algae plantations, weave more than 480 thousand kilometers of the seabed.
Thirdly, the surroundings of the bay decorate rounded limestones - stromatolites. By their appearance, they are obliged to the colonies of algae, leading active livelihoods under water.
Fourth, several types of rare mammals live on the territory of the bay. In the aggregate, all factors stopped the bay into a natural treasury, in 1991, replenished Lists of UNESCO.
Macquari Island
In the endless subnutrctic waters, between the two continents of Antarctic and Australia, the tiny island of McKori was lost. The picturesque block of the earth with a length of only 34 kilometers appeared after the collision of the Pacific lithospheric slab with Indo-Avstroalian.
As a result of a strong collision on the embossed surface, unique basalt rocks were papal, stored at a depth of over 6 kilometers in the land mantle. In 1997, McKorory Island replenished the rich Treasury of UNESCO.
Sydney Opera House, Australia
Over the azure waters of the Sydney Gulf rise the snow-white design, resembling a sailboat filled with winds, ready to go to swimming - this is the Sydney Opera House. In the "sinks located on a solid base" is a superbly decorated room and a wonderful restaurant.
The building erected in 1973 took its place among UNESCO sites (in 2007) and became the most grandiose architectural building of modernity.
Over the realization of an amazing project worked a talented architect Yorn Uton. By changing the traditions of urban development by the traditions of urban planning, he created a unique sculptural masterpiece, harmoniously complementing the picturesque landscapes of the Pacific coast.
Cutting settlements, Australia
Of the thousands of camps created by the British Empire in Austria (18-19 centuries), eleven, located on the island of Norfolk, Tasmania, around Sydney, in 2010 were added to the lists of UNESCO objects.
Prisons were intended for the content of hundreds of thousands of convicts by British justice. These were both men, women, and even children.
Each correctional institution had its own specifics and a methodology for re-education of criminals.
This unique object is valuable as a reminder of the largest expansion of European states implemented by deportation and placement on the territory of the colonies of convicted criminals.
Leon Cathedral, Nicaragua
The Lensky Cathedral, erected at the beginning of the 19th century, personifies the transitional period in the architecture, when more progressive neoclassical trends came to replace the traditions of Baroque. The design of the exterior and interior clearly viewed the features of eclecticism, with characteristic style with a sophisticated luxury and abundance of decorative details, harmoniously connecting into a single ensemble.
Gorgeous stained glass windows, rich ornaments, the use of works of picturesque art (paintings by Antonio Sarria, on whom the hard way is depicted on Calvary) - All this gives the Cathedral of a special color, transmitting the atmosphere of a difficult era.
The monumental design of the temple was created by the project developed by the Guatemalan architect of Diego José de Presz Eskivel.
Since 2011, the Leon Cathedral is part of the UNESCO Treasury.
City Island Mozambique
The colorful town of Mozambique, founded in the 16th century, is located on the territory of the same name, once played an important role in the development of Portugal trade relations with India.
A tiny town, surrounded by an endless stroke of emerald water, framed by the edge of the magnificent sandy shore, is immersed in the luxury of exotic plants, many of which are of particular value for science.
But not only the picturesque landscapes of the island are noteworthy, the local architecture is of particular interest for tourists and researchers. Despicated structures in the Unified Style are erected from the Makuta stone and decorated with construction traditions laid down in the 16th century.
In 1991, the amazing city-Mazambic island was added to the list of UNESCO objects.
Dobypanian city of Teotiuacan
Theotiuskan is a sacred city (previously considered the birthplace of the gods), was founded in the 1stoletology of our era, and it was completed only by the end of the 7th century. The location (50 kilometers from Mexico City) and a high level of cultural development made it one of the most influential cities of Central America.
Remarkable architecture of Teotiusukan, especially large-scale monuments, temples and unique pyramids of the moon and the sun designed taking into account the principles of geometry.
Since 1987, the Dovespansky City of Teotiusan decorates the UNESCO treasury.
Xian Kaan Biosphere Reserve
The east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula is decorated with a picturesque biosphere reserve with the symbolic name Sian-Kaan. This is an amazing natural complex created from rainforest, mangrove thickets, impassable marshes and coral reefs that have become a house for residents of a nearby water area.
The local flora is amazing and diverse and the fauna of the reserve is not less rich. More than 300 species of richer birds enliven their singing thick thickets of forests, and hydrogeological conditions contribute to the predominance of ground vertebrates typical of such a region.
The picturesque biosphere reserve Sian-Kaan in 1987 replenished the UNESCO treasury.
The historic city of Meknes, Morocco
Founded in the 9th century, our era, a military settlement over time, bloomed and turned into a picturesque city of Macnes. When the Board of Sultan, Mulai-Ismail Mennes became the capital of the Moroccan state, and the architecture of the city acquired a clearly pronounced Spanish-Moorish flavor.
Majestic towers, powerful walls, a huge gate remained to this day, carefully keeps the memory of the forces of the prosperity of Meknes.
Since 1996, the historic city has been submitted to the list of UNESCO memos.
Atoll Bikini
Until 1946, the Bikini Atoll could be bolded to call the paradise on Earth. Beautiful nature, good-natured population, crystal clear waters of the Pacific Ocean. But the beginning of the "Cold War" laid an end to the adopted existence of local residents. In 1946 they were moved from their native island, and the picturesque landscapes and the water area became a test landfill for American nuclear weapons.
For 12 years, over 60 nuclear explosions thundered at the atoll, here the first hydrogen bomb was tested, thereby inflicting irreparable damage of geology and nature of the island. The level of radiation in this place is such that nothing alive will endure such irradiation.
Silent witnesses of regrettable events were sunken during the tests of ships, as well as a huge crater left after the explosion of a nuclear bomb.
Bikini Atoll, as a terrifying symbol of the nuclear age, in 2010 entered into the UNESCO Heritage List.
Malawi Lake National Park
The south side of the picturesque lake Malawi turned into a unique national park, in whose waters there are a lot of interesting representatives of underwater fauna.
A deep-water lake with purest water sheltered dozens of types of endemic fish, and his ichthyofaun is of great interest in scientists studying evolutionary processes on Earth.
A unique lake in 1984 replenished the UNESCO treasury.
Vintage Quarters and Strengthening of the city of Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a fortress city, in different periods, which was part of the Roman Empire, Prussia, Spain, France. Turning to possession of one state to another, the city has become more and more strengthened, with time turning into the most protected fortress in Europe.
So it was until 1867, after strengthening destroyed. Today, the former relics of the Architecture of the Military Epoch resemble the dilapidated residues of the fortress and stone buildings.
An old city with its quarters and fortifications in 1994 is included in the lists of UNESCO objects.
Curonian Cos
Curonian Spit is a sandy peninsula with a length of 98 kilometers. The width of the unique strip on different sites is from 400 meters to 4 kilometers.
The picturesque landscapes of the peninsula are actively mastered by a person since ancient times. Today there is a struggle for the preservation of a unique natural masterpiece exposed to winds and the sea. To reduce the negative impact of natural factors, work is underway to strengthen forest stocks and sand dunes.
In 2000, the Curonian Spit replenished the Heritage List of UNESCO.
Los Catios National Park, Colombia
At 72 thousand hectares of the picturesque Columbian land spread the National Park of Los Katios, in 1994, which replenished the Treasury of UNESCO.
Relief landscapes of colorful land are covered with dense forests, wet plains, from time to time passing in low holly.
The territory of the park has become a house for a huge number of amazing animals, including rare representatives of local fauna.
System of lakes in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya
Shallow Lakes of the Great Rift Valley (Nakuru, Elementitis and Bogodi) is a unique nature reserve, in which the incredible variety of feathered inhabit, among them over 12 extinct species. Survive birds can only be within the safe rift valley safe for them.
The emerald smooth lakes surround the luxurious landscapes covered with emerald thickets of forests that have become a house for a huge number of animals (black rhino, funny giraff of Rothschild, a powerful lion, a population of wild dogs and leopards).
Rift valley - a place where the chicks of pelicans appear on the light and the colorful flocks of beautiful flamingos are walking in shallow water. This fascinating spectacle every year attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists who thirs of their own eyes to see the amazing beauty of the Great Rift Valley and the Lakes Systems, in 2011, entered into the list of UNESCO objects.
About UNESCO World Heritage
The Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted at the XVII session of the UNESCO General Conference on November 16, 1972 and entered into force on December 17, 1975. The main goal is to attract the world community forces to preserve the unique objects of culture and nature. In 1975, the Convention ratified 21 States, for 42 years of its existence, another 172 states joined them, and by mid-2017 the total number of States Parties to the Convention reached 193. In terms of the number of States Parties, the World Heritage Protection Convention among other international programs of UNESCO Representative. To improve the effectiveness of the work of the Convention in 1976, the Committee and the World Heritage Foundation were formed.
The first cultural and natural objects were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List two years after the formation of the program. Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), National Parks "Yellowstone" (USA), Shanni (Canada) and Simen (Ethiopia) received from natural territories. Over the past years, the list has become highly representative of both the planet represented by the regions and in the number of objects: by mid-2017, it included 206 natural, 832 cultural and 35 mixed natural and cultural facilities in 167 countries of the world. Italy, Spain, Germany and France and China (more than 30 each), in the United States, Australia, China, Russia and Canada are the largest number of cultural facilities in the list (more than 30 each), and Canada (more than 10 facilities each). Under the protection of the Convention, such world-famous monuments of nature, as a large barrier reef, Hawaiian and Galapagos Islands, Grand Canyon, Kilimanjaro Mountain, Lake Baikal.
Of course, to be in the same row with the generally accepted world pearls of nature and culture for any object honor and prestigious, but at the same time, this is a great responsibility. To obtain the World Heritage status, the object must be an outstanding universal value, to undergo a thorough expert assessment and satisfy, at least one of the 10 selection criteria. At the same time, the nominated natural object must match at least one of the following four criteria:
(Vii) include unique natural phenomena or territory of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic value;
(Viii) to represent outstanding examples of the main stages of the history of the Earth, including traces of ancient life, serious geological processes that continue to occur in the development of the forms of the earth's surface, significant geomorphological or physical and geographical features of the relief;
(Ix) Representing outstanding examples of important and currently environmental and biological processes in the evolution and development of earthly, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals;
(X) Include natural ranges of great importance to preserve biological diversity in them, including the range of disappearing species representing the outstanding world heritage from the point of view of science or conservation of nature.
Protection, management, authenticity and integrity of the object are also important factors that are taken into account when applied before on-inclusive.
The status of the object of the World Natural Heritage provides additional guarantees of the safety and integrity of unique natural complexes, increases the prestige of the territories, promotes the popularization of objects and the development of alternative types of environmental management, provides priority in attracting financial resources.
Project "World Heritage"
In 1994, Greenpeace Russia began working on the project "World Heritage", aimed at identifying and protecting unique natural complexes, which threatens a serious negative impact of human activity. Giving the natural territories of the highest international environmental status for an additional guarantee of their safety is the main purpose of the work performed by Greenpeace.
The first attempts to include Russian protected natural areas The UNESCO World Heritage List was taken in the early 1990s. In 1994, the All-Russian Meeting "The modern problems of creating a system of objects of the World and Russian Natural Heritage", which contains a list of promising territories. At the same time, in 1994, the Greenpeace Russia experts prepared the necessary documents for the inclusion of the UNESCO of the Natural Complex, which was called "Komi's virgin forests." In December 1995, he was the first in Russia the status of the object of the World Natural Heritage.
At the end of 1996, "Lake Baikal" and "Volcano Kamchatka" were included in the list. In 1998, another Russian natural complex was included in the list - the Golden Altai Mountains, "in 1999 it was decided to include the fifth Russian natural object -" West Caucasus ". At the end of 2000, the "Curonian Spit" became the first international facility in Russia (together with Lithuania), which received the status of a World Heritage Property on the Cultural Landscape criterion. Later on UNESCO's list included "Central Sikhote-Alin" (2001), the "Uncenur" pool (2003, together with Mongolia), "Natural Reserve" Wrangel Island "(2004), Plateau Pouotnian (2010) , "Lensky Poles Natural Park (2012) and" Dauria Landscapes "(2017, together with Mongolia).
The nomination for consideration by the World Heritage Committee should be first included in the national prior list. Currently, it has such natural complexes as "Commander Islands", "Magadan Reserve", "Krasnoyarsk Pillars", "Big Vasyugan Boloto", "Ilmen Mountains", "Bashkir Ural", "Tengested Kenozerier", "Range "And" Valley of the Bikin River ". Work is underway to expand the territory of the Golden Mountains of Altai (due to the inclusion of neighboring territories of China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan). There are negotiations with Finland and Norway about the joint nomination "Green Belt of Fennoscandia".
Russia is definitely rich in unique, not affected economic activities with natural complexes. For approximate estimates, in our country there are more than 20 territories worthy of the status of the object of the World Natural Heritage. Among the promising territories, the following natural complexes can be noted: "Kuril Islands", "Delta Lena", "Delta Volga".
Russian cultural facilities included in the UNESCO World Heritage List includes such recognized historical monuments of history and architecture as the historic center of St. Petersburg, the Kremlin and Red Square, Kizhi, Solovetsky, Ferapontov and Novodevichy Monasteries, Trinity-Sergiyev Lava, the Church of Ascension in Kolomensky , monuments of Veliky Novgorod, Vladimir, Suzdal, Yaroslavl, Kazan, Derbent, Bulgarian and Sviyazhsk, Geodesic arc Struve (together with Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova).
The most important tourist recreational resources, often determining the tourist of the travel route, include unique natural and cultural landscapes, historical and cultural monuments, which are indicated as "natural and cultural heritage" and are declared by many countries by national treasure. Special importance are facilities included by UNESCO in a list of world cultural and natural heritage.
The list of UNESCO World Heritage sites began to be drawn up in 1972, when the Convention on the Protection of Outstanding Cultural and Natural Objects was adopted. This includes archaeological monuments, unique cultural landscapes, historical centers of cities and individual architectural monuments that have become the property of all mankind, monuments that represent an example of the traditional lifestyle, monuments related to teachings and beliefs that have worldwide importance, reserves and national parks.
In early 2010, the list of cultural and natural heritage facilities included 890 objects, incl. 689 cultural, 176 natural and 25 mixed (natural and cultural). In fact, their significantly more (over a thousand), because Some of them include entire complexes and architectural ensembles like Loire Valley castles in or palaces and temples in the historic center of St. Petersburg. UNESCO World Heritage sites are located in 148, the first twenty of which is presented in Table. four.
Table 4.
In the distribution of world cultural and natural heritage sites in parts of the world, there is a clear imbalance: 44% of UNESCO objects fall on Europe, and another 23.5% - to Asia (Table 5). The noted contrast is even more noticeable in the distribution of cultural monuments - 3/4 of the world cultural heritage (50% in Europe and 25% in Asia) was concentrated in Eurasia. This phenomenon is explained by both the Eurocentricity of modern world culture, and the preserved heritage of the ancient civilizations of the East, on the one hand, and the youth of European civilization in America, Australia, and almost not preserved the heritage of the ancient African civilizations, on the other hand.
Table 5.
Leadership on nature monuments in the world holds America, significantly leading Europe in this regard. Due to the natural monuments in the general list of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Africa and Australia are noticeably "tightened".
We also note that in the distribution of UNESCO World Heritage sites on three structural elements of the global economy there is no such disproportion, as in the geography of international tourism. World Heritage Objects are divided into approximately equal proportions between the post-industrial "core", industrial "half-reader" and the agricultural "periphery" (Table 6).
Table 6.
The distribution of UNESCO World Heritage Site on Structural
elements of the global economic hierarchy
However, additional (relative) indicators of the dissemination of recognized UNESCO monuments of nature and culture still indicate greater concentrations in the post-industrial "core". According to the number of UNESCO World Heritage sites per unit of the "kernel" area, almost twice the average currency, and in terms of the number of monuments of nature and culture in proportion to the population is almost three times.
In the thickness of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (i.e., according to their number per unit area), the leading positions in the world occupy small ones, but densely populated countries of Europe:, etc. (Table 7, Fig. 4). In most cases, these countries act as the most famous in Europe and the world of the attraction of foreign tourists.
Table 7.
The first 20 countries and Russia by the number of World Heritage Objects
UNESCO per unit area and in proportion to population
It is quite natural that large on the country area, such as Russia, USA, Brazil, Australia, etc., occupy a sufficiently low position on the thickness of UNESCO World Heritage sites. For this reason, we will offer another relative indicator, which characterizes the placement of monuments of nature and culture in the world: the number of UNESCO World Heritage sites in proportion to the population of states (Table 7, Fig. 5).
Fig. 5. The number of UNESCO World Heritage sites by 10 million lives.
Apparently, a relatively more uniform, compared with the world's world's extensive to this time, the distribution of UNESCO World Heritage sites should already have an increase in the weight of "half-reader" in the tourist industry of the world economy, and in a more remote Perspective - and "Peripherals". Tourism can play in the "half-readeries" and "periphery" role of the locomotive of post-industrial development.
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World Heritage sites included in the UNESCO specialist are tremendous for the entire population of the planet. Unique natural and cultural facilities make it possible to preserve those unique corners of nature and man-made monuments that demonstrate the richness of nature and the possibility of human mind.
As of July 6, 2012, in the World Heritage List - 962 facilities (including 745 cultural, 188 - natural and 29 - mixed), located in 148 countries of the world. Among the objects there are separate architectural structures and ensembles, for example - Acropolis, Cathedrals in Amiens and Chartres, historical centers of cities - Warsaw and St. Petersburg, Moscow Kremlin and Red Square; And the whole cities are found - Brazilia, Venice along with the lagoon and others. There are also archaeological reserves - for example, Delphi; National Parks - Big Barrier Reef Maritime Park, Yellowstone (USA) and others. States in whose territory are located world heritage sites are committed to preserving them.
In this photo specification you will see 29 objects from different parts of our planet, which are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1) Tourists inspect Buddhist sculptures of the Grotto Longmen ("Dragons Gate") near the city of Luoyang in the Chinese province Henan. In this place there are more than 2,300 caves; 110,000 Buddhist images, more than 80 Dagobes (Buddhist Mausoleums), containing Buddha relics, as well as 2,800 climb inscriptions near the Ishui River with a length of a kilometer. For the first time, Buddhism in China was presented in these places during the Board of the Eastern Han Dynasty. CHINA Photos / Getty Images)
2) The Bayon Temple in Cambodia is famous for its numerous giant stone faces. In the Angkor region there are more than 1,000 temples, which range from the inexless piles of bricks and rubble scattered among rice fields, to the magnificent Angkor Wat, which is considered the world's largest uniform religious monument. Many of the temples in Angkore were restored. Every year they are visited by more than a million tourist tourists. (Voishmel / AFP - Getty Images)
3) One of the parts of the archaeological object Al-Hijr is also known as Madain Salih. This complex, located in the northern regions of Saudi Arabia, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on July 6, 2008. The complex includes 111 rock burials (I century BC. E. - I century AD), as well as a system of hydraulic structures dedicated to the ancient Nabatie City Hub, which was the center of caravan trade. There are also about 50 labels in the rocks belonging to the Donya period. (Hassan Ammar / AFP - Getty Images)
4) Waterfalls "Garganta del Diablo" ("Harg of the Devil" are located on the territory of the Iguazu National Park in the Argentine Province of Misons. Depending on the water level in the Iguazu River, there are from 160 to 260 waterfalls, as well as over 2000 plants varieties and 400 Bird species. Iguazu National Park was included in the World Heritage Site in 1984. (Christian Rizzi / AFP - Getty Images)
5) Mysterious Stonehenge Stone Megalithic Construction, consisting of 150 huge stones, and located in the Salisbury Plain in the English County Wiltshire. This ancient monument is believed to be built in 3000 BC. Stonehenge was included by UNESCO in the world heritage list in 1986. MATT CARDY / GETTY IMAGES)
6) Tourists walk away from Bafang Pavilion in the summer palace, the famous classic Imperial Garden in Beijing. The summer palace, built in 1750, was destroyed in 1860 and restored in 1886. It was included in the World Heritage List in 1998. CHINA Photos / Getty Images)
7) Statue of Liberty at sunset in New York. "Lady Liberty", which France presented, is at the entrance to New York Harbor. She was listed in the World Heritage List in 1984. (Seth Wenig / AP)
8) Solitario George (Lone George), the last live giant turtle of this species, born on the island of Pint, lives in Galapagos National Park in Ecuador. She is now approximately 60-90 years old. Galapagos Islands were originally included in the World Heritage List in 1978, but in 2007 were noted as endangered year. Rodrigo Buendia / AFP - Getty Images)
9) People skate on the ice of the canals in the Kinderdike Melnitz Area, entered into the UNESCO World Heritage Site, and located near Rotterdam. The Kinderdike contains the largest collection of historical mills in the Netherlands, in addition, this region is one of the main attractions in South Holland. Registration of the balls of holidays passing here, some flashes this place. (Peter Dejong / AP)
10) View of the Perito-Moreno Glacier located in Los Glasaire National Park, in the south-east of the Argentine Province of Santa Cruz. This place was listed in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in 1981. The glacier is one of the most interesting tourist objects in the Argentine part of the Patagonia and the 3rd largest glacier in the world after Antarctica and Greenland. (Daniel Garcia / AFP - Getty Images)
11) Terraced gardens in the Northern Israeli city of Haifa surround the chip-sawmill of Baba, the founder of the Baha'i faith. There is a World Administrative and Spiritual Center for the religion of Bahai, the number of people professing worldwide is less than six million. This place was announced by the UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 8, 2008. (David Silverman / Getty Images)
12) Aerial photography of St. Peter's Square. According to the World Heritage Website, within this small state there is a unique collection of artistic and architectural masterpieces. The Vatican was included in the World Heritage List in 1984. (Giulio Napolitano / AFP - Getty Images)
13) Colorful underwater scenes of a large barrier reef in Australia. In this prosperous ecosystem, the world's largest collection of coral reefs, including 400 types of corals and 1500 species of fish. Big Barrier Reef was included in the World Heritage List in 1981. (AFP - Getty Images)
14) Camels rest in the ancient city of Peter before the main monument of Jordan, Al-Hazne or the Treasury, presumably representing the Tomb of the Nabatoy king, carved from sandstone. This city, located between the Red and Dead Seas, is at the intersection of paths from Arabia, Egypt, and Phenicia. Peter is included in the World Heritage List in 1985. (Thomas COEX / AFP - Getty Images)
15) The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous and easily recognizable buildings of the world, which is a symbol of Sydney and one of the main attractions of Australia. Sydney Opera House entered the World Heritage Program in 2007. (Torsten Blackwood / AFP - Getty Images)
16) rock paintings made by people of the San tribe in the Dragon Mountains located in the east of South Africa. People of the San tribe live in the Drainsberg area of \u200b\u200bthousands of years, until they were destroyed during the clashes with Zulusi and White settlers. They left behind the incredible rock paintings in the Dragon Mountains, which were introduced by UNESCO in the World Heritage Program in 2000. ALEXANDER JOE / AFP - GETTY IMAGES)
17) General view of the city of Shibam, located in the East in the province of Hadramaut. Shibam is famous for nothing with any comparable architecture, which is included in UNESCO World Heritage Program. All houses are built from clay bricks, approximately 500 houses can be considered a multi-storey, as they have 5-11 floors. Shibam is often called the "oldest city of skyscrapers in the world" or "deserted Manhattan", it is also ancient example of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction. Khaled FAZAA / AFP - Getty Images)
18) Gondolas at the shore of the Big Channel in Venice. Against the backdrop of San George Maggiore's church. Island Venice - Sea Resort, Center for International Tourism of World Value, Venue of international film festivals, artistic and architectural exhibitions. Venice introduced UNESCO to the World Heritage Program in 1987. (AP)
19) Some of the 390 abandoned huge statues from the compressed volcanic ash (MOAI in the language of Rapa Nui) at the foot of the volcano early raracca on Easter Island, 3700 km from Chile's coast. Rapa National Park is included in UNESCO World Heritage Program since 1995. Martin Bernetti / AFP - Getty Images)
20) Visitors go along the Great Wall of the Wall in the Simatai area, northeast of Beijing. This largest architectural monument was built as one of the four major strategic reference points for defense from the invasion of tribes from the north. The Great Wall with a length of 8851.8 km is one of the largest ever completed construction projects. It was included in the World Heritage List in 1987. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP - Getty Images)
21) Temple in Hampi, near the South Indian city of Hospital, north of Bangalore. Hampi is located in the midst of the ruins of Vijayanagara - the former capital of the Vijayanagar Empire. Hampi and her monuments were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986. (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP - GETTY IMAGES)
22) Tibetan pilgrim rotates prayer mills on the territory of the palace Potala in the capital of Tibet Lhasa. Palace Potala is the royal palace and the Buddhist temple complex, which was the main residence of the Dalai Lama. Today, Potala Palace is a museum, actively visited by tourists, remaining the place of pilgrimage of Buddhists and continuing to be used in Buddhist rituals. Due to the enormous cultural, religious, artistic and historical significance, was submitted in 1994 to the UNESCO World Heritage List. (GOH Chai Hin / AFP - Getty Images)
23) Incas-Picchu Inca-Picchu citadel in the Peruvian city of Cusco. Machu-Picchu, especially after the World Heritage Status of UNESCO in 1983, became the center of mass tourism. On the day, the city is visited by 2000 tourists; In order to preserve the UNESCO monument, it requires to reduce the number of tourists a day to 800. (Eitan Abramovich / AFP - Getty Images)
24) Buddhist Pagoda Temperato on Koy's Mountain, in Wakakaya Province, Japan. Mount Koya, located east of Osaka, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. In 819, the Buddhist Monk Kukai, the founder of the Singon School, the branch of Japanese Buddhism, was first settled. EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN / EPA)
25) Tibetan women walk around Bodhnath Stupa in Kathmandu - one of the most ancient and revered Buddhist shrines. On the edges of the crowd of his tower depicted "Buddha's eyes", inlaid by ivory. Valley Kathmandu is a height of about 1300 m - the mountain valley and the historical region of Nepal. There is a lot of Buddhist and Hindu temples from Stupa Bodnath to tiny street altars in the walls of houses. Locals say that 10 million gods live in the Valley of Kathmandu. Valley Kathmandu was included in the World Heritage List in 1979. PAULA BRONSTEIN / GETTY IMAGES)
26) Bird flies over the Taj Mahal - Mausoleum-Mosque, located in the Indian city of Agra. It was built by order of the emperor of the Great Mogolov Shah-Jahan in memory of the wife of Mumtaz-Mahal, deceased during childbirth. Taj Mahal was introduced by UNESCO to the World Heritage List in 1983. The architectural miracle was also called one of the "new seven wonders of the world" in 2007. (TAUSEEF Mustafa / AFP - Getty Images)
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27) Located in the northeastern part of Wales, the 18-kilometer Aqueduct Panthasillte is a feat of civil construction of the industrial revolution, the construction of which was completed in the first years of the 19th century. After more than 200 years after its discovery, it is still used and is one of the most loaded areas of the UK channel network, skipping about 15,000 boats per year. In 2009, the Aqueduct Pantuxilte was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site as "Milestone in the History of Civil Engineering of the Industrial Revolutionary Epoch". This aqueduct is one of the unusual monuments to plumbers and water supply (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)
28) The flose of the moose grazing the meadows of the Yellowstone National Park. Against the background of Mount Holmes, on the left, and the Mount Dome. In the Yellowstone National Park, which occupies almost 900 thousand hectares, there are more than 10 thousand geysers and thermal sources. The park was included in the World Heritage Program in 1978. (KEVORK DJANSEZIAN / AP)
29) Cubans go on an old car on the embankment "Malecon" in Havana. UNESCO made an old Havana and its fortification on the World Heritage List in 1982. Although Havana has expanded, and its population is more than 2 million people, its old center retains an interesting mixture of monuments in the style of baroque and neoclassicism and homogeneous ensembles of private houses with arcades, balconies, wrought iron gates and inner courtyards. (Javier Galeano / AP)
Work is underway to submit to the list of the following natural objects: Delta Volga, Delta Lena, Green belt Fennoscandia, Kurile Islands, Valdai is a great watershed, Western Sayan, Beringia and Solovetsky Islands.
Natural Objects included in the World Heritage List |
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| Area | condition | |
| Virgin forests Komi | 3,279 million hectares | Included in the World Heritage List (1995) Criteria - N II, III |
| 1. State biosphere reserve "Pechoro-Ilychsky" | 721 322 | |
| 2. National Park "Yugyd Va" | 1 891 701 | |
| 3. Safety Zone Reserve | 666 000 | |
| Lake Baikal | 8.8 million hectares | Included in List (1996) Criteria - N I, II, III, IV |
| 1. State biosphere reserve "Baikal" | 165 724 | |
| 2. State Biosphere Reserve "Barguzinsky" | 374 322 | |
| 3. State Nature Reserve "Baikal Lensky" | 660 000 | |
| 4. National Park "Pribaikalsky" | 418 000 | |
| 5. National Park "Zabaykalsky" | 246 000 | |
| 6. Reserve "Frolichinsky" | 910 200 | |
| 7. Reserve "Kaban" | 18 000 | |
| 8. National Park "Tunksky" (partially) | ||
| Volcanoes Kamchatka | 3.996 million hectares | Included in the list (1996). Extended in 2001 Criteria - N I, II, III, IV |
| 1. State biosphere reserve "Kronotsky" | 1 147 619,37 | |
| 2. Natural Park "Bystrinsky" | 1 368 592 | |
| 3. Natural Park "Nalychevsky" | 286 025 | |
| 4. Natural Park "Yuzhno-Kamchatsky" | 500 511 | |
| 5. Request of the federal value "Yuzhno-Kamchatsky" | 322 000 | |
| 6. Natural Park "Klyuchevskaya" | 371 022 | |
| Golden mountains Altai | 1.509 million hectares | Included in List (1998) Criterion - N iv |
| 1. State biosphere reserve "Altai" | 881 238 | |
| 2. State Biosphere Reserve "Katun" | 150 079 | |
| 3. Natural Park "Mount Belukha" | 131 337 | |
| 4. Natural Park "Ukok" | 252 904 | |
| 5. Buffer Zone "Teletsk Lake" | 93 753 | |
| Western Caucasus | 0.301 million ga | Included in List (1999) Criteria - N II, IV |
| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "Caucasian" with a buffer zone | 288 200 | |
| 2. Natural Park "Big Thach" | 3 700 | |
| 3. Monument of Nature "The upper shovel of the Pzhah and Pshashha rivers" | 5 776 | |
| 4. Monument of Nature "The Worthy River Citz" | 1 913 | |
| 5. Monument of Nature "Range Range" | 1 480 | |
| Curonian Cos (together with Lithuania) | 0.031 million hectares | Included in the list (2000) Criterion - C V |
| 1. National Park "Curonian Spit" (Russia) | 6 600 | |
| 2. National Park "Kursiu Nerijos" (Lithuania) | 24 600 | |
| 1,567 million hectares | Included in the list (2001). Expanded in 2018 Criterion - N iv |
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| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "Sikhote-Alinsky" | 401 600 | |
| 2. Bikin National Park | 1 160 469 | |
| 3. Reserve "Malloy" | 4 749 | |
| UBSUNARSKAYA KOTLOVNA (together with Mongolia) | 0.883 million hectares | Included in the list (2003) Criteria - N II, IV |
| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "UBSUNUR KOTLOP" (Russia) | 73 529 | |
| 2. Biosphere Reserve "UVS NUUR" (Mongolia) | 810 233,5 | |
| Wrangel Island | 2,226 million hectares | Included in the list (2004) Criteria - N II, IV |
| State Natural Reserve "" Wrangel Island "" | ||
| Plateau Puratorna | 1.887 million HA | Included in the list (2010) Criteria - VII, IX |
| State Natural Reserve "Pooorator" | ||
| Lena pillars | 1.387 million GA | Included in the list (2012) Criteria - VIII |
| Natural Park of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) "Lensky Pillars" | ||
| Landscapes of Dauria (together with Mongolia) | 0.913 million hectares | Included in the list (2017) Criteria - (IX), (x) |
| 1. State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Daursky" | 49 765 | |
| 2. The security zone of the State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Daursky" | 117 690 | |
| 3. Request of the federal value "Dzerena Valley" | 111 568 | |
| Total area in the Russian Federation: | 279 023 | |
| 4. Strictly protected area "Mongol Daguur" | 110 377 | |
| 5. Buffer area of \u200b\u200bstrictly protected territory "Mongol Daguur" | 477 064 | |
| 6. Natural Reserve "UGTM" | 46 160 | |
| Total area in Mongolia: | 633 601 | |
Natural objects included in the preview |
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| Objects and part territories | Area | condition |
| Valaam archipelago | 0.026 million hectares | Included in the preliminary list of the Russian Federation 15.05.1996 |
| Natural Park "Valaam Archipelago" | ||
| Magadan Reserve | 0.884 million hectares | The nomination is prepared |
| State Natural Reserve "Magadan" | ||
| Commander Islands | 3.649 million hectares | Included in the preliminary list of the Russian Federation 07.02.2005 The nomination is prepared |
| State Nature Reserve "Commander" | ||
| Large Vasyugan swamp | 0.4 million hectares | |
| State Complex Reserve of the Tyumen Region "Vasyugansky" | ||
| Krasnoyarsk pillars | 0.047 million hectares | Included in the preliminary list of the Russian Federation 06.03.2007 |
| State Nature Reserve "Pillars" | ||
| Ilmenie Mountains | 0.034 million g |
Included in the preliminary list of the Russian Federation 11.08.2008 The nomination is prepared |
| State Natural Reserve RAS "Ilmensky" | ||
| Bashkir Ural | 0.045 million hectares | Included in the preliminary list of the Russian Federation on January 30, 2012 |
Natural objects that are promising to include in a preliminary list |
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| Objects and part territories | Area | condition |
| Berinium | 2.911 million hectares | Recommended msop to enable |
| 1. National Park "Beringia" (RF) | 1 819 154 hectares | |
| 2. National Reserve "Bering Land Bridge" (USA) | 1 091 595 hectares | |
| Delta Volga | 0.068 million hectares | Criteria N iv. The nomination is prepared |
| State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Astrakhan" | ||
| Delta Lena | 1,433 million g | The IUCN is recommended for inclusion in the list in accordance with the criterion N iv. The nomination is prepared |
| State Nature Reserve "Ust-Lensky" | ||
| Kurile Islands | 0.295 million hectares | The nomination is prepared |
| 1. State Nature Reserve "Kurilsky" and its buffer zone | 65 365 and 41 475 | |
| 2. Biological reserve "Small Kuriles" | 45 000 | |
| 3. Reserve of the regional value "Isrup Island" | 143 000 | |
| Green belt Fennoscandia (together with Finland and Norway) | 0.541 million hectares | The Russian part of the nomination has been prepared |
| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "Lapland" | 278 436 | |
| 2. State Natural Reserve "Kostomukshsky" | 47 457 | |
| 3. State Natural Reserve "Pasavik" | 14 727 | |
| 4. National Park "Paanairvi" | 104 354 | |
| 5. National Park "Kalevalsky" | 95 886 | |
| Valdai - Great Watershed | 0.183 million hectares | The nomination is prepared |
| 1. National Park "Valdai" | 158 500 | |
| 2. State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Central-Forest" | 24 447 | |
Natural objects not included in the list |
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| Objects and part territories | Area | condition |
| Vodozero National Park | 0.58 million hectares | |
| 1. National Park "Vodlorosorsky" | 404 700 | |
| 2. Reserve "Kozhozersky" | 178 600 | |
| Bashkir Ural | 0.2 million hectares | Not included in the list (1998) |
| 1. State Biosphere Reserve "Schulgan-Tash" | 22 531 | |
| 2. State Natural Reserve "Bashkir" | 49 609 | |
| 3. National Park "Bashkiria" (strictly protected area) | 32 740 | |
| 4. Reserve "Altyn Stalk" | 93 580 | |
| Teberdinsky Reserve (Expansion of the Object "Western Caucasus") | 0.085 million hectares | Not included in the list (2004) |
| State Biosphere Reserve "Teberdinsky" | ||
Russia is definitely rich in unique and, which is very important not affected by economic activities by natural complexes. According to approximate estimates of scientists, in our country there are about 20 territories worthy of the status of the object of the World Natural Heritage. The list of the most promising territories was determined during the Joint UNESCO project and the International Union of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) on Boreal Forests.