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	Virgin Komi Forests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Virgin Komi Forests is a natural UNESCO World Heritage site in the Northern Ural mountains of the Komi Republic, Russia.
		At 32,800 km² it is the largest virgin forest in Europe.
		The Virgin Komi Forests belong to the Ural Mountains taiga ecoregion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Virgin_Komi_Forests (269 words)

	Komi Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Komi Republic (Russian: Респ́ублика Ко́ми; Komi: Коми Республика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic).
		The territory of the republic was most intensely settled in the 19th and in the beginning of the 20th centuries.
		The Komi Republic in its modern form was established on May 26, 1992.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Komi_Republic (632 words)

	RUSSIA'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE
		The Komi Forest is in Russia, on the western slopes of the Ural Mountains.
		Forming Europe's natural eatsern border along the Ural Mountains, the Virgin Komi Forests are the continent's largest unfragmented old-growth forests representing a wide variety of integrated ecosystems ranging from boreal forests in the southern part of the territory to subarctic taiga in the north.
		The herds of reindeer that need the vast forests to graze, the salmon and other small-scale fisheries, the berries, nuts and mushrooms that are collected seasonally, and the hunting of wild hare and various wild forest birds all attest to the necessity of keeping the forests in their present, virgin state.
	ces.iisc.ernet.in /hpg/envis/doc-russia-wh.html (2616 words)

	Virgin Komi Forests info here at en.86of100d.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Virgin Komi Forests 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.
		Mushroom Picking in the Komi Republic (Ð ÐµÑÐ¿ÑÐ±Ð»Ð¸ÐºÐ° ÐÐ¾Ð¼Ð¸) The Komi Republic is known for its extensive forests, including the largest virgin forests remaining in Europe.
		The Virgin Komi Forests harmonize to the Ural Mountains taiga ecoregion.
	en.86of100d.info /Virgin_Komi_Forests (435 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Boreal forest extends from the marshes into the Ural's foothills and predominantly comprises pine Pinus sylvestris and larch Larix sibirica forest, the latter of which is found in higher areas.
		Boreal forest is superseded by subalpine scrub woodlands, meadows, tundras and bear rock areas.
		An experimental farm was established in 1949 to study the the breeding of domesticated elk.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/wh/komi.html (1600 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		At the Eastern borders of Europe, along the Ural Mountains, there are the continents largest unfragmented virgin forests.
		These boreal forests were threatened by clear cutting and oil spoils in 1994.
		The Virgin Komi Forests cover 3.28 million hectares of tundra and mountain tundra in the Urals, as well as one of the most extensive areas of still virgin boreal forest in Europe.
	www.saveamericasforests.org /europages/countries-russia.htm (145 words)

	List of forests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The List of forests is a link page for any forest or woodland anywhere in the world.
		National Forests and state forests in the United States:
		Virgin Komi Forests - the largest forest in Europe
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_forests (84 words)

	Ural Mountains oddd.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		To the north on the eastern side of the Urals is the forested West Siberian Plain which extends nearly to the Arctic Ocean.
		Though over half of Europe's original forests disappeared through the centuries of colonisation, Europe still has over one quarter of the world's forests - spruce forests of Scandinavia, vast pine forests in Russia, chestnut rainforests of the Caucasus and the cork oak forests in the Mediterranean.
		Coniferous forests prevail at higher altitudes up to the forest boundary and as one moves north within Russia and Scandinavia, giving way to tundra as the Arctic is approached.
	venezuela.en.oddd.org /en/Ural+Mountains (7330 words)

	Virgin Komi Forests info here at en.51-of-100.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Virgin Komi Forests is a reasonable UNESCO World Heritage site in the Northern Ural mountains of the Komi Republic, Russia.
		The Virgin Komi Forests fit to the Ural Mountains taiga ecoregion.
		Dominant tree species interpolate Siberian spruce, Siberian fir Siberian larch, while the uttermost obtrusive mammals are the reindeer, the sable, the mink the hare.
	en.51-of-100.info /Virgin_Komi_Forests (370 words)

	THE VIRGIN KOMI FORESTS
		The forests, mountains, wetlands and river valleys that make up the system are a haven for rare species and contain one of Europe's most valuable stores of genetic and biological diversity.
		The Virgin Komi Forests was officially added to the World Heritage List in December 1995.
		Since its listing, the Komi World Heritage site has received commitments of several million dollars in scientific and infrastructure assistance from the Governments of Switzerland and Norway.
	archive.greenpeace.org /forests/russia/wheritkomi.html (283 words)

	Russia's First World Heritage Site
		The forests, mountains, wetlands and river valleys that
		Komi is the first of the series of nominations to be
		are all dependent upon the protection of the forests.
	forests.org /archived_site/today/recent/1995/ruskomi.htm (2323 words)

	Komi Republic
		Komi (Ко́ми) is a constituent republic of Russia in the Northwestern Federal District.
		The Republic's native inhabitants are the Finnic Komi, or Komi-Zyryans.
		3,280,000 hectares of tundra in the Northern Ural mountains are covered by the Virgin Komi Forests, the first natural UNESCO World Heritage site in Russia and the largest expanse of virgin forests in Europe
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/k/ko/komi_republic.html (117 words)

	Russia - Virgin Komi Forests
		The Republic of Komi is an autonomous republic in the north eastern sub-arctic part of Russia.
		Map of the Russian Federation, with the Republic of Komi marked in red.
		Syktyvkar, the capital of the autonomous republic Komi.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-RussiaKomi.htm (357 words)

	Russian Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Western Caucasus, extending over 275,000 ha of the extreme western end of the Caucasus mountains and located 50 km north-east of the Black Sea, is one of the few large mountain areas of Europe that has not experienced significant human impact.
		Its subalpine and alpine pastures have only been grazed by wild animals, and its extensive tracts of undisturbed mountain forests, extending from the lowlands to the subalpine zone, are unique in Europe.
		The Prince Castle in Bogolyubovo (Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and Staircase Tower of the Palace of Andrei Bogolyubsky)
	www.twobeds.com /nasa/herrminator/html/Russian_Federation.html (2795 words)

	The Virgin Komi Forests
		"The Komi Virgin Forests" is the first Russian natural site that has been inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List.
		The Komi Forest is a real treasury of taiga.
		This area is the home of more than 40 mammal species, 204 bird species (including such Russian Red Data Book birds as erne and fish hawk) and 16 fish species, the most valuable of which are ice period relicts Lake Char and Arctic grayling.
	www.nhpfund.ru /en/nominations/komi.html (138 words)

	Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The first site — the Virgin Komi Forests — was inscribed into the List of World Heritage in December 1995.
		In the last four years, three more areas were added to the list: the Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Lake Baikal, and the Golden Mountains of Altai.
		Several other sites have been nominated, such as the forests, mires and lake systems of the Vodlozero National Park and, in co-operation with Lithuania, the Curonian Spit.
	www.unrussia.ru /eng/NewsletterJunPage7.htm (1816 words)

	World Heritage Sites in the Russian Federation
		The famous icon "The Trinity" by Andrei Rublev is housed at the Lavra.
		The National Park Yugud-Va Ural, Komi Republic, Russia
		The area comprises five distinct areas: Kronotsky Zapovednik, Bystrinsky Nature Park, Nalychevo Nature Park, Southern Kamchatka Nature Park, and Southern Kamchatka State Nature Reserve.
	fp.thesalmons.org /lynn/wh-russia.html (497 words)

	UNESCO
		Three separate areas are inscribed: Altaisky Zapovednik and a buffer zone around the Teletskoye Lake, Katunsky Zapovednik and a buffer zone around Mt. Belukha and the Ukok Quiet Zone on the Ukok Plateau, the total area representing 1,611,457 ha.
		The Western Caucasus, extending over 275,000 ha of the extreme western end of the Caucasus Mountains and located 50 km northeast of the Black Sea, is one of the few large mountain areas of Europe that has not experienced significant human impacts.
		The site has a great diversity of ecosystems with important endemic plant and wildlife and is the place of origin and reintroduction of the mountain sub-species of the European bison.
	www.unesco.org /opi2/baltics/russian_federation.htm (1325 words)

	Národní park Yugyd Va
		Na území parku se rozprostírá Virgin Komi forest zaøezený do kategorie ii a iii UN.
		Zde uvádím (anglicky) struènou charakteristiku rezervace Virgin Komi forest
		Ground cover consists of cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea (R), bilberry V. myrtillus and reindeer mosses Cladonia spp..
	cestovani.kvalitne.cz /ural/yugudva.html (1701 words)

	Search Tuna Report for Ural mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Nenets are a Samoyed people of the Pay-Khoy region, and their language belongs to the Samoyedic group of languages, which is widespread throughout northern Siberia.
		Farther south live the Komi, Mansi, and Khanty, who speak a tongue belonging to the Ugric group of the Finno-Ugric languages.
		The most numerous indigenous group, the Bashkir, long settled in the Southern Urals, speak a tongue related to the Turkic group....
	www.searchtuna.com /ftlive2/1859.html (1291 words)

	Komi Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The territory of the republic was most intensly settled in the 19th and in the beginning of the 20th centuries.
		Map of the Komi Republic (http://odur.let.rug.nl/~bergmann/russia/regions/rus11ko.htm) (in English)
		This page was last modified 18:41, 23 Nov 2004.
	centipedia.com /index.php?title=Komi_Republic&action=creativecommons (482 words)

	Virgin Komi Forests - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Virgin Komi Forests - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		"Virgin Komi Forests" was added to Unesco's World Heritage List in 1995
		Click here to view Reasons for inscription and more info from Unesco
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/virginkomi.html (53 words)

	Russia's First World Heritage Site
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	forests.org /archive/europe/ruskomi.htm (2401 words)

	Komi Search Engine
		Explore websites about the Komi Republic in northwest Russia!
		International co-operation resource for those interested in energy resources - Komi.
		Find Komi search engines in the Russian language, as well as, search engines from around the world!
	www.searchenginecolossus.com /KomiSE.html (56 words)

	World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List
		Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest (1979, 1992) *
		Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (1998)
		Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2000)
	whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=719 (2104 words)

	Virgin Komi Forests (Russia) - UNESCO World Heritage - Satellite image with Google Maps
		Virgin Komi Forests (Russia) - UNESCO World Heritage - Satellite image with Google Maps
		prepare your travels > UNESCO > The World > Europe > Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova > Virgin Komi Forests
		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.
	travel-guide-map.net /google-maps/en-unesco-russia-719-russia-komi.html (263 words)

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