The UNESCO list of natural heritage includes virgin Komi forests, Kamchatka volcanoes, Lake Baikal, the Golden Mountains of Altai, the Western Caucasus, Central Sikhote-Alin, the Ubsunur Hollow, the natural complex of the Wrangel Island Reserve, the Putorana Plateau, the Lena Pillars, "Landscapes of Dauria".
"The Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia is working to ensure that the number of such objects continues to grow. Six more territories are included in the preliminary list of UNESCO. These are the Magadan Reserve, the Commander Islands, the Great Vasyugan Swamp, the Krasnoyarsk Pillars, the Ilmensky Mountains, the Bashkir Urals and the natural and cultural complex "Reserved Kenoozerye," the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources reported.
The department emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen the work on partnership programs with business in environmental protection activities, as well as honestly and impartially take into account the human impact on natural complexes.
The number of tourists visiting Russian World Heritage Sites is growing every year. This year they were visited by 1 million 800 thousand people. The Ministry of Natural Resources expects that the law on ecological tourism will allow calculating the anthropogenic load on especially valuable natural complexes.
The bill has already been considered by the State Duma in the first reading. After its adoption, individual housing construction in specially protected natural areas will be prohibited, special places for recreational development will be allocated, and investors who come to these territories will be required to carry out environmental protection and compensation measures.
The press service of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve has reported on the research of the sockeye salmon spawning stock conducted by scientists in the South Kamchatka Sanctuary
In the "Souvenir Idea" nomination of the Ural stage of the All-Russian "Tourist Souvenir" competition held in Kurgan, the highest expert rating was awarded to "A Drop of the Ancient Tyumen Sea"
The Kodar National Park in the Zabaikalsky Krai, together with the Union of Wildlife Photographers, has organized a tour for renowned Russian and international photo artists
The American website World Population Review, based on data from the World Tourism Organization, estimated which countries of the world are the least visited by tourists
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