Mongolia, Russia
Uvs Nuur Basin
Photo by Luis Filipe Gaspar
Photo by Luis Filipe Gaspar
The Uvs Nuur Basin covers a range of diverse ecosystems within the closed catchment of the saline Uvs Nuur lake system.
The landscapes include desert, steppe, forests, wetlands, tundra and high mountain peaks with glaciers. This diversity, combined with the absence of major human impact, is also reflected in a rich variety of plant and animal species. It supports both resident waterfowl and migrating birds. Mammal species found here include snow leopard, mountain sheep (argali), Pallas’s cat and the Siberian ibex.
Community Perspective: This site has been unreviewed so far. It consists of 12 strictly protected areas in Russia’s Tuva Republic and Mongolia.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Uvs Nuur Basin (ID: 769)
- Status
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Inscribed 2003
Site history
History of Uvs Nuur Basin
- 2003: Inscribed
- Inscribed
- 1990: Deferred
- Bureau - Has potential for nomination but make smaller and develop Management plan for crossborder cooperation
- WHS Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- ix
- x
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
Related Resources
- greenpeace.org — Greenpeace on Uvs Nuur Basin
- rusnature.info — Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Reserve
Community Information
- Community Category
- Natural landscape: Rivers, Wetlands and Lakes
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