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Authorities and big business threaten the next island wilderness in the country. Environmental organizations have reported that Russia's first World Natural Heritage threatens the "gold rush". January 20, 2011 in Inta successfully passed the public hearing draft of gold mining in the National Park Yugyd Va , part of World Heritage Sites in "The Virgin Komi Forests." The project found safe and has been approved, although the World Heritage Committee has repeatedly and unequivocally stated his inadmissibility.The investment program "Project Komi Moscow company" Gold Minerals "is going to learn mine" Wonderful "on the western slope of the Polar Urals.

Since it is located at the site, taken under international protection, national authorities have decided to "cut" from a piece of it in 2000 hectares, which was done with the support of Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). December 30, 2009 MPR subordinate federal agency "Rosnedra" has issued the company a license for exploration and mining of gold .

"We do not understand why it is so strongly pushed by the project, which threatens another international scandal.As the analysis of documentation, it does not make economic sense. We can assume that its sole purpose - "development" budget. So, responding to the demand of the President of the cease squandering the Russian budget, we sent an expert evaluation of the project Dmitry Medvedev. Currently waiting for an answer, - said Andrei Petrov, program manager for "World Heritage" Greenpeace Russia.

It seems that the "gold rush" will affect the Pechora-Ilych Reserve, which is also included in the territory of the World Heritage "The Virgin Komi Forests."Ministry of Natural Resources issued a permit for geological survey work in its territory. The Ministry has not said for what purpose, but again points to gold production.

Attempting to disguise the illegality of the decision, Director of public policy and regulation in the field of environmental protection and ecological safety of MPR RI Gizatulin uses this wording: "conducting geological survey (regarding them as research) work."It should be noted that scientific and technical council of the reserve remains adamantly opposed to such "geosemki. Not surprisingly, since its terms of reference will be "excavation of pits and ditches, temporary construction.

Such "geological survey" are prohibited by the laws "On Environmental Protection", "On Specially Protected Natural Areas, the Regulation on the reserve, as well as the Convention on the Protection of World Natural Heritage by UNESCO.

National Park Yugyd Va (Komi Republic)

Yugyd Va.Abandoned vehicle prospectors in the national n Arch.

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