Greenpeace representatives in Russia
informed the experts of the Committee about three most problem territories:
Western Caucasus, Lake Baikal and Golden
Mountains of Altai.
Today the question about “Golden
Mountains of Altai” was
examined in detail. A part of its territory - The Ukok
Plateau, may be totally
destroyed. “Gazprom” is planning to extend gas-main pipeline to China exactly through
this territory. Us the result of the report Committee experts made a decision to
send within 2007 a
check-up mission of World Natural Heritage Committee to The Ukok Plateau. Out of depending on this mission results in case of beginning of pipeline
constructing the “Golden Altai Mountains” region will be included in the list
“World heritage under the threat”.
To great surprise and regret of participants of the sessions official
representatives of Russian delegation didn’t somehow comment this situation as
they simply were absent at examination of Russian objects.
The World Heritage territory “West Caucasus”, which is situated in Krasnodar region of Russian
Federation not far from the city Sochi, is planned to be examined tomorrow.
Greenpeace Russia
representatives will inform the Committee about the planning large-scale
building in buffer zone of this territory. We’ll inform about the results of
this discussion on our web-site.
