Category: Belarus

Fence on Poland-Belarus border seen as major threat to Belovezhskaya Pushcha; BeIta

Photo: Belta

Belovezhskaya Pushcha is home to the largest population of the forest’s iconic species, the European bison, as well as more than 1,000 species of higher plants, many of which are relict, more than 12,000 species of invertebrates and 362 species of vertebrates.

Source: Fence on Poland-Belarus border seen as major threat to Belovezhskaya Pushcha

Belovezhskaya Pushcha status on UNESCO World Heritage List modified; Belta

Belarus – Białowieża Forest

The World Heritage Committee approved the extension of the transboundary site in Poland and Belarus at the 38th session in Doha on 23 June. The transboundary object is now called Bialowieza Forest (Belovezhskaya Pushcha) with a total area of 141,885 hectares, of which 81,000 are in Belarus. Together with the buffer zone the area of the forest is 308,583 hectares.

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