Yugyd Va National Park

Yugyd Va National Park is a protected wilderness area in Russia’s Komi Republic, spanning the northern Ural Mountains. It forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage site Virgin Komi Forests.

Manaraga: Manaraga is a distinctive double-peaked mountain in the northern Ural Mountains. Its striking summit is one of the park’s best-known mountain landmarks.
Protected area: A protected area is a geographically defined place managed for long-term conservation of nature and associated values. The park’s legal status places it within this broad conservation framework.
Komi Republic: The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia in the northeastern part of European Russia. The park lies within this republic, whose authorities share responsibility for its protection.
Ecotourism: Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas that supports conservation and local communities. The park’s wilderness attracts nature-based travel that must be managed to limit impacts.
Old-growth forest: An old-growth forest is a forest with long ecological continuity and structural features shaped by limited intensive disturbance. Protecting intact forest stands preserves habitats and ecological processes within the World Heritage property.
Subpolar Urals: The Subpolar Urals are the high, glaciated central section of the Ural Mountains. The park includes some of this range’s highest and most rugged terrain.
National park: A national park is a protected area established by a state to conserve natural or cultural resources. This designation governs the park’s conservation purpose and permitted uses.
Ural Mountains: The Ural Mountains are a north–south mountain range forming a conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. The park’s mountain landscapes belong to the northern part of this continental range.
Hiking: Hiking is recreational walking on trails or through natural landscapes. Long-distance routes let visitors experience the park’s mountains and river valleys.
Boreal forest: The boreal forest is the extensive circumpolar biome dominated by cold-adapted coniferous and mixed forests. Much of the park’s forest belongs to this northern biome.

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