Uvs Lake Basin
Conservation instruments
In 1993 Russia protected the Tuvan parts of Ubsunur Hollow as the Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina State Nature Biosphere Reserve. In 1995 Greenpeace Russia prepared its proposal to nominate Ubsunur Hollow, in conjunction with Mongolia, as World Heritage Site, describing it as "one of the largest intact watersheds in Central Asia".

Uvs Lake Basin

Section Title: Conservation instruments
Table Section Text: In 1993 Russia protected the Tuvan parts of Ubsunur Hollow as the Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina State Nature Biosphere Reserve. In 1995 Greenpeace Russia prepared its proposal to nominate Ubsunur Hollow, in conjunction with Mongolia, as World Heritage Site, describing it as "one of the largest intact watersheds in Central Asia".

Biosphere Reserve	World Heritage	Other instruments

Designation	Components	Designation	Components

Tuva, Russia	Ubsunorskaya Kotlovina (1997): Core area: 558 km2 (215 sq mi) Buffer zone: 2,285 km2 (882 sq mi)	unit 1 unit 2 unit 3 unit 4 unit 5	Uvs Nuur Basin (No. 769rev, 2003): Core area: 8,981 km2 (3,468 sq mi) Buffer zone: 1,708 km2 (659 sq mi)	1. Mongun Taiga 2. Ubsu-Nur 3. Oroku-Shinaa 4. Aryskannyg 5. Jamaalyg 6. Tsugeer els 7. Ular	State Nature Biosphere Reserve

Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina (No. 667010, 1993)

Mongolia	Uvs Nuur Basin (1997): Core area: 3,661 km2 (1,414 sq mi) Buffer zone: 4,056 km2 (1,566 sq mi)	Uvs Nuur unit Turgen Uul unit Altan Els [sv] unit Tsaagan Shovod [sv] unit	8. Tsagan shuvuut 9. Turgen 10. Uvs Lake 11. Altan els 12. Tes River	Ramsar Wetland

Lake Uvs and its surrounding wetlands (No. 1379, 2004): Area: 5,850 km2 (2,260 sq mi)

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The Uvs Lake Basin World Heritage site, designated as 769rev in 2003, includes Mongun Taiga, Russia.

final_sentence: The Uvs Lake Basin World Heritage site, designated as 769rev in 2003, includes Mongun Taiga, Russia.