Место издания:Nature Heritage Protection Fund Moscow, Russia (Federation)
Объём:
56 страниц
ISBN:5-88236-105-2
Тираж:500 экз.
Монография
Аннотация:he present booklet contains materials from the Lena Pillars Nature Park nomination dossier prepared in 2006 – 2010, materials prepared in 2011 in reply to a request by IUCN ex- perts were performing a field visit, a fossil check list, and a selection of support letters for the nomination from lead- ing specialists in the field of Cambrian deposits and frozen ground karst to the Director General of the IUCN as well as the Chairman of the World Heritage Committee.
The nominated property of the Lena Pillars Nature Park tells us three key stories about our planet and the early evolution of life, namely: 1) a record of the Cambrian Explosion, 2) the story of the emergence of the frozen ground karst phenom- enon, and 3) elements of the history of humans deifying a great natural monument.
The nominated area is an outstanding natural property pro- viding an unmatched synthesis of Cambrian geological and palaeontological data, which serves as the basis for our un- derstanding of the far past, the evolution of the Earth and of life on our planet during one of the most pivotal and dra- matic points of its development.
The Lena Pillars Nature Park can make a claim for its inscrip- tion on the World Heritage List based on two criteria: vii and viii. Valuable geological sites (lower to middle Cambrian strata), paleontological sites (exceptional, rich fossils and biocenoses, including the earliest metazoan reef belt) and unique geomorphological sites (frozen ground karst, ther- mokarst and sand dunes-tukulans) are all combined in the region with incredible natural scenic attractions.