Białowieża Forest

Białowieża Forest skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1979 som naturarv i Poland, Belarus. Platsen hör till regionen Europe and North America.

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Världsarvet delas av flera länder och låter natur eller historia gå före nationsgränser.

UNESCOThe Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total area of 141,885 hectares. Situated on the watershed of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, this transboundary property is exceptional for the opportunities it offers for biodiversity conservation. It is home to the largest population of the property’s iconic species, the European bison.