Taimyrsky Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 1995, in Russian Federation. Taimyrsky Biosphere Reserve is located in the northern Siberian lowlands on the Taimyr Peninsula. The site is a cluster biosphere reserve with three core areas, one of which covers part of Lake Taimyr. Each has a relatively narrow surrounding buffer zone, and all are protected collectively as the Taimyr State Reserve. The area is a highly important breeding site for birds in the northern part of the East Atlantic flyway. The biosphere reserve covers pristine tundra and steppe habitats, as well as the northernmost forest communities with larch and dwarf birch.