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Mongolia, the Republic of Georgia and the State of Florida Pledge Huge "Gifts to the
Earth"
With just 1000 days remaining until the Year 2000, Mongolia, the Republic of Georgia and the State of
Florida in the United States each pledged huge masses of land as protected natural areas, part of
WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature's Living Planet Campaign.
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Statement by Mikhail Nikolaev,
President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
on the occasion of the launch of "WWF 2000: The Living Planet
Campaign"
Few people will be able to identify the location of the Sakha Republic
but
in fact it takes up one fifth of the whole of Russia. Situated on the
southern bank of the Arctic Ocean this bleak land is endowed with
exceptional mineral wealth: diamonds, gold , oil, gas and coal. The
climate
is harsh: Yakutia is often cited as the coldest inhabited settlement on
Earth, with winter temperatures dropping to -97° F.
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Video Footage of Wildlife in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
On February 11, a landmark agreement for nature conservation in a
huge section of Siberia was announced by WWF-World
Wide Fund For Nature and the government of the Sakha
Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation.
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