Putin's new luxury ski resort threatens UNESCO world heritage site. Activists have been campaigning for a halt to the plans in Lagonaki for years.
37 kilometers of ski slopes and 642 hotel rooms are scheduled to be completed by 2030. The Western Caucasus has a remarkable diversity of geology, ecosystems and species, UNESCO said in 1999 as justification for including the region on the list of world heritage sites. “This area is home to endemic plant and animal species that only occur here,” commented an activist from the organization “Lagonki Live”