#Kushtau #SaveKushtau #SaveShikhans #Куштау #КуштауЖиви

We truly believe that the destruction of the entire ancient relict mountain as an easiest and cheapest option to extract auxiliary stuff of limestone for commercial interest is completely unsustainable, unecological and unnecessary way of development. This will lead to destruction of GEOLOGICAL and BIOLOGICAL diversity, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. This will violate indigenous peoples' rights and make things worse for already underserved distant communities in Bashkortostan.

1)   Immediate release of all arbitrarily detained defenders of Kushtau;

2)   Global awareness and support for saving the Mount of Kushtau in Russia;

3)  Immediate withdrawal of the exploration and mining license # УФА02472ТЭ issued by the Subsoil Resources Management Department of the Volga Federal District to Commodity Company, JSC;

4)  Urgent governmental protection of the Mount of Kushtau by granting the mountain a status of specially protected natural territory;

5)   Mandatory inclusion of the Mount of Kushtau into the national project of Bashkir Shikhans (Kushtau, Toratau and Yuraktau);

6)   Russian Government, UNESCO and all other Russian and international organisations in charge to consider only all Bashkir Shikhans (Kushtau, Toratau and Yuraktau) as a single, unified geographical area with its international geological significance and biological, historical and cultural heritage that must be managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development.