This document has been prepared using scientific data obtained during expeditions to the Zaamin State Reserve and the Zaamin National Nature Park. The working group included specialists from the Ministry of Ecology, research experts from the state institution "Institute of Geology and Geophysics named after H. M. Abdullayev", employees of the Ministry of Mining and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Institutes of Zoology and Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the National University of Uzbekistan.

It should be noted that the Zaamin Mountains are the first national natural heritage site nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage List since the independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

At the moment, this prestigious list includes cross-border natural sites - "Western Tien Shan" (included by Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in 2016) and "Turan Deserts of the temperate zone" (Ustyurt Plateau / included by Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan in 2023).

In addition, the Chatkal State Biosphere Reserve located in our country in 1978 and the Nijne-Amudarya State Biosphere Reserve in 2021 were included in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

Currently, the National Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for UNESCO has sent a preliminary nomination file of the Zaamin Mountains National Natural Heritage site to the UNESCO World Heritage Center. This inclusion will be considered for two years.