The Association of Environmentally Responsible Timber Producers of Russia founded in 1999 with the assistance of WWF-Russian Office is to ensure the environmental responsibility of businesses and promote certified forest products to the world timber market.

The strategic goal of Association Members is to promote environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable management of forests, thus preserving natural heritage of Russia for the generations to come.

Association Members believe that an enterprise which began operating on the basis of ecological policy and principles of voluntary forest certification will ameliorate its image, enhance product competitiveness, receive rapid access to investment resources and contribute to nature conservation, preservation of biodiversity and forest regeneration.

Coordinator of the Association: Alexander Voropaev (avoropaev@wwf.ru)

Deputy coordinator of the Association for the European Russia: Elena Ray (Archangelsk) (elenarai@mail.ru)

Deputy coordinator of the Association for Siberia: Pavel Trushevskiy (Irkutsk) (director@sibirconsult.ru)

Deputy coordinator of the Association for the Far East: Roman Kurakin (Vladivostok) (rkurakin@wwfrfe.ru)

Expert of the Association and FSC Russia on FSC markets and products: Pavel Trushevskiy (Irkutsk) (director@sibirconsult.ru)