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Mounts of…eliminated garbage
Eco-tourist’s action “Yergaki-2002”, organized by WWF in Altai-Sayan ecoregion, was finished in Krasnoyarsk region. From June to September the participants carried out almost 800 kilos of garbage from the tourist routs!..
WWF Russia’s Photo contest: the first winners
Today the first three winners of the contest were announced. Two of them – WWF’s supporters...
“Environment of Russia: Assessments and Forecasts”
On September 11th Mr. Alexey Kokorin, coordinator for the WWF Russia Climate change programme, took part in the on-line press conference on the item “Environment of Russia: Assessments and Forecasts”...
Care for the bamboo bears
First Panda festival was opened in China. It will take place in National Park Volong in the south-western part of China for four days. The festival is aimed to attract people’s attention to the threats to giant panda’s habitat...
Locals say «No» to illegal logging!
While the officials are silent, local community in Anisimovka village in Primorsky Region are protesting against illegal logging in their neighborhood. ..
Sort it out!
WWF welcomes the recent decision of Moscow Meier Yury Luzhkov to install containers for recycling different types of domestic waste. ..
New book for nature conservation
WWF presents a new publication - List of flora and fauna species of the Red Book of Primorski Region...
Peat fires raging around Moscow show need for swamp restoration
Massive peat fires currently raging around Moscow, are the consequence of bad management of swamps in the area, and show that restoration of these ecosystems is urgently needed, WWF said today. On photo: Igor Chestin, WWF Russia Director, in the smog in front of the Kremlin wall. ..
Leopard is disappearing because of people...
Another Far Eastern Leopard skin was confiscated from a poacher in Primorsky region ..
Altai-Sayan project - to be continued!
WWF Netherlands will continue financing the project in Altai-Sayan ecoregion - home to snow leopard and other precious species and landscapes...
Our friend
WWF Russia Regional Programmes Director Victor Nikiforov meets Alexander Strakhov, former Russian citizen now living in Netherlands who is donor of a number of WWF projects in Russia...
Climate ABC
To the new school year WWF climate team has prepared a thesaurus of specific terms on climate change. It can be now found on the web...
Kyoto Protocol ratification: Step backwards?
WWF is questioning the comment made by Russian delegation in Johannesburg on the possibilities to ratify Kyoto Protocol..
Wake up!! World leaders
WWF is asking world leaders in Johannesburg to take decisive action in order to guarantee both people and the planet a secure future. ..
Altai Reserve - 70 years old!
On September 3-6th a signtific conference will take place in the Altainature reserve - one of the oldest and biggest protected areas of the Altai-Sayan the mountain country (one of the Global 200 ecoregions)..
President's first visit to the sanctuary.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited the only marine sanctuary of the country in the Russian Far East. The visit has attracted a lot of media attention to the current situation in the field of nature conservation...
Another step of the Doctrine
The Project of Ecological Doctrine of Russia was approved by Russian Government. WWF Russia took active part in elaboration of this document and welcomes the decision of the Government...
Rio plus 10
The World Summit on Sustainable Development started in Johannesburg, South Africa. WWF calls to ensure that the Summit will take action to reverse the environmental degradation at the root of recent disasters all over the world. ..
Canon reduces carbon dioxide emissions
Canon - WWF global partner - declared that company will minimise use of airplanes and cars in transportation of its products giving preference to railways and water transport...
SOS Planet
Russian rock band Mumiy Troll will participate in the concert at the World Summit in Johannesburg...
WWF exploring public opinion
This summer WWF Altai Project investigated public opinion about environmental problems in the region. 1700 citizens took part in the survey. ..
WWF goes to school
WWF Russia Pskov Model Forest Project created new schools course on Sustainable forestry. This year new course will start running in Pskov Region...
The world SOS Planet campaign will be presented at a press conference on Monday, August 19-th by the famous Russian group Mumiy Troll - one of the participants of the concert in Johannesburg. ..
Russian timber producers - for ecologically responsible business.
The forth FSC certificate was issued in Russia in Koverinsky leskhoz ..
Musicians for nature
On August 10 WWF participated in a rock concert in Saint-Petersburg. ..
New ecological camps for kids
WWF kids clubs all over Russia have introduced summer ecological camps, where children live exploring nature ..
Protecting biodivercity of the Altay-Sayan
WWF took part in the National Coordinating Committee planning session of the UN and GEF programme in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion. Sustainable development of the region became the main priority of the programme...
New home for the angry tiger cub
An orphan tiger cub, who recently attacked a worker in Khabarovsky Region, now will leave in new place where he can hunt successfully. The experts of the «Tiger» anti-poaching brigade, which is financed by WWF and fights against poachers in the Russian Far East, will watch after him while he will turn into the real wild tiger. ..
WWF organised scientific expedition to the Russian North.
Next week WWF experts will research territories in the White and Barents seas where new marine protected areas are planned to be created...
Vis-à-vis with WWF
Dr. Igor Chestin, WWF Russia Director became a guest of popular radio program «Vis-à-vis with world» on the «Voice of Russia». The 40-minute programme was dedicated to the Living Planet Report, launched by WWF 50 days before the World Summit in Johannesburgh. The interview was broadcasted on the radio and in Real Audio via Internet in Russian and English. ..
