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2003 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January With WWF support, Argut Nature Park, with a total area of 20,572 hectares, is created in the Altai region. It is the third park created in the region upon the initiative of, and with active participation by, local residents.
Fe b r u a r y WWF publishes Russia's first map depicting existing and proposed marine protected areas.
March WWF and other NGOs establish the Coordinating Committee for the Sustainable Development of the Amur River Basin.
May WWF and the local government of Primorye initiate and conduct a broad campaign to curtail illegal logging.
June The presidium of Russia's Federation Council expresses a favorable opin ion on creating a single state body for ecological oversight in Russia. This was made possible thanks to efforts by the public.
October With active involvement by WWF, Russia and China sign an agreement on partnering to improve the ecolog ical condition of Lake Khanka.
July The Council of Directors of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) reviews WWF's submission for "CaucasusKey Ecoregion" and grants $8.5 million for biodiversity conservation in the six countries of the Caucasus region: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, and Turkey.
November WWF campaigns against the incor poration of changes to Russia's Forest Code, which do not take into account the opinions of ecologists and the public.
August WWF begins a programme to increase environmental responsibility in Russia's Oil and Gas Sector.
December The Governor of Krasnoyarsk region, Alexander Khloponin, joins WWF's "Living Planet" Programme. WWF participates in the ninth ses sion of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
April WWF's "Panda Link" Project begins in Koryaksky Autonomous region. The proj ect supports communication with remote indigenous communities and facilitates the relay of information about the eco logical condition of forest resources and the incidence of poaching.
September The Government of Bashkortostan approves Russia's first "Concept for the Development of a Protected Areas System", which WWF helped prepare.
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THE CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME
WHAT IS WWF. WHERE AND HOW WWF WORKS WWF IN RUSSIA THE FOREST PROGRAMME THE MARINE PROGRAMME "GREENING" THE POLICIES OF THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR
WORKING ON SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS CONSERVING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY WWF IN THE REGIONS: EVENTS OF 2003 WWF IN CENTRAL ASIA TOGETHER WE ARE A GREAT FORCE BUSINESS FOR NATURE
Written, compiled, and edited by Julia Kalinicheva Editors: Katya Pal, Irina Prokhorova, Elena Voronkova Translated by: Melissa Moosa Design and Production: Hstudio design Printed by: ООО "МегаЛюксХолдинг" Circulation: 370 June 2004, WWFRussia, Moscow, Russia Any reproduction in full or in part of this publication must mention WWF. Use of photographs from this publication is prohibited without written permission of WWF Russia. © WWFRussia, © WWFRussia / Vassiliy Solkin, © WWFRussia / Vladimir Potanski © WWFCanon / Hartmut JUNGIUS, © WWFRussia / Vladimir Filonov, © Digital Vision / Jeremy Woodhouse, © WWF/UNEP/TOPHAM/Ezequiel BECERRA, © Digital Vision / Jeremy Woodhouse
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Dear Friends, Yet another year of this new century has come to a close. Many important events took place during this year for WWFRussia. Here are just some of the results of our work: thirteen antipoaching brigades, acting with support from WWF to protect the Amur tiger, detained 820 violators; four protected areas, with a total combined area of more than 140,000 hectares were created; five of Russia's largest timber producers began using environmentally sound technologies to harvest timber; we succeeded in facilitating the signature of an agreement by Russia and China to improve the ecological condition of Lake Khanka; and fourteen European bison calves were born in the population of freeranging European bison created by WWF in the forests of European Russia. Also very important for us in 2003 was the launch of a new programme aimed at increasing environmental responsibility in the oil and gas sector. This report presents an account of that programme's first results, as well as the achievements and challenges in other spheres of our work. Thanks to all those who helped us and who supported our projects. The number of WWFRussia supporters is growing; today we are 5,000 people strong. Support from business is growing as well. This means that, despite everything, nature conservation issues are becoming more impor tant and significant in Russia. For us, it is a great honor and responsibility to answer our members' support with action. Ahead of us thereare new goals, new directions, and the resolution of many problems. Best luck to us all in our common endevour, which is the protection of Russia's environment! Sincerely, Igor Chestin Director, WWF – Russia
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WHAT IS WWF?
WHERE AND HOW WWF WORKS
WWF, the global conservation organization,
Within the framework of the international "Living Planet" Programme, WWF experts have identified 238 ecological regions, the socalled "Global 200," containing the most significant elements of the world's bio logical diversity. By protecting these ecoregions, we will be able to save more than 95% of the planet's existing biodiversity. It is precisely in these regions of the Earth that WWF concentrates its efforts and funding. To help deliver really practical results, WWF have identified six priority programmes: Forests for Life, Endangered Seas, Living Waters, Climate Change, Toxics, and Species. The main programmes for WWF Russia are the Forest, Marine, and Climate Change programmes. In our coun try, WWF also devotes particular attention to specially protected nature areas (nature reserves, national parks, and others) and to the conserva tion of endangered species.
is one of the most recognized independent organizations working for more than 40 years to conserve nature on our planet. WWF is currently funding just under 2,000 projects in over 100 countries worldwide, raising awareness among millions of people about environmental problems and their res olution. In its work, WWF relies on the sup port of more than 5 million people. With the slogan "for a living planet" WWF's ultimate goal is to stop and eventually reverse environmental degradation and to build a future where people live in harmony with nature. WWF's promise to the world is that through working together, we will find the best solutions to save nature. © WWF / Kadir KIR
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WWF in Russia Russia is unique in the world in that, over much of its territory, nature is still preserved in its primordial state and not affected by the influences of humans. The wild nature of Siberia, the Arctic, and the Russian Far East is exceptionally important for supporting a sustainable state of the Earth's entire biosphere. Preserving this valuable wealth is a task of not just of national, but global, importance.
WWF began its first projects in Russia in 1988, and in 1994, its Russian programme office opened. Annually, WWF conducts more than 150 field projects in 47 regions across Russia. More than $30 million is invested in the work to preserve and enhance the country's natural riches. WWF's work is carried out in accordance with a strategy for nature conservation. The strategy identifies priority directions for WWF's activity over five years.
Primary Directions of WWF Russia's Work The Forest Programme — Conserving the biological diversity of Russian forests by adoption of systems that support their sustain able management and protection. The Marine Programme — Promoting the sustainable use of marine resources and pro tecting marine plant and animal life. The Climate Change Programme — Preventing climate change and developing mechanisms to adapt to its impacts. Work with Protected Areas — Creating sys tems of protected nature areas (strict reserves, national parks, sanctuaries and others) that will guarantee the longterm conservation of biological diversity in priority ecoregions. Endangered Species Conservation — Protecting animal species on the brink of extinction, including the Far eastern leopard, Amur tiger, European bison, Snow leopard, and Siberian white crane. In 2003, WWF began a new programme on the ecological policies of the oil and gas sec tor. Its goal is to prevent and mitigate the neg ative impacts of oil and gas sector activity on Russia's environment by increasing corporate environmental responsibility.
THERE ARE 14 ECOREGIONS IN RUSSIA, WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING THE FAR EAST, ALTAISAYAN, THE SOUTHERN URALS, THE CAUCASUS, THE BERING SEA, AND THE SEA OF OKHOTSK
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Russia's Forests under Threat Russia possesses the world's
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largest supply of forest resources, with a 22% share of the planet's "green lungs." The largest expanse of virgin forests, over 25% of the world's supply, is preserved in our country. Forests cover almost 50% of Russia's territory and the majori ty of them remain intact and almost untouched by man. This natural wealth is priceless from
Problems Facing Russia's Forests The primary threats to Russia's forest ecosys tems are unsustainable forestry practices such as illegal logging, fires, pests, and also indus trial and radioactive pollution. Almost 2 million hectares of forest, most ly virgin, are logged in Russia each year. Up to 30% of the total volume of timber harvested is harvested illegally. Approximately 20 million hectares of forest land is not properly reforested. Barbarous logging, fires, and climate change are destroying the highly valuable forests of the Far East and Caucasus. Fewer and fewer highly productive forests remain in the European part of Russia. Two to three million hectares of forest burn down every year in fires caused by man. Over 5 million hectares of forest are pol luted with industrial and radioactive wastes.
Goals of WWF's Forest Programme: 1. To preserve virgin forests and other forests of high conservation value. 2. To support sustainable, intensive forestry practices as alternative of forest "mining".
the perspective of preserving biological diversity and regula ting the earth's climate.
Since 1998, WWF has implemented projects to preserve and sustainably manage forests in more than 20 regions across Russia.
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WWF has taken a critical stance on the draft of the new Forest Code, prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Adoption of the code threatens: a general privatization of forests, including those not subject to mass industrial logging; the loss of many protected nature areas, especially those on the region al level; limited access to forests by people; increased forest use in green zones surrounding cities and in other protective forests; destruction of the system of State Forest Service organs in the provinces; and the continued, extensive development of forest resources through the exploitation of intact forests. This is far from a complete list of all that awaits Russia should the new Forest Code be adopted. WWF's concerns are related to the fact that the prepara tion process of the new Forest Code was non transparent, excluding participation not only by society, but also by the State Forest Service and those in the timber industry. WWF Russia, Greenpeace Russia, the SocioEcological Union, the Biodiversity Conservation Center, and the World Conservation Union have addressed multi ple appeals to President Putin, the State Duma, and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade hoping to influence the content of the Forest Code. Some of the Russian NGOs' proposals have been seriously considered by those preparing the draft. In particu lar, a number of articles on forests privatization were excluded from the Code's draft. The work continues.
WWF published "Proposals for Timber Producers on Corporate Policies for Forest Use and Management." The electronic version of the book is available online at: http://www.wwf.ru/resources/publ/book/63
The Association of Environmentally Responsible Timber Producers WWF initiated the establishment of the Association in 2000 in order to create environmentally responsible business and to further the certification of Russian timber products on the world market. Interest among timber industries in participating in the Association grows with each passing year. By 2004, five of the largest companies confirmed membership in the Association, having demonstrated an interest in longterm transparent business practices based on responsible forest management. These firms are: "Kartontara," "Ilim Pulp Enterprise," "Volga," and Arkhangelsky Pulp and Paper Mill, which account for more than 50% of cellulosepaper production in Russia; and Solombalsky Saw MillWood Processing Plant, the largest sawmill plant in Russia.
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can also be found on the Internet at: http://www.wwf.ru/about/what_we_do/ forests/ratings
Voluntary Forest Certification WWF supports the introduction of voluntary forest certification in Russia, according to the system of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). An FSC Certificate serves as a guar antee that products sold on the world mar ket are prepared without harming forest ecosystems, forest biodiversity, or the socio economic interests of local communities. In 2003, intense development of forest cer tification began in Russia. Today, the total territory of certified forests in our country constitutes 1.4 million hectares taking the third place in Europe. WWF's threeyear long "Pskov Model Forest" Project resulted in a FSC certificate being awarded. In 2003, leaders from the following timber industries began to certify forests totaling 3–4 million hectares in territory: "Ilim Pulp Enterprise," Arkhangelsky Pulp and Paper Mill, "Neusiedler Syktyvkar," Solombalsky Saw MillWood Processing Plant, Saw MillWood Processing Plant 1, Novoeniseisky Saw MillWood Processing Plant, and "TerneiLes."
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Ecological Ratings Collaborating with the rating agency "Expert RA," WWF implemented the project "Ecological Ratings of Enterprises in Russia's Timber Industry Complex." Its primary goal was the creation of an independent system of ratings that objectively determines the effectiveness of companies' environment conservation activities. Ecoratings for 29 companies in the forest sector were pub lished in the journal "Expert"; these ratings
WWF International and the IKEA Group, a home furnishing company, are joining forces to promote responsible forestry and strengthen multistakeholder based forest certification. In a threeyear cooperation (since 2002), the organizations carry out a series of forest projects in different countries. Russian project is implementing in Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk regions. It includes work on the regional application of the High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit, promo tion of legal compliance, support of envi ronmentally responsible forest business and development of educational pro grams and trainings.
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THE TOTAL TERRITORY OF CERTIFIED FORESTS IN RUSSIA AMOUNTS TO 1.4 MILLION HECTARES, MAKING IT THE THIRDLARGEST IN EUROPE
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The Battle against Illegal Logging and Unlawful Timber Trade As a result of the illegal turnover of timber, Russia loses up to $1 billion annually, while the annual official processing is $7 billion. In 2003, Valery Roschupkin, the director of Russia's Forest Service, within the Ministry of Natural Resources, publicly acknowl edged the seriousness of the illegal log ging problem.
Collaborative Efforts against Illegal Logging WWF is convinced that the wave of illegal logging that has washed across so many of Russia's regions will be stopped only through a joint effort by governmental structures, busi ness, and social organizations. In 2003, WWF, in partnership with the Primorye Association of Timber Enterprises (Russian acronym: PALEKS) supported the antipoaching brigade "Cedar." Its inspec tors discovered 75 cases of illegal logging and apprehended 156 illegal timber ship ments. Thanks to Cedar's work, more than 50 criminal cases were initiated. The joint work of WWF and PALEKS has demon
strated that those who are interested in timber industries conducting civilized busi ness practices can significantly contribute to resolving the problem of unlawful tim ber harvest. In 2003, another brigade in the battle against illegal logging was created, the group "Sobol." "Sobol" falls under the authority of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, within the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, and carries out activity in the Evreiskaya Autonomous region. The group has already uncovered flagrant violations within the very system of the Federal Forest Service. As a result, court proceedings © WWFRussia / Anatoly Kotlobay
were initiated against the Forest Service and the Department of Natural Resources in the Evreiskaya Autonomous region. In Krasnoyarsk region, an interagency com mission on illegal logging was created with WWF's support. Its work has strengthened control over the processing, transport, and sale of timber within the region's territory.
Analysis of the Russian Timber Trade Within the framework of the worldwide campaign against illegal logging, WWF continued its research on the origins of Russian timber entering export markets. The timber trade markets of northwestern Russia and Krasnoyarsky Krai, from which timber is exported to Denmark, were studied. The results of WWF's report shows that no less than 20% of timber sold from these regions is of questionable origin. The text of the report can be found on the Internet at http://www.panda.org/downloads/forests /russiandanishtradeinwoodproductswwfre port2003.pdf
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C o n s e r v a t i o n o f H i g h l y Va l u a b l e F o r e s t s The preservation of high conservation value forests has always been a priority for WWF. For this reason, the organization supports the creation of protected forest territories and the conservation of highly valuable forest ecosystems. According to WWF research, published in 2003, Russia is 18.8 million hectares short of meeting inter nationally established standards for territo rial coverage by protected forests.
Creation of Protected Forest Territories Within the framework of WWF's global "Living Planet" Programme, protected for est territories with a total combined area of 20 million hectares were created by 2003. For more detailed information, please see page 16.
Preservation of High Conservation Value Forests The identification and preservation of high conservation value forests is very important
for the organization of an environmentally responsible timber sector. In Arkhangelsk region, WWF, jointly with the Association of Timber Enterprises of Pomorye and the Forest Management Expedition, developed a methodology for identifying such forests. The methodology allows timber producers to start identifying and protection especial ly valuable districts, which is a prerequisite for forest certification. In 2003, WWF Russia, Greenpeace Russia, and Solombalsky Saw MillWood Processing Plant signed a protocol on the conservation of intact forest massifs through 2009.
Conservation of Virgin Forests in the Russian Far East IIn 2003, the Government of Primorsky region attempted to liquidate Verkhnebikinsky sanctuary, located along the upper flow of the Bikin River, so that it might lease the territory to timber producers. The largest massif of virgin forests in Primorsky region is located in the basin of
this "Far Eastern Amazon," where one can still imagine how the Ussuri taiga may have looked back in the days of Przewalsky and Arseniev. To protect the upper reaches of the Bikin, a coalition of NGOs was formed. Among participating organizations were: WWF; Greenpeace; the SocioEcological Union; the Center for Russian Environmental Policy; the Biodiversity Conservation Center; and the Russian Association for Indigenous People of the North, Siberia, and Far East. As a result of this joint effort, the Ministry of Natural Resources issued a decree which ordered a moratorium on the use of the sanctuary's territory for timber harvest and other types of nature use.
The Pskov Model Forest Project The first stage of the "Pskov Model Forest" Project has been completed. WWF suc ceeded in creating a model of intensive for est practices, incorporating the best Russian experience together with recent achievements by the Scandinavian coun
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RUSSIA IS 18.8 MILLION HECTARES SHORT OF MEETING INTERNATIONALLY ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR TERRITORIAL COVERAGE BY PROTECTED FORESTS
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tries. This new system for planned harvest and reforestation uses computerbased modeling to forecast forest resources decades into the future in order to promote sustainable forest management. With this new system, forest productivity is expected to double, and income from its use, increase by 810 times. Adopting a more intensive system will allow for a decrease in the territory of forests used, which will, in turn, result in the conservation of more forests. In 2003, the model forest under went international certification according to the FSC System. WWF's experience was recommended by the World Bank for dis
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semination within the framework of the Sustainable Forestry Pilot Project for the Russian Federation. The Pskov Model Forest Project is strategically significant for Russia's entire Forest Sector because it may raise forestry to a substantially new level.
New WWF Project WWFRussia opened a new regional office in Arkhangelsk. Its activities will be carried out in Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kirov, Perm and Komi regions. Its goals include protecting the last massifs of virgin forests in Europe, "ecologizing" the timber industry, developing voluntary forest certi
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fication, and sustainably managing forests. One of the goals of the project being implemented by the WWF regional office is the protection of high conservation value forests. For more detailed information, please see page 8. As part of the new project, research is being conducted on the possibility of processing and exporting fuel produced from timber wastes by the region's timber processing plants. In WWF's opinion, the use of bio fuel is not only a means to conserve energy, but also, a new, realistic way to attract investment in Russia's Forestry Sector.
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PROTECTED FOREST TERRITORIES, WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 20 MILLION HECTARES, WERE CREATED IN RUSSIA BY 2003
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THE MARINE PROGRAMME
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Russia's marine expanse is excep tionally vast. Its aquatories cover 7 million km2. The biological diversity of its plant and animal life surprises; the flora and fauna of the Seas of Okhotsk and Japan, for example, are twice as rich as that of the entire northeast ern Atlantic Ocean.
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Problems Facing Russia's Seas Today, the greatest threats to Russia's seas are the excessive exploitation of marine resources and pollution. The illegal exploitation of commercial ani mal species is flourishing in the Far East. For example, the harvest of Pollock, the most widely fished species, exceeds the allow able catch by almost one and a half times. Drilling for oil and gas on the Sakhalin Shelf has driven the unique population of grey whales in the Sea of Okhotsk to the brink of extinction. In regions bordering large port cities, water is polluted and bottom sediments are contaminated. Widespread poaching is depleting the population of sturgeon in the Caspian and Azov Seas. As a result, the sturgeon catch in the Caspian Sea has decreased by almost 40 times! WWF Russia's Marine Programme was begun in 1999 and aims to preserve the biological diversity of Russia's seas, as well as to promote the sustainable use of biolog ical resources and the development of coastal regions.
Goals of the Marine Programme To protect, and to promote the sustain able use of marine biological resources. To protect the western Pacific population of grey whales. To assist the government of the Russian Federation in reviewing problems related to reforming the Fishing Sector. To expand and develop the system of marine protected areas on Russia's territory. To introduce practices of preliminary eco logical risk assessment for projects planned to exploit and transport oil and gas. © WWFRussia / Vassiliy Spiridonov
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WWF PROPOSES THE CREATION OF 27 MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN RUSSIA
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WWF's project with Sevvostrybvod (the Kamchatka Basin Department of Marine Bioresources Protection and Reproduction) on satellite monitoring of fishing in the Barents Sea continues. During its new phase, project participants will share experience with other departments responsible for pro tecting fish resources the Border Service and the Specialized Marine Inspectorate of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation. WWF supports one of the most successful brigades in the struggle against marine poaching – Kurilsky Nature Reserve's oper ative group. The effectiveness of marine patrolling has doubled since 2002 and the total sum of fines paid by poachers has reached 2 million rubles. Reserve staff have pursued court action against poachers in most cases, and WWF has provided assis tance in this.
Protecting Grey Whales in the Sea of Okhotsk
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WWF has appealed to oil companies to refuse work that poses the greatest threat to Western Pacific gray whales off the shores of Sakhalin. As a result, the company ExxonNeftgas decided to relocate a planned drill site beyond the border of the whales' territory. Unfortunately, the compa ny Sakhalin Energy, which is implementing the "Sakhalin 2" Project, chose not to col laborate with ecologists. For this reason, WWF and other nature conservation organ izations appealed to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development with the request that credit not be given for this pro ject until measures to protect the grey whales are taken.
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THE TOTAL SUM OF FINES PAID BY MARINE POACHERS IN THE KURILSKY NATURE RESERVE HAS REACHED 2 MILLION RUBLES
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Oil and gas extraction is a major Russian industry. Russia has 35% of the world's gas supply, 12% of its oil supply, and is one of the top producers and exporters of ener gy resources, leading all oil and gas exports worldwide. Oil and Gas Projects Threaten Russia's Environment
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Over 30 years of extensive resources exploita tion have severely damaged the environment, especially in Northern regions and on the sea shelf. In recent years, the number of large acci dents in Russia has decreased, but, neverthe less, very dangerous projects are currently being implemented that could bring to naught efforts by WWF and other NGOs to protect nature in key ecoregions. Among many exam ples, the following especially stand out and require immediate action: the projects "Sakhalin 1" and "Sakhalin 2", operated by the companies Exxon Mobil and Sakhalin Energy to extract oil and gas on the sea shelf of Sakhalin Island, threaten the exis
tence of the Western Pacific Gray whale pop ulation, which is listed as critically endangered in the International and Russian Red Data Books, as well as other rare animal species; sections of the pipeline planned by the "AK Transneft" company to export oil to the Asia Pacific region run near protected areas in Primorsky region created to save the Far east ern leopard. The terminus of the pipeline, Perevoznaya Bay, is located on the border of Russia's only marine zapovednik; oil extraction by "Lukoil" from the "Kravtsovskoye" field on the Baltic Sea Shelf threatens nearby Kurshskaya Kosa Nature Reserve, which is included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Because of the ecological and climactic particularities of the region, oil spills from the sea platform can not be com pletely cleaned up and would be devastating to Kurshskaya Kosa. Unfortunately, this list could be continued… In 2003, WWF began a new programme on the environmental policies of the oil and gas companies. Its goal is to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of Oil and Gas Sector activity on Russia's environment by increasing corporate environmental responsibility.
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Goals of WWF's Programme: To create an informational database about the activities of oil and gas companies. To develop ecologically and economical ly based requirements and recommendations for companies in the Oil and Gas Sector. To clarify the role of environmental man agement to oil and gas company managers. To create and disseminate corporate eco logical ratings in order to influence the work of companies, investors, consumers, gov ernmental bodies, and the public. To raise public awareness about ecolog ical and social problems related to the exploitation, transport, processing, and use of oil and gas.
Demands to oil and gas companies WWF has determined that actions by gov ernmental bodies to prevent environmental pollution are ineffective and that companies are not interested in lowering environmental impacts or undertaking necessary measures to change management systems. Given this, in 2003, WWF and other nature conservation NGOs developed a docu
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ment "Common demands to oilandgas companies, acting in Russia, its continental shelf and exclusive economic zone". This document covers issues such as corporate environmental policies; law compliance; the preservation of territories and aquatories of high value; environmental impact assess ment and ecological expertise; the preven tion and compensation of damage and loss; and the prevention and cleanup of oil spills and leaks, etc. To estimate the extent to
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which these demands are taken into account by businesses, a system of ratings for corporate environmental responsibility will be created. Ecologists expect that the "Common Demands" will bring about increased envi ronmental responsibility in the Oil and Gas Sector, having made it an effective instru ment to raise competitive advantage, as well as an efficient mechanism to increase the investment appeal of companies.
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THE CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME
Russia is third in the world after the United States and China in greenhouse gas emissions, which are the source of global warming and cause destabilization in the climactic system, as well as an increased incidence and scale of natural catastrophes. The impact of global warming will be espe cially strong in the Arctic, "the earth's refrigerator," which con stitutes more than 60% of our country's territory. Resolving cli mactic problems is impossible without Russia's participation. The Kyoto Protocol is a world wide treaty on beginning joint action to prevent catastrophic cli mate change. It is the first inter national agreement about market principles of nature conservation. For Russia, it is, in a sense, an
Problems Related to Climate Change
Goals of the Climate Programme
In 2003, climate change caused unprecedented hot weather in Europe, drought in the Far East and Eastern Siberia, the spread of tropical disease, and the death of animals and people. The frequency and intensity of cata strophic events will only grow, and temper ature increases will become more and more noticeable, especially in Siberia, and alpine and northern regions. WWF Russia's Climate Programme aims to reduce global СО2 emissions and to pro vide timely support to ecosystems in adapt ing to the changing climate.
To contribute to Russia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and to bring the Protocol into force. To develop legislation that will effectively limit and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. To work toward progress in the use of renewable energy sources such as biomass, wind, sun, etc., and also to work toward the wiser use of gas instead of coal. To conduct a complete analysis of cli mate changes expected by 2050, taking into account the creation of a network of protected nature areas, which will signifi cantly mitigate damage to ecosystems.
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WWF considers it crucial to help ecosys tems adapt on time to changing climactic conditions. In 2003, WWF researched the most vulnerable Arctic ecosystems of the Kola Peninsula and Taimyr. WWF published results of this work in "Climate Passports" for these ecoregions. WWF is hopeful that these publications will promote competent decision making on nature conservation, sustainable resource use, and sustainable economic development of the regions.
The Kyoto Protocol: A Word for Russia WWF Russia sees a role for itself in clarify ing for people the main points of the Kyoto Protocol, as well as the significance for Russia of its ratification. This work became especially important in 2003, when the Protocol became a "stumbling block" in relations between Russia, member states of the European Union, and other countries; there was also much debate about the
Protocol's relevance to Russia's national interests. In the face of this, WWF stood up against the "negative PR" and the multiple myths spread by opponents to ratification, i.e. owners of especially "dirty" industries. In 2003, WWF published more than ten brochures, booklets and books on the main points of the Protocol. WWF also conduc ted more than 30 conferences and meetings with specialists, businessmen, and legisla tors. This helped dispel many skeptics' doubts and showed that the Kyoto Protocol was drafted to stimulate the development of energy effective technologies, which leads to economic growth and the increased com petitiveness of the country's economy.
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two "average degrees" may increase to five or even ten degrees, which would bring about irreplaceable loss. WWF supports the development of natural gas use as a more ecologically clean fuel. In 2003, WWF began its global cam paign Power Switch! through which a num ber of international projects to promote natural gas and renewable energy use in Russia are expected.
Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Fusion of Ecology and Economics Global research by WWF has shown that in order to avoid dangerous climate change, the Earth's average temperature increase should stay below 2°C. Given local conditions of many ecoregions, these
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WWF CONDUCTED MORE THAN 30 CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS IN 2003 ON THE MAIN POINTS OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
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WORK ON SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS
Russia's protected areas include 100 strict nature reserves (zapovedniks), 35 national parks, thousands of sanctuaries (special purpose reserves), nature monuments, and other ter ritories protected at the federal or regional level. WWF actively supports protected areas and works to promote their expansion. Nevertheless, individ ual protected areas alone can not provide for the preservation of migratory corridors for animals, for the preservation of an ecosys tem's natural species composi tion, or for the maintenance of environmental conditions. For this reason, WWF is working to unite protected areas in socalled eco logical networks ("econets").
Primary WWF Goals To plan and create protected area networks ("econets") in priority regions of Russia. To prepare accompanying le gislation at the federal and regional levels. AltaiSayan The Governor of Krasnoyarsk region, Alexsander Khloponin, announced plans to double the territory of protected areas in the region by 2007. Eleven new sanctuar ies and three nature parks are planned for creation. They will be presented as "Gifts to the Earth," within the framework of WWF's "Living Planet" Programme, and will complete the Krasnoyarsk region por tion of the ecological network being devel oped in the AltaiSayan Ecoregion. The Government of the Altai region approved the "Econet" plan proposed by WWF experts. Nine new protected areas are proposed for creation by 2010. Today there are already 5 regionlevel nature parks, 3 of which were created upon the initiative of, and with support from, the
local community, which, in general, is very unusual for Russia. The "Argut" Nature Park, with a total area of more than 20,000 hectares, was created in Altai in 2003. The Snow leopard and the rare Altai snowcock, both of which are listed in the International Red Data Book, inhabit the park's territory. The park will allow for the conservation of unique natural and historic ethnic complexes and for the development of ecotourism. The indigenous population will receive support and will be able to prac tice traditional and ecologically sustainable land use practices.
Caucasus WWF began its first field project in the Caucasus Ecoregion. Here, an ecological corridor with a total area of 120,000 hectares is planned for creation. The corri dor will unite Kavkazsky and Teberdinsky nature reserves, thereby increasing the capacity for ecological tourism develop ment.
The Far East In 2003, WWF's partnership with the Khabarovsk Wildlife Foundation and the World Bank facilitated the expansion of
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the protected areas network in the northern range of the Amur tiger. The Governor of Khabarovsk region, Viktor Ishaev, signed a decree on the organization of 2 region level natural landscape monuments, "Tigrovyi Dom" (2,590 hectares) and "Anyui" (310 hectares). In these two new protected areas, all aspects of economic activity will be forbidden, including hunt ing for ungulates and fishing in the fall. Existing sanctuaries will be linked by three ecological corridors, with a total territory of 122,280 hectares. In this manner, the region's governor continues to fulfill his obligations under WWF's "Gift to the Earth" Programme.
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WWF's "Panda Link" Project is developing successfully in Bystrinsky Natural Park on Kamchatka. An operator maintains commu nications with remote settlements of Koryak and Even people, and receives information about the life of indigenous populations, the condition of taiga resources, and the threat of poaching. It is notable that the radio sta tion installation programme was developed with participation by local residents.
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) In the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), WWF is providing assistance to model reserves created to protect nature and to support indigenous people's way of life. Environmental education work is being carried out, poaching is being combated. In 2003, the brigade of the Ministry of Nature Conservation of the Sakha Republic, which is supported by WWF, conducted antipoaching raids. More than 40 poachers were apprehended and 25 firearms and 25 fishing nets confiscated.
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NEARLY 50 SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS ARE ESTABLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF WWFRUSSIA SINCE 1994
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Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica L.) Since 1994, WWF has invested more than $6 million in programmes to protect the Amur tiger. Thanks to collaboration of NGOs, the population of the species has stabilized and is now 450 animals strong. In 2003, WWF supported the work of 13 antipoaching brigades, which detained a total of 820 violators. The new award based system has allowed brigades to dou ble their effectiveness, while maintaining previous expense levels. "Tiger Econet," a network of protected areas in territories where the Amur Tiger lives, continues to develop. For more detailed information, please see page 16. However, because it is not possible to place all tiger habitat under protection, it is important that forestry and hunting activities be carried out with consideration for the animal's "interests." For example, improved protection measures and feeding has helped the population of ungulates living in the model hunting enterprise "Medvyed," which is supported by WWF, triple over the last three years. Consequently, the tiger population there has doubled as well.
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Far Eastern Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis L.) The last 30 Far eastern leopards inhabit southwestern Primorye and neighboring Jilin Province, in the People's Republic of China. In 2003, the antipoaching brigade "Leopard," created upon the initiative of, and financed by WWF, detained 45 poachers. The brigade working slightly to the north, "Vladivostokskaya," of the Special Inspection "Tiger," has curtailed the activities of 26 violators and seized 11 firearms. The project of WWF and other NGOs to create a single protected area, "Land of Leopard," was supported by the govern ment of all districts which this unique animal inhabits. The matter is now one for the Governor of Primorye and for the Russian Government.
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Snow Leopard Irbis (Uncia uncia Sch.) In 2003, WWF continued its work to monitor and protect the population of Irbis in the Altai Sayan Ecoregion. With WWF's participation, "Argut" Nature Park was created to preserve one of the groups of Snow Leopards. For more information, please see page 16. WWF succeeded in establishing a pro gramme to monitor the population of the species in Altai, western Tyva, and Krasnoyarsk region. Observations were entered into a database, which allows peo ple to follow changes in the Irbis popula tion in its primary habitat areas. In 2003, the brigade "Irbis," established with assis tance by WWF to combat poaching, con ducted 7 raids, detained 7 violators, and uncovered 5 instances of illegal snow leop ard hunting. In addition to the group's operative work, it also conducted 2 train ing seminars for nature reserves inspectors from the AltaiSayan Ecoregion.
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European Bison (Bison bonasus L.) In 2003, WWF continued its work to create and support a population of freeranging European Bison in the European part of Russia. WWF provided financial support for Bison nursery operations, veterinary care, the purchase of feed, protection from poaching, and population monitoring. Efforts have been successful and fourteen bison calves were born into the herd creat ed by WWF in Orlovskoye Polesye nation al park. This is the largest population influx in recent years. Today, almost 90 European bison graze freely in the ravines of Oryol, Bryansk, and Kaluga regions.
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WWF IN THE REGIONS: EVENTS OF 2003
WWF experts realize that it is not possible to preserve nature in its primordial state in all corners of Russia. Therefore, WWF is con centrating its efforts and funding in those ecoregions most important from a conservation standpoint, where WWF Russia also has active regional offices — the Russian Far East, the Southern Urals, Altai, and the Caucasus. WWF also devotes much attention to work in northwestern Russia to protect high conservation value forests and to develop sustainable forestry practices. In early 2004, WWF opened an office in Murmansk with the goal of pre serving biodiversity in the Barents Sea ecoregion.
AltaiSayan Ecoregional Project Chimed Ochir, Project Leader "For WWF's AltaiSayan Project, the most out standing event of 2003 was the decision by Krasnoyarsk region Governor Alexander Khloponin to participate in WWF's "Gift to the Earth" Project. The Governor pledged to dou ble the territory of protected areas in the region by 2007, which will allow for the con servation of flora and fauna and unique natu ral objects. WWF's current goal is to work to ensure that the creation of these proposed protected areas is realized."
Arkhangelsk Project Andrei Schegolev, Project Leader "The most significant event of 2003 for us was the opening of the WWF office in Arkhangelsk. We succeeded in inspiring action among those interested in preserving valuable forests. WWF facilitated the unifi cation of parties representing very diverse interests, including representatives of timber producing companies, governmental bod ies, and NGOs. Together we developed approaches to identify and preserve valu
able forests. As it turns out, our goals may actually coincide and our collaboration may be effective."
Far Eastern Branch of WWF Russia Yury Darman, Director "The event of 2003 for the Far Eastern Branch of WWFRussia was the creation of The Coordinating Committee on development of Amur river basin, which unites the six regions located in the basin of this great river. WWF entered into the committee on behalf of 17 NGOs. For the first time, the public's voice will be heard alongside those of governors and directors of nature conservation inspectorates. The programme to conserve the freshwater ecosystems of the Amur is successfully under way and this new basin approach will help unite our nature conservation projects."
Caucasus Regional Project Office Aleksander Krokhmal, Project Leader "People in the Caucasus are now aware of WWF Russia's presence in the region.
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Together with the Caucasus Office in Georgia, we are creating a coordinated council for the conservation of the region's biodiversity, and are also collaborating with governmental structures to combat illegal logging. Our partnership with the Government of KarachaevoCherkessy should result in the creation of an ecologi cal corridor, which will unite Teberdinsky and Kavkazsky Zapovedniks. We are try ing to involve as many people as possible in new approaches to solving nature con servation issues, and this collaboration is proving fruitful."
WWF "Pskov Model Forest" Project Sergei Burmistrov, Project Leader "In 2003, we completed the first phase of work on the Pskov Model Forest Project. The project's main achievement was the develop ment of a new technology for managing forests. This technology was called for by tim ber producing companies, and approved by Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources, by
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nature conservation organizations, and by the scientific community. The new technology will allow companies to conduct profitable forestry practices, without harming the envi ronment. It will also offer local residents the opportunity to participate in preserving the natural riches of their region."
"Biodiversity Conservation in the Southern Urals" Project Tatiana Baranowska, Project Leader "The most significant event of 2003 for WWF's Urals Project was the approval of a Concept for the Development of a Protected Areas System by the Government of Bashkortostan region. For us, this was the logical outcome of much hard and harmonious work by many col laborators, people all sincerely devoted to the cause of nature conservation. The Concept will allow us to approach the conservation of valuable natural territories systematically, so as to ensure that our grandchildren will have the opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of the Urals."
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“Alpine forests and steppe, the freshwater ecosystems of Amudarya and Syrdarya, Kopetdag and Altai: these are but a few examples of Central Asia's unique natural complexes that are listed among the world's 200 priority ecoregions. WWF pre sented an action plan for their conservation in 1998, which was prepared together with govern mental and nongovernmental organizations and scientists from all countries in the region. WWF's field projects in Central Asia began in 2000. The Central Asia Programme is coordinated by WWF's International Secretariat and is managed by WWF Russia. On the pages of this booklet, we present our most important achievements for 2003.” Dr. Hartmut Jungius, WWF Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
for 2003 were a significant increase in the deer population and a decreased inci dence of poaching.
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Creating a Network of Protected Wetlands in Kostanai (Kazakhstan) In 2003, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan officially decided to expand the territory of Naurzumsky Nature Reserve from 88,700 hectares to 188,700 hectares. Protection regimes for the expanded territory are already being established.
Conservation and Restoration of the Bukhara Deer WWF continues to provide assistance to zapovedniks, the AmuDarya Basin Inspection, and other antipoaching brigades working to preserve and restore the Bukhara deer. Main accomplishments
WWF has expanded its experimental pro gramme to insure domestic livestock against injury and loss caused by leopards. Losses are compensated with an equivalent number of sheep from an "insurance herd," created explicitly for this purpose by WWF. The terri tory in which the programme is being imple mented was expanded threefold, and more than 150 sheep were awarded to local resi dents as compensation. Furthermore, the number of lambs born into the "insurance herd" increased enough to cover compen sated losses. Compensation helped to pre vent the death of no fewer than 10 leopards.
Conservation and Restoration of Kulan Populations in Turkmenistan In 2000, it seemed that the Kulan of Badkhyz were doomed. Protection, intensive work to prevent poaching, and the construction of additional watering places resulted in an
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increase in the Kulan's reproduction rate and now their numbers in Badkhyz exceed 900.
Conservation and Restoration of Saiga Population in Betpakdala In recent years, the number of saiga in Betpakdala (Kazakhstan) has decreased from 1 million to 3,0004,000 individuals. Thanks to financing provided by the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), WWF became involved in realizing measures initiated by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to create a saiga protection brigades, to expand the protected areas net work, and to collaborate with local commu nities. WWF established agreements with leading institutions in Kazakhstan, with donor organizations, as well as with the Committee for Forestry and Hunting, of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The First "Gift to the Earth" from Central Asia The presentation ceremony of a "Gift to the Earth" from the Republic of Kazakhstan in
Astana in July 2003 was a sign of internation al recognition for the government's participa tion in WWF's "Living Planet" Programme. Kazakhstan's "Gift to the Earth" increased the territory of protected areas by creating Katon Karagaisky National Park, which covers more than 600,000 hectares.
Creating an Econet A joint project of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), and WWF, "Development of the Econet for long term Conservation of Biodiversity in the Central Asia Ecoregions," was begun in 2003. WWF's goal is to prepare a plan for the creation of an econet which would inte grate the nature conservation and socioeco nomic interests of the countries of Central Asia. WWF also aims to secure approval for the plan on both national and regionallevels.
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ple, "focal points" are authorized by the Ministries of all countries for "Econet" development. Umbrella agreements are signed with the ministries of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. WWF devotes much attention to its work with school children through involvement in ecological clubs and WWF Friends Clubs. In 2003, children's ecological camps were conducted in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Students and young researchers from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are trained within the framework of WWF projects.
Collaboration for the Good of the Environment WWF considers collaboration both with governmental bodies and local communi ties to be extremely important. For exam
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While working in Russia, WWF has acquired many friends — people who are not indifferent to the future of Russia's environment, who trust the professionalism of WWF's staff, and who support its projects. Among these people are heads of administrative regions, sci entists, businessmen, cultural figures, journalists, stu dents, and retirees. With their help, WWF was able to continue many of its programmes in 2003. For more detailed information about several examples of
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this collaboration, please see the following pages. "Gifts to the Earth" In 2003, the Governor of Krasnoyarsk region, Alexander Khloponin, pledged to increase the territory of protected areas in his Krai by more than 3 million hectares. This act is being carried out within the frame work of WWF's "Living Planet" Programme, which unites efforts by governments, scientists, businessmen, and private individuals to pre serve the primary "Treasures of the Earth," 200 ecoregions worldwide. Concrete actions to preserve nature under this programme are termed "Gifts to the Earth." For more detailed information about the new "Gift to the Earth" from Krasnoyarsk region, please see page 20.
WWF Friends Clubs WWF Friends Clubs have been active in Russia for five years and con stitute a children's environmental movement. Around 5,000 children participate in clubs in regions where WWF is conducting longterm projects: Altai, Caucasus, Chukotka, Kamchatka, Murmansk, Pskov, Urals and Yakutia.
Nature Conservation in Practice and on the Stage In 2003, members of WWF Friends Clubs in the Urals, Kamchatka, and Krasnoyarsk region received excellent experience in studying nature conservation at WWF ecological camps. In the fall, the "Global 200 Ecoregions" marathon was conducted; this "marathon" is a theatrical performance during which young actorecologists act out for their audience the planet's natural riches. In the Urals, the event has become interregional, and it has united school children from Bashkortostan and Chelyabinsk regions. The ecomarathon has become a tradition for Russian children; their peers from Uzbekistan participated in their first marathon in 2003.
Rally in Altai To facilitate experience and knowledge sharing, children and teach ers from Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo and Altai regions gathered for the first Interregional Rally of WWF Friends Clubs. Children from Kemerovo, for example, shared skills appropriate for work in a city, while students from Altai discussed how to preserve the unique tradi tions of indigenous communities and how to teach people to live har moniously with nature.
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Protecting Kamchatka's Environment Together The Association of WWF Friends Clubs on Kamchatka, "Stewards of a Living Planet," has found reliable supporters. The Head of the Administration of Yelizovsky District, Nikolai Piskun, as well as famous scientists and specialists joined the Club's Council of Trustees. Ola Jennersten from WWF Sweden, and Hartmut Jungius from WWF International are also on the Council.
"Plant Your Forest for Life" Six years ago, WWF initiated the "Plant Your Forest for Life" Programme, which aims to restore the unique pine forests of Altai that have been destroyed by fire. Participants in the programme make char itable donations of $300, which repre sents the cost of reforesting one hectare, and then receive a certificate of recogni tion; plaques with contributors' names are then installed in the forests. Tens of thou sands of hectares must still be planted in order to restore the pine forests, and for this reason, the programme continues.
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New hectares new names! "Autoradio" 10 years" "Anna and Alexander Kychakovs" "Verin Vadim Valerievich" "Vitaliy Veniaminovich Ginzburg" "Vladimir Alexandrovich Evstafyev" "Vurfurdskiy Les" "Galina Berno" "Unnamed Hectare" "Ekaterina Kuznetsova" "Eremeev Arkadiy Evgenyevitch and Merkushov Nikolay Avdeevich" "Moscow region's residents" "Ivanov Georgiy Petrovich" "Igor BernoBellekur" "Ilyushkin Les" "INFIN" "Tekhnosila Company" "KUMBA" "Lyolya" "Les Babushki Mani" "Les Veroniki" "Liliya"
"Malysh" "Masha Zatseliyapina" "Natalya Zelenina" "OOO Soft" "Pavel and Olesya Ledenevs and Tatyana Shilovskaya" "WWF's Family Supporters from Ukraine Khan Natalya, Goncharenko Evgen and Eris" "Babins Family" "Zhibrik Family" "Sergey, Galina, Tatyana and Victor Karasevs" "Serebriyaniy" "School №38 of Barnaul and Y.V.Shamkov" "Tyopin Les" "Adrian Brooks and Elena Kapustina" "Citius, Altius, Fortius" "Michael Jackson" "Mr. Mark Shepherd" "The AngloAmerican school of St. Petersurg, 45 grades"
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Uniting Cultures WWF was a partner in the First International Festival of Ethnic Cultures, "Sayan Ring," which took place in summer 2003 in Shushenskoye Village in Krasnoyarsk region. The festival was an unprecedented event in the world of ethnic music, not just for Siberia, but for all of Russia. Forty ethnic groups supported its goal, to preserve and develop the cultures of the people of south ern Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Tyva, Altai, Khakasiya, Buryatia, and Altai regions.
The Protected Wave Working jointly with the Amur Socio Ecological Union and 19 other NGOs, WWF supported the implementation of an environmental education marathon called "Protected Wave" with the motto "We will save the nature reserves – we will save the Amur we will save life!" This wave of eco logical events rolled from Aginsky Buryatsky Autonomous regions through Chitinskaya and Amurskaya regions, Evreiskaya Autonomous region, to Khabarovsk region and Primorye. The © WWFRussia / Sergei Kischenko
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marathon's events – tree planting, seminars, conferences, contests, and exhibits – attracted the attention and interest of more than 20,000 people.
Internet for Nature Conservation WWF actively uses the Internet to engage people of all ages and professions in nature conservation issues. WWF Russia's website (www.wwf.ru) was created in 1999 and has undergone significant changes since, becoming more informative and userfriendly. WWF thanks all visitors to www.wwf.ru for sharing their advice and con structive comments, for participating in discussion forums, and for their submissions to photo contests.
wwf.ru in Figures In 2003: 22,000 – Number of unique visitors to the site each month; 9,500 – Number of messages sent to Forum; 233 — News items (on average, one news item per work day); 1000+ — Number of pages on the site, excluding Forum
WWF Unites Supporters A little over two years ago, WWFRussia welcomed its first supporters and today their numbers exceed 5,000. WWF has employed many methods to expand its member base in Russia: mass mailings, adver tisements in the mass media, and appeals to journal readers. In 2003, WWF began 2 new membership campaigns.
"Bring a Friend!" Knowing that many WWF supporters tell their friends about the orga nization's work, WWF devised the "Bring a Friend!" Campaign. It allows WWF to engage new people without the expense of mass mailings. This means that more money raised goes to support nature conservation. In 2003, the top performance in this campaign was turned in by the Pyankov Family from Yekaterinburg. Thanks to the Pyankovs, 22 people joined WWF. The organization thanks those who participated in the campaign and looks forward to engaging new supporters and members.
A Direct Dialog Together with "M.Video," a member of WWF's Corporate Club, and also with support from the IMAX Theater in Moscow, WWF began the "Direct Dialog" campaign. Young people in Tshirts with the panda logo approached movie goers and people purchasing elec tronics in "M.Video" stores to tell them about WWF activities. The campaign continues and WWF is hopeful that its member base will expand as a result.
"Earth Keepers" WWF calls supporters who have made significant contributions to nature conservation "Earth Keepers." As of January 31, 2004, 407 people had been designated "Earth Keepers." It is with gratitude that WWF publishes their names here:
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Belova Evgenia Berezhnov Dmitriy Berskaya Natalya Bobrova Evgeniya Bogdanov Nikolay Borisov Dmitriy Brakhman Anastasiya Brizhan Maria Bunatyan Tigran Bykov Andrey Danilova Aina Dausheva Nina Demidenko Olga Demidov Alexey Dikanskiy Andrey Dikhtyar Svetlana Dmitrieva Irina Dogadkin Alexey Dogmarov Igor Drozdova Elena Druzhinin Alexey Dubina Elena Dyomina Elena Edelman Leonid Egorov Valeriy Eliseev Evgeniy Erenburg Vladimir
Erokhina Olga Evdokov Vladimir Fedotova Vera Fedyakin Vladimir Fentchuk Mikhail Fentchuk Mikhail Mikhailovitch Feofanova Natalia Filatova Maria Fisun Alexey Freydina Marina Freyman Thomas Gavrilova Oksana Gegina Maria Georgiev Andrey Gerasimov Sergey Godgelf Anna Gordeeva Irina Goryushina Natalya Grachova Olga Grankina Ekaterina Grigoryan Ekaterina Grigoryev Dmitriy Gritsun Nikita Guseva Yulia Horemans Daniel Ilyin Konstantin
Ivanova Ludmila Ivanova Natalya Kalyadin Yuri Karakutsev Sergey Karasyov Boris Kartashov Andrey Kartchemkin Alexey Katalevskaya Marina Katchan Nina Khasanov Nail Khultberg Marianna Kim Natalya Kirdyapkin Grigory Kiryanova Maria Kitain Mikhail Klebanova Yulia Klepatskaya Tatyana Klimenko Andrey Klimenko Ivan Klimov German Kokorin Alexey Kolesnik Elena Kolikov Alexander Komolov Anton Konchakova Victoria Kondratyev Alexey Kopylova Olga
Kopytova Maria Kornev S. Korolyova A. Korostyshevskaya Oksana Korotova Elena Koshechkin Dmitriy Koshechkina Irina Kostin Alexey Kotosonova Yulia Kotsyuba Arseniy Koval Gleb Kovalskaya Yana Kozhukhova Raisa Kozina Elena Kozlov Dmitriy Krakhin Vitaliy Krapotkina Tatyana Krayneva Maria Krivosheeva Irina Kudelya Evgeniy Kudrevatykh Olga Kudryashov Anton Kudryashov Anton Antonovich Kudryavtseva Margarita Kudryavtseva Tatyana
Kuybysheva Marina Kuznetsova Lubov Kuznetsova Ludmila Ladur Darya Lange Anton Lapshin Konstantin Laskin Yuri Late Michael Laukhin Yan Lavrentieva Ekaterina Lebedev Mikhail Lebedev Yuri Ledetskiy Igor Levina Olga Litvina Natalya Lobanova Stanislava Lobov Sergey Loginova Alla Lunina Nelli Luzgina Elena Lyalina Svetlana Lysenko Andrey Makarova Alina Makarytcheva Natalia Makeeva Marina Maltseva Nadezhda Malyshko Tatyana
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Oleynik Elena Oleynik Vyatcheslav Orlova Elena Oschepkov Vasiliy Osipyuk Nelli Osokina Maria Ovsyannikova Tatyana Panfilova Polina Parfyonov Ivan Pastushkov Nikita Peresypkina Galina Petukhov Sergey Polnikova A. Polyanskaya Irina Polyanskaya Varvara Polynaya Natalya Popov Gavriil Pozdnyakova Oksana Prudnikova Diana Pugatcheva Gaina Pugatcheva Svetlana Pukhovskaya Alla Pushkina Natalya Pushkova Elena Puzanov Vyatcheslav Redkina Irina Redozubova Margarita
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Rodionov Andrey Rodionova Olga Rudov Vladimir Rumyantsev Alexander Rumyantseva Natalya Ryazanov Andrey Ryndina Olesya Safronov Nikas Safronov Sergey Samara Marina Samsonova Galina Sankov Vseslav Sargsyan Asya Saygushev Andrey Seleznyova Nina Sergeeva Darya Serpionova Natalya Serpukhovitina Maria Sharapova Arina Shashkova Veronika Shaulskaya Oksana Shchuplov Sergey Shevtchenko Elena Shevtchuk Dmitriy Shevtchuk Svetlana Shipitsyn Vitaliy Shtatnov Mikhail
Skorodenko Vladimir Smirnov Alexander Smirnova Elena Smirnova Ksenia Snigirova Tatyana Sokolov Boris Sokolovskaya Tatyana Sosin Sergey Sovostyanov Igor Stasevitch Vladimir Streltsov Nikolay Sukhanov Daniil Sukhanova Ksenia Survillo Vitaliy Suvorova Olga Syanova Natalia Syutkin Valeriy Tarasyuk Irina Tatarenko Egor Tchaus Svetlana Tcherkashin Igor Tcherkassov Mikhail Tchernyak Leonid Tchubiy Vitaliy Tchuprova Aliya Terebinskaya E.
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St.Peterburg Andryuschenko Yuri Berno Galina BernoBellekur Igor Danilova Galina Ermakova Anna Gagarin Alexander Ivanova Svetlana Ivashintsova Valentina Kolesova Irina Kormilitsyn Nikolay Kormilitsyna Tatyna Kudrin Andrey Kutina Anastasia Kuzmin Mikhail Myakinkin Yuri Parfyonova Tatyana Pikalova Evelina Shmakova Natalya Ekaterinburg Koltashev Sergey Martyanov Mikhail Posazhennikova Oksana Rebtsovskaya Tatyana Strelnikov Sergey Taraskin Alexey
Other regions Andreeva Valentina (Nizhnevartovsk) Antonik Tatyana (Surgut) Artsybashev Alexander (Krasnoturyinsk, Sverdlovskaya region) Berezin Konstantin (Kaliningrad) Bondar Andrey (Syktyvkar) Borsch Tatyana (Yaroslavl) Bratkova Svetlana (Svetlogorsk, Krasnoyarskiy krai) Brika Dmitriy (Vladivostok) Bukshtynov Grigory (Novodvinsk, Arkhangelskaya region) Buzov Ilya (Tashtagol, Kemerovskaya region) Dobvysh Irina (Norilsk) Feoktistova Ludmila (Yakutsk) Freyman Eduard (Murmansk)
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Ivanova Vilena (Berezovka, Tatarstan) Ivanushkin Sergey (Nizhniy Novgorod) Ivanushkina Alexandra (Nizhniy Novgorod) Ivanushkina Evgenia (Nizhniy Novgorod) Ivanushkina Lena (Nizhniy Novgorod) Khabirova Natalya (Noviy Urengoy, Yamalo Nenets Autonomous Area) Kin Leokadia (Tyumen) Korolyov Andrey (Bryansk) Koschavka Victor (Belgorod) Kostomarov Sergey (Sovetskaya Gavan, Khabarovskiy krai) Kostromina Kira (Nizhniy Tagil) Kvashnin Vladimir (Irkutsk) Laputina Lidia
(Khabarovsk) Larionova Tamara (Magadan) Lebed Alexey (Abakan) Lebedeva Irina (Saratov) Melnikova Ekaterina (Novouralsk) Musinskaya Olga (Kemerovo) Naumova Ludmila (Tolyatti) Nemesh Roman (Dudinka, Krasnoyarskiy krai) Pakhomov Anton (Volgograd) Pevnitskiy Nikita (Novosibirsk) Porechnaya O. (Tyumen) Portnoy Vladimir (Vrangel, Primorskiy krai) Ratchin Konstantin (Tolyatti) Romanchenko Victor (Voronezh) Romanovskaya Elvira (AbrauDurso, Krasnodarskiy krai)
Samsonova Darya (Tchelyabinsk) Sandyuk Artyom (Yaroslavl) Sannikova Irina (Abakan) Semyonova Elena (Tver) Shikhalyov Konstantin (Novosibirsk) Shkadova Tatyana (Smolensk) Shlapak Nina (Tobolsk) Skladnyuk Denis (Novosibirsk) Sotnikov Alexander (Novosibirsk) Spitsyna Natalya (Voronezh) Stepanova Ludmila (Rybinsk, Yaroslavskaya region) Suvorova Tatyana (Bryansk) Toderashko Svetlana (Kogalym, KhantyMansi Autonomous Area) Vodolazskaya Evgenia (Rostov on Don)
Volkov Andrey (Barnaul) Vostretsov Vladimir (Tchelyabinsk) Yeremeev Ivan (Zlatoust, Tchelyabinskaya region) Zamaltdinova Venera (Surgut) Zamukova Irina (Rostov on Don) Zhukov Evgeniy (Krasnodar) Other countries Belyaev Anatoliy (Belorussia) Shternberg Dmitriy (USA) Skakun Dmitriy (Ukraine) Skorokhodkin Nikolay (Belorussia) Sobakina Elena (Switzerland) Walkin Lev (USA) Welty Fred (USA)
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Business plays a critically important role in solving environmental prob lems. Every year, more and more Russian companies are becoming part of the environmental movement and understand how beneficial partner ship with WWF can be. Corporate Club Two years ago, Russian companies were united in WWF Russia's Corporate Club, demonstrat ing that they care about environmental issues. They support WWF's work and participate in the implementation of WWF's projects in Russia. Today, WWF's Corporate Club has 26 member companies:
"Eye to Eye" WWF and MDM Bank organized a pho tography exhibit by the name "Eye to Eye." The exhibit showcased the work of renowned wildlife photographer Franz Lanting. The Pushkin Fine Arts Museum was a partner in the exhibit's staging. The exhib it traveled around the globe in 1997 and the Russian public recently had the oppor tunity to enjoy it.
"The Panda Times"
BUSINESS FOR NATURE
AGROS – food company Alfa Bank ASKO – electric house ware Aspera Explorations – travel agency BMW Chronolux – luxury retailer CocaCola – beverages production DEK Corporation – electric goods EcoProg – high technologies Eurokam – construction materials FUN – official partner of XEROX ICS Travel Group Independent Media – publishing house Internet Project "Shans.ru"
PIT International – brewery company M.Video – house ware chain stores MDM Bank Multon – fruit juice production Rambler TeleSet – telecommunications company RESO Garantia – insurance company ROSBANK Shatura Mebel – furniture chain stores SunInterbrew Ltd. – beverages and food company SvyazInvest – telecommunications company TransUnicom – finance company VitalPolis – insurance company
WWF, together with the publishing house Independent Media, has published "The Panda Times" since 2001. The publication is dedicated to nature and business and reports on how various companies can help nature and how assistance of this kind can be pro fitable for business. Issues in 2003 were devoted to: problems of Russia's seas; the protection of rare animal species; sustain able resource management; and the govern ment's role in achieving nature conservation goals. "The Panda Times" comes out quar terly and has a circulation of 40,000 copies. It is distributed as an insert to the newspaper "Vedomosti" in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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Amur Beer" Brand of the Year WWF's joint project with the PIT International Company has received high appraisal. At the "Brand of the Year/Effie 2003" Award Ceremony, the "Amur Beer" brand won a gold medal in the "regional project" catego ry. The project's slogan appears on the product's label: "Amur Beer" is Saving Nature. A portion of sales goes to the WWF Programme to save the Amur Tiger.
To Your Health! The insurance company "VITALPolis" sup ported WWF in the publication of the book let "A New Threat." The booklet describes for the first time the appearance in Russia of tropical and infectious diseases associated with climate change and what steps should be taken to prevent them.
"Earth Keepers" Other companies and organizations also support WWF's programmes. WWF calls
them "Earth Keepers" and plans and imple ments joint projects with all of them. WWF thanks the corporate "Earth Keepers" for their support:
Boheme Music — music company Bovista — official Volvo dealer Cyril and Methodius — publishing house Econatsbank Fitness club WILD Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism IntegraCable — cabling company IQ Marketing — marketing agency Kazumyan — beverage dealer Maximov's Publications — publishing house Moscow Cargo Agency Rapida — Internet payment system Water House 2000 — bottled water dealer
Jazz for Nature In May 2003, the Fifth International Boheme Jazz Festival took place in Moscow. It was organized by "Boheme Music," a company which participates in WWF's corporate "Earth Keepers" Programme. This year, the festival took place with the slogan "Boheme Jazz for Nature!" A portion of ticket sale proceeds went to support WWF programmes.
A Step for the Nature In October 2003, WWF, together with the health club "Wild", conducted a charitable campaign "Sports for the Climate." The health club invited clients to participate in activities "for the climate" for one week: walking, swimming, running, aerobic les sons, etc. Participation in the campaign cost 300500 rubles. Every participant received a certificate, WWF sticker, and the opportunity to become a WWF mem ber, if they so wished.
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THANKS! WWF would not have been able to carry out its nature conservation activities and campaigns without the friendly support of a variety of companies, including stores and clubs, design studios and sound recording companies, information agencies, and Internet portals. These companies are united by a love of nature and the desire to do good deeds. WWF Russia expresses its sin cere thanks to these companies: Academy of Russian Television Ashmanov & Partners IT Consulting ASMI Advertising Agency (Ufa) ATVVideo Advertising Agency (Ufa) "Boheme music" Central House of Businessmen Central House of Journalists Cinema "Five Stars" Department of Forest Industry of Arkhangelsk region "Discovery" club "Ekspeditsia" club Fitness club WILD "Fly cards" company "Group Makhaon" company "Industrialists of Pomorye" Association "Izvestia" Media Centre Independent Press Centre Institute for Press Development (St. Petersburg) IQ Marketing Agency M. Video Moscow International Music House "Petrovitch" club Planeta Inform Agency Pskov Historical, Architectural and Art Museum Complex Rapida Payment System State Information Agency of Republic of Bashkortostan (Ufa) The Russian PADI Centre
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INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT WWF owes much to the media, which helps the organization achieve success in protecting Russia's environment by raising public awareness about its work. Many newspapers, journals, advertising agencies, radio stations, and television channels support WWF, not only informing the public about WWF's programmes, but also by providing WWF with free advertising space. WWF's advertisements are "public service," which means that they are run for free by those companies and mass media out lets that share WWF's concern for nature. With great appreciation, WWF publishes the list of those who have provided informational support to its activities in 2003:
Moscow Television Companies and Channels:
Channel One DTV Euronews NTV Rambler Teleset RBKTV Ren TV RTR Television Development Fund TNT Radio Stations: Autoradio Ekho Moskvy Govorit Moskva Radio Rossii Radio Svoboda Newspapers: Inostranets Izvestia Kommersant Rossiyskaya Lesnaya Gazeta Rossiyskaya Okhotnichya Gazeta Vechernyaya Moskva Vedomosti Magazines: Advokat Aeroflot, InFlight magazine Afisha AfishaMir AUS Bolshoy Gorod Burda Mini Cosmopolitan Domashniy Ochag Drugoy Ekspeditsiya Eurasia Segodnya Ezhenedelniy zhurnal FHM Finance. Formula zdorovya GEO Harper's Bazaar Image Era Iskra Spark Itogi Kachestvo Zhizni. Profilaktika Krestyanka Landshaftniy design
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Information Agencies: Informnauka Integrum Interfax MKNovosti RBK Regnum RIANovosti AltaiSayan "Gorniy Altai" Regional Television and radio station "Tyva" Regional Television and radio station " Segodnyashnyaya Gazeta" news paper, Krasnoyarsk "11 channel" Television company, Krasnoyarsk "6 channel" Television channel, Krasnoyarsk "Afontovo" Television and radio sta tion, Krasnoyarsk "AIF na Yeniseye" newspaper, Krasnoyarsk "Krasnoyarskiy Rabotchiy" newspa per, Krasnoyarsk "Lady. Voice of life" magazine, Krasnoyarsk "Telesfera 7 channel", Krasnoyarsk "Vetcherniy Krasnoyarsk" newspa per, Krasnoyarsk "Nash Krai" newspaper, Krasnoyarsk "Priroda Kulundy. Priroda Altaya" newspaper, Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Regional Television and radio station Prirodnoresursniy vestnik Khakasii Arkhangelsk "Lesnye novosti" newspaper State Television and radio station "Pomorye" Ekaterinburg Vybiray soblazny bolshogo goroda magazine Irkutsk Baikal TV Russian Far East "Lesniye zhurnalisty" Ecological Press Club, Khabarovsk "Poslednyaya sreda" Ecological
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Press Club, Vladivostok "Amurskaya Pravda" newspaper, Blagoveschensk "Araliya" Ecological Press Club, Birobidzhan "DalMediaInfo" Television Agency, Vladivostok "Dalnevostochnye Vedomosti" news paper, Vladivostok "Deita.RU" Information agency, Vladivostok "Kedr" Ecological Press Club, Blagoveschensk "Molodoy dalnevostochnik" news paper, Khabarovsk "Novosti" newspaper, Vladivostok "VostokMedia" Information Agency, Vladivostok "Zov Taigi" magazine, Vladivostok Public Television of Primorye, Vladivostok Studia Dela (Vladivostok) Kamchatka "Molodyozhka" newspaper "Rybak Kamchatki" Television com pany "Yelizovo" newspaper TVK Television company Pskov region "Argumenty I Fakty Pskov" newspa per "Novosti Pskova" newspaper "Pskovskaya Guberniya" newspaper "Sterkh" newspaper Pskov Regional Television and radio station Republic of Sakha (Yakutiya) "Yakutia" newspaper, Yakutsk Southern Ural "Tabigat" newspaper, Ufa "Satkinskiy rabotchiy" newspaper, Satka "SteK" Television company, Satka "Vetchernyaya Ufa" newspaper, Ufa "Vsya Ufa" Television company, Ufa "YuzhnoUralskaya panorama" newspaper State Information Agency of Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa.
WWF thanks the photographers and artists who offered their work free of charge for the WWF's publications: Arylov Yuri
Lange Anton
Baranov Petr
Lemeshev Konstantin
Bakhtin Victor
Lukarevskiy Victor
Belko Nikolay
Lnogradskiy Yuri
Blinnikov Victor
Medvedev Vladimir
Bush Vladimir
Neyfeld Nikolay
Vikhrev Nikita
Numerov Alexander
Vysotskiy Mikhail
Ozolinsh Andris
Gorinov Evgeniy
Panitchev Alexander
Goroshko Oleg
Ratnikov Alexander
Davkaev Evgeniy
Sankov Vseslav
Delvin Nikolay
Sertun Vladimir
Doroshenko Nikolay
Sobolev Sergey
Erenkov Alexey
Sokolenko Vilyam
Zhivotchenko Victor
Solkin Vassiliy
Zinchenko Yuri
Sorokin Pavel
Kalmykov Igor
Trepet Sergey
Kartashov Nikolay
Tumanov Alexander
Kashintseva Tatyana
Fefelov Andrey
Kirilyuk Vadim
Filonov Vladimir
Kischenko Sergey
Tchikin Alexander
Klimov Vassiliy
Tchugaev Alexander
Kochnev Anatoliy
Tchumakov Sergey
Krasnov Yuri
Shalikov Gennadiy
Kruglov Leonid
Shpilenok Igor
Kudryashov Vladimir
Shpilenok Nikolay
Kuzhavskiy Sergey
Yurtchenkov Evgeniy
Kuchma Dmitriy
Yakovlev Yuri
WWF RUSSIA INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR 2003 Income in 1,000 USD WWF International National Organizations WWFNetherlands WWFGermany WWFUK WWFSweden WWFSwitzerland WWFUSA WWF offices in other countries
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Governmental and Aid Agencies USAID UN World Bank ERWDA DEZA British Council Other organizations Wetlands International / TRAFFIC Europe in Russia Direct donations in Russia
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Expenditure in 1,000 USD Forest Programme Creation and management of specially protected areas Climate Change Programme Conservation of rare and endangered species Marine Programme Creation of economic and financial means of sustainable nature management Environmental policies of the oil and gas companies Environmental education Legislation (including conventions) Administration costs
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