WWF RUSSIA 2003

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WWF RUSSIA 2003

WWFRUSSIA 2003
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.
CONTENTS:
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INTRODUCTION
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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
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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.
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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 and Russia's Forest Policy
WWF and the Timber Industry
New Forest Code
Corporate Environmental Policies for Timber
Producers
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
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Novoeniseisky Saw MillWood Processing
Plant, and "TerneiLes."
The WWFIKEA Partnership
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
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
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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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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
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.
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.
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WWF PROPOSES THE CREATION OF 27 MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN RUSSIA
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The Struggle
Bioresources
for
Marine
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
nature reserves and other regions that are
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.
and that should be protected. The data pre
A First in Russia: A Map of
Marine reserves
resources. In 2003, the Council for the
In 2003, WWF created a map of "Russia's
Marine Protected Areas." The map provides
a complete representation of existing marine
founded by 70 local residents. The Council
valuable from a conservation perspective
sented by WWF has been subject to interna
tional review, and was prepared for the
World Parks Congress in Durban, United
Arab Emirates, in September 2003.
Effective Management
Coastal Zones
of
WWF began a new project together with
the Biodiversity Conservation Center and
the
European
Union
for
Coastal
Conservation, in the Karelian village of
Chupa, on the coast of the White Sea. Its
goal is to involve the local community and
local government in the management, sus
tainable use, and protection of coastal
NorthernKarelian Coast was created,
is the first public organization in the sphere
of nature use in northern Karelia.
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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
"GREENING" THE
POLICIES OF THE
OIL AND GAS
SECTOR
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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
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.
agreement with the EU, Japan,
and other countries, to increase
the energy efficiency of the coun
try's economy in 20082012,
without which it would be impos
sible to achieve the goal of dou
bling Russia's GDP.
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Climate Change
Ecosystems
Threatens
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 SUPPORT OF WWF
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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.
Кamchatka
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.
Southern Urals
Bashkortostan became the first region to
approve the "Concept for the Development
of a Protected Areas System," prepared by
WWF. This was an important step in con
serving nature, not just for Bashkortostan, but
also for the entire country. In December
2003, the region's Cabinet of Ministers
adopted a special governmental pro
gramme, "Ecology and Natural Resources
of Bashkortostan," to be carried out from
20042010. The programme includes plans
to create protected areas networks, devel
oped by WWF.
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NEARLY 50 SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS ARE ESTABLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF WWFRUSSIA SINCE 1994
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Fifteen percent of vertebrate ani
Far Eastern Leopard threatens the
mal species inhabiting Russia, and
survival of the planet's rarest cat.
four percent of higher plant
CONSERVING
BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY
species growing on its territory are
considered rare or threatened with
extinction, and are listed in the
Red Data Book. Habitat loss poses
Global warming will reduce the
size of polar ice caps and will
pose a great threat to polar
bears, which hunt from ice floes.
the greatest threat to their exis
WWF Russia devotes much atten
tence; other threats include illegal
tion to protecting species threat
trade, environmental pollution, cli
ened with extinction. These
mate change, and the unsustain
include: the Amur Tiger, Siberian
able use of natural resources.
White Crane, Snow Leopard,
In the Far East alone, the total
and European Bison, among oth
volume of illegal trade in plants
ers. WWF has developed nation
and animals is valued at $3–4 bil
al strategies for their protection,
lion a year.
prepared action plans, and con
The planned construction of a
pipeline in the habitat area of the
ducted field projects to research
and protect these animals.
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.
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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Sergei Chumakov
ALMOST 90 EUROPEAN BISON GRAZE FREELY IN THE RAVINES OF EUROPEAN RUSSIA DUE TO THE WWF PROJECT
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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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MORE THAN $30 MILLION IS INVESTED IN THE WWF'S WORK TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL RICHES OF RUSSIA
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
Chimed Ochir
Alexander Krokhmal
Andrei Schegolev
Sergei Burmistrov
Yury Darman
Tatiana Baranowska
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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WWF IN
CENTRAL ASIA
“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.
Conservation of Leopard in
Turkmenistan
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.
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.
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
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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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Region
Abrosimov Ilya
Afanasyev Igor
Aksyonova Olga
Akvardar Ilin
Alexandrov Vladimir
Alyoshin Alexey
Andreev Victor
Andreeva Alla
Annenkov Vladimir
Arsenenkov Andrey
Artyomov Valeriy
Arzhaev Mikhail
Babicheva Elena
Bagrov Vladimir
Bakunina Tatyana
Balandina Elena
Balandina Natalya
Balyuk Vladislav
Barinov Dmitriy
Basistov Alexey
Batyukhnov Alexander
Baulin Oleg
Baum Victor
Bayalski Beba
Belov Anton
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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Maryin Alexander
Maryina Nadezhda
Masalova Natalya
Mashkov Philipp
Mazurenko Olga
Melamed Alexander
Melnikov Denis
Mifodovskiy Valeriy
Mikhaylova Anastasia
Minchina Elena
Mironova Yulia
Mirskiy Sergey
Moiseeva Evgenia
Mokhova Valentina
Mozhaev Alexander
Mulkidzhanyan Lidia
Mulyarov Valeriy
Murashkevich Denis
Muratov Andrey
Muratov Mikhail
Nazarova Ludmila
Nechaev Alexander
Nikiforov Victor
Nikishin Vasiliy
Nikolaev Oleg
Okulova Elena
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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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Terentyev Mikhail
Tetevosyan Olga
Timoshenko Natalia
Tkachenko Evgeniy
Tokar Polina
Tomash Svetlana
Tonkacheev Dmitriy
Tretyak Vladislav
Trifonov Mikhail
Trofimenko Sergey
Tsaryov Ilya
Turkin Dmitriy
Tynkovan Alexander
Tyunyaeva Elena
Ukhina Oksana
Ulyantseva Elena
Vait Olga
Varlamov Andrey
Vikhrev Nikita
Vindman Leonid
Vladislavova Nadezhda
Vlasova Olga
Vokhmintseva Kira
Volodin Igor
Volokitina Evgenia
Vorobyova Anna
Vorontsov Andrey
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Voskoboynikov Dmitry
Vrublevskiy Gleb
Yakovlev Gleb
Yarotchevskaya Inna
Yasenskaya Ekaterina
Yasvin Vitold
Yudinskaya Irina
Yuditchev Denis
Yuzhakova Inna
Zabelin Sergey
Zabelina Natalya
Zakiryayev Timur
Zalevskiy Arkadiy
Zaytsev Nikolay
Zaytseva Marina
Zelyak Oksana
Zhakulina Olga
Zhdanova Irina
Zhdanova Natalia
Zhukauskas Maxim
Zhukov Valeriy
Zhuravskiy Oleg
Znatdinova Tatyana
Zorina Nadezhda
Zvereva Tatyana
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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
F O R
Lomonosov
Marketing PRO
Men's Health
Mirovaya Energetika
Moscow Nights
Mountain Biker
Nash Malysh
National Geographic
Okhota
OM
Paradox
Play
Podvodniy klub
Politburo
Politicheskiy zhurnal
Put I Voditel
Raschet
Reader's Digest
Sad svoimi rukami
Samozashchita bez oruzhiya
Seventeen
Skies & Snowboards
Smysl
TekhnoGid
Tsvetniki
Tsvetnoy televizor
Voyage
Yes!
Zakonodatelstvo I Ekonomika
Light Emitting Diode Displays
and Screens:
"Manazhnaya ploshchad"
Managing Company
CityVidenie
FarmkomMedia
MAGITEL
Peren
Supermarkets "7 Continent"
TriStars
Publishing Houses:
7 Dney
Afisha Industries
Burda
Cyril and Methodius Publishing
House
Independent Media
LK Press
Maksimov Publications Publishing
House
Ostrov
Rodionov's Publishing House
A
L I V I N G
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
P L A N E T !
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
2312
796
20
497
55
182
228
Subtotal:
4350
Governmental and Aid Agencies
USAID
UN
World Bank
ERWDA
DEZA
British Council
Other organizations
Wetlands International / TRAFFIC Europe in Russia
Direct donations in Russia
260
131
156
80
61
300
4
60
272
303
5717
TOTAL INCOME:
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
TOTAL EXPENDITURE:
F O R
A
L I V I N G
P L A N E T !
952
850
413
1040
338
162
15
1098
214
635
5717
W W F
R U S S I A
Printed on EUROART paper of Mreal manufacturer. The manufacturer guarantees
that chlorine free bleached pulp is used; the timber is taken from thinnings from
local forest conservation programmes and waste wood from saw mills; timber
from tropical rainforests is not used; only the natural products of chalk and clay
are used; the paper is fully recyclable with no harmful reside.
©1986, WWF World Wide Fund For Nature (Formerly World Wildlife Fund).® WWF Registered Trademark owner
WWF is one of the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organizations, with
almost 5 million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries.
WWFRussia
19, bld.3 Nikoloyamskaya St.,
109240 Moscow Russia
WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which
humans live in harmony with nature, by:
– conserving the world's biological diversity
– ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable
– promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
Tel.: +7 095 727 09 39
Fax: +7 095 727 09 38
email: [email protected]
http://www.wwf.ru/eng

WWF RUSSIA 2003

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