Rivers without Boundaries

Poll shows that complex problems of the Lake Baikal are exacerbated by lack of hope for the better

The REGNUM Information Agency published results of  a public opinion poll undertaken by “Lake Baikal” Foundation and NAFI Analytical agency among local residents of Irkutsk Region and Buryatia Republic. 61% believe that environmental condition of the Lake has seriously worsened  during last 5 years., while only 2% believe it  has …

The Price of “Green Fuel” for China Remains Underestimated

  Yamal LNG shipping scenarios. Source: Novatek More than a year has passed since several conservation NGOs addressed Chinese state banks (the China Development Bank (CDB), China Exim Bank, and the Silk Road Fund) raising deep concerns regarding environmental and social impacts of the Yamal LNG Project. We got no …

The Largest Mire in the World protected – all other Russian mires doomed?

  Both decisions claim to confront climate change…   Long-awaited decision to create Vasyugansky Mire Zapovednik (a strict scientific nature reserve) was made on December 16 by the Russian government . A 6148 square km. nature reserve will be created within The Great Vasyugansky Mire, the largest swamp system in …