Projects in Russian Federation

Protection of Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Breeding Ground in Northern Chukotka: Better Late than Never

The goal of a project is to provide nest searching and further to guard all nests and broods of critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper against human, mammalian and avian depredation.

Informational and Consulting Support to the Local Forest Communities in Time of Crisis

To help forest communities, involved in logging and timber processing, to overcome problems of crisis in forestry and timber sales .

Informational and Consulting Support to Local Forest Communities in Framework of New Reform

The project aims to help forest communities, involved in logging and timber processing, to overcome problems with occurred and upcoming legal changes in forestry and timber sales.

Kulunda Lake – A Pearl of Siberia!

The overall goal of project – restoration of a favourable status of Lake Kulunda and its biodiversity through the realization of educational campaign among the local population and involvement of local population to preparation of the plan of expanding the two existing nature reserves on Kulunda lake.

Designing a Framework of Ecotourism Development in Kamchatka: Detecting Social and Environmental Conditions and Limitations

The main idea of the project is to detect environmental and social conditions and limitations of ecotourism development in Protected Areas of Kamchatka and to conduct a framework for sustainable ecotourism development in the region, providing conservation of unique and fragile landscapes of Kamchatka.

Bird Diversity in Neglected Areas of Russia

A study of birds in European Russia, focusing on areas that were once cultivated but which have been abandoned and neglected for some years.

Scaly-Sided Merganser, Russia

Surveys and conservations of one of the world’s rarest ducks, the Scaly-sided Merganser in Russia

Siberian Cranes - They Have a Future!

Siberian cranes are an endangered species. This project seeks to raise abandoned chicks away from their parents,using a library of recorded crane voices,thus increasing the overall population.

School Bird Protector Clubs (Birdwatching Clubs) for Nature Protection

Creation and support the school bird protector clubs (birdwatching clubs) for nature protection.

Preserve Islands for Birds – Study and Conservation Water Birds and their Habitats in Caspian Sea Islands

The project is aimed at making favourable condition for long-term conservation of birds and their habitats at small islands near western coast of Caspian Sea (island “Chechen” and island “Tjulenij”).

Conservation of Threatened Flora of the Lower Choper Nature Park – Russia

A compilation of the annotated list of flora of vascular plants of Nizhnechopersky (Lower Choper) Nature Park, Russia.

Fresh Water Pearl Mussels Around Saint Petersburg

This project looks at the discovery of the unknown pearl mussel populations, prevention of their disappearance and activities on their restoration.

Freshwater Pearl Mussels on the Edge

The aim of the project is to discover unknown pearl mussel populations, prevent their disappearance and activate their restoration.

Involving Local Communities of the Western Part of Russia into Ensuring Long Term Bats Protection

The aim of the project is to generate long-term time series data on bat species distributions and abundances to monitor western Russia's bat populations and identify important conservation areas for bats.

Reactivation of Spoon-Billed Sandpiper's Breeding Population Monitoring: Why is it Declining?

The project aims to conduct a population monitoring and other conservation-related researches on the endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Conservation fieldwork in North West Russia.

This multidisciplinary team works long-term to conserve and promote the natural and cultural heritage of Murmansk Region, linking with tundra-related communities, the reindeer-herding brigades (collectives), and local administrators.

Conservation of the Mediterranean Tortoise, (Testudo Graeca Nikolskii) on the Black Sea Coast of the Caucasus, Russian Federation: Evaluation, Education, and Population Augmentation

This project aims to prevent the critically-threatened Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise from further population decline, by targeting tourist collectors and hunters with a PR campaign, setting up a breeding centre and securing new protected natural territories.

Study and Conservation of the Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise (Testudo Graeca) in Caucasus

This project is focused on a consolidation of efforts of herpetologists, official organisations for nature conservation, and the general public for the conservation of the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca), which is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals, Red Data Book of Russian Federation, and CITES (App. II).

Study and Conservation of the Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise (Testudo Graeca) in the Caucasus (Project "Attention: A Turtle!")

The project seeks to ensure the preservation of the Mediterranean tortoise (Testudo graeca) by consolidating the efforts of herpetologists, conservation biologists, government agencies, NGOs and the general public. The main aim of the project is creation of conditions for saving populations and subspecies variety of Mediterranean tortoise in the Caucasus.

Detecting Elusive Species: A Quantitative Analysis of Methods for Estimating Amur Tiger Abundances

This project aims to do a comparative evaluation of six different sampling methods for estimating Amur tiger abundances in the Russian Far East. Upon the project’s completion, the most successful method will be recommended to local wildlife managers for the monitoring and conservation of this endangered species.

Conservation of Killer Whales (Orcinus Orca) of Eastern Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Estimation of possible impact of capturing and promoting public awareness

Conservation of Killer Whales (Orcinus Orca) in the Russian Far East: Protecting Food Resources and Promoting Environmental Stewardship

The aim of our project is to prevent the depletion of food resources of the orcas of Kamchatka. We plan to estimate the impact of fish shortages on orca survival and to promote the conservation of orcas.

Conservation of Killer Whales (Orcinus Orca) in the Russian Far East: Promoting Evidence of Two Separate Species

The objective of our project is to clarify, confirm and effectively change killer whale species status in Russian legislation.

The Research and Conservation of Rare and Threatened Plants and Important Plants Areas of Magadan Region (Northern Far East Asia, Russia)

The main aim of the work is a complex investigation and preservation of the rarest threatened plants, which are restricted to some areas of the Magadan region, and studying and protection of their habitats.

Conservation of the Orchids Native to North-West European Russia (in the Limits of Leningrad, Pskov and Novgorod Regions)

The aim of the project is a contribution for conservation of wild Orchids in north-west Russia by preparing a comprehensive popular publication, by developing the activities of Saint-Petersburg Orchid Society, and by studying the extinction dynamics.