Forests.org: Russia Links (XML/RSS)

about Russian forests, their conservation and sustainable usage supported by a community of Russian environmental non-governmental organizations

information regarding their extent, ownership, management and trade provided by the Russian NGOs Forest Club

a detailed clickable map of Russia's massive forests

Russian office of this global environmental organization - including major forest protection campaign

protects endangered ecosystems around the Pacific Rim through grassroots advocacy, environmental education, and law and policy analysis; with strong Russian emphasis

Global Forest Watch provides general information

maps and information regarding Russia's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

an informal network of conservationists working together towards restoring the saiga antelope to its position as the flagship species of the Central Asian and pre-Caspian steppes

provides assistance to sustainable development of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, based on continuous non-exhausting forest exploitation and conservation of remaining old-growth forest areas

the Russian NGO forest club summerizes data on illegal forest felling operations in violation of forestry legislation, and the forms and methods of illegal cutting

promoting wild nature in Russia's "Zapovedniks", a network of strictly protected scientific nature reserves