Baltic Fund for NatureOf St. Petersburg Naturalists Society
Baltic Fund for Nature
was established in 1995
as a structural unit ofSt.Petersburg Naturalists Society -one of the oldest environmental and scientificNGOs in Russia,founded in 1868at St.Petersburg University.
Partner to WWF Baltic Program since 1995Member of Coastal Union - EUCC since 1998Member of IUCN since 2000
Baltic Fund for Nature
Scientific and applied projects: studying and preserving biodiversity, rare species and valuable biotopes
Protected Areas network development
Sustainable rural development: nature tourism, nature friendly agriculture
Environmental education, awareness
Environmental information on North-west Russia
Strengthening cooperation in the field of nature protection and sustainable development
Baltic Fund for Nature
Representative office of Association of Zapovedniks (Strict Nature Reserves) and National Parks in North-West Russia
Center of supplementary educational programs at the Faculty of Biology and Soil Science, St.Petersburg State University
Member of SPSU - UC, Berkeley Center for cooperation in sustainable development and environmental management
Main foreign partners and donors:WWF SwedenWWF DenmarkWWF FinlandWWF RussiaWWF InternationalWWF Baltic Program
Baltic Fund for Nature
• Ministry for Natural Resources of Russian Federation
• Department for Natural Resources of North-West Federal District
• Committee for Natural Resources of Pskov Region
• Committee for Natural resources of Novgorod Region
• St. Petersburg city Administration
• Government of Leningrad region
• Government of Pskov region• Government of Karelian
Republic
Main partners in Russia:
Baltic Fund for Nature
• St.Petersburg State University
• Karelian Research Center of RAS
• Zoological Institute of RAS• Botanical Institute of RAS• Pskov State Pedagogical
Institute• Association of Zapovedniks
and National Parks of NW Russia
• Club “Ecology”• “Green World” • “Neva river clear waters”• Ecocenter “Zapovedniks”• Biodiversity Conservation
Center
Baltic Fund for Nature
TerrestrialEcosystemsProgram
Marine EcosystemsProgram
Ladoga LakeProgram
Educational Program
Terrestrial Ecosystems Program
Investigations and long-term monitoring of biodiversity in Pskov and Leningrad regions
DANCEE project
Towards sustainable development of Sebezhsky National Park in co-operation with Nordeco,Sebezh district administration
2000 - 2001
Management Plan for Sebezhsky NP
DANCEE ProjectProtected area co-ordination, networking and capacity building in European Russiain co-operation with Association of Zapovedniks and National Parks of North-West Russia, Nordeco2001 - 2003
EU LIFE Project “PAs for Life” in co-operation with IUCN, Metsahallitus and Government of Leningrad region2005-2007
Educational Program
NatureWatch Baltic Environmental education project for schools in The Baltic sea region
The program is co-ordinated by WWF Sweden and supported by SIDA
Since 1995
•Over 30 TV programs produced and broadcasted since 1998 in co-operation with local TV channels •Informational resource centre is opened for public since 2000•University students are involved into the projects
Centre for cooperation in sustainable development and environmental management
Initiative of St.Petersburg State University and UC, Berkeley
Since 2004
Marine Ecosystems Program
Seals monitoring projectin co-operation withWWF, Swedish Museum of Natural History,Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Estonian Fund for Nature, Since 1993
Dutch PIN MATRA project
Adopting of Integrated Coastal Zone Management principles to Russiain co-operation with EUCC, Kingisepp district administration
1998 - 1999
Environmental Impact Assessmentsin the Baltic and Arctic Seas
TACIS IBPP Project“Promoting public participation in environmental policy making and implementation in the Baltic regions of Russia”Together with WWF Sweden and WWF BEAP2005-2007
Ladoga Lake ProgramKarelian Research Centre of RAS, Baltic Fund for Nature
Long-term monitoring of the largest European aggregations of geese during spring migrationSince 1995
Improvement of agricultural practices in Eastern Ladogain co-operation with WWF Sweden, Karelian Research Centre of RAS,State Livestock Farm “Iljinsky”
Since 2000
Rural development in Olonets, Southern Karelia in co-operation with WWF Sweden, Karelian Research Centre of RAS, RK Ministry of Agriculture,Olonets district administration
Since 2000
Ladoga Lake Region Feasibility StudyTogether with KRC RAS and WWF Denmark1999-2000
Baltic Fund for Nature
• 400 000 EUR – average annual operational budget is about
• Over 150 people are directly involved into project work + about 300 schools participate in Naturewatch program
• 18 Projects were implemented in 2005
Thank you!
Baltic Fund for Nature ofSt.Petersburg Naturalists Society
Univeristetskaya emb., 7/9St.Petersburg 19034 Russia
www.bfn.org.ru