Environmental Trends in the Russian Society

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INDEX

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9

2. AIM AND STRUCTURE OF THE STUDY.. 10

3. RUSSIA - THE FACTS 10

3.1. THE COUNTRY.. 10

3.1.1. Geography and territorial composition.. 10

3.1.2. Population.. 11

3.1.3. Economy.. 12

3.1.4. Political Structure.. 13

3.2. ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE RUSSIAN

FEDERATION 17

3.2.1. Basic environmental problems. 17

3.2.2. Atmospheric air 17

3.2.2.1. Territorial context 18

3.2.2.2. Sector context. 19

3.2.3. Water resources.. 20

3.2.3.1. Territorial context 21

3.2.3.2. Sector context. 22

3.2.4. Soils and land resources. 22

3.2.5. Flora and fauna.. 24

3.2.6. Mineral resources use.. 25

3.2.7. Integral assessment of ecological problems in the environment and regions.. 26

4. PUBLIC OPINION CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.. 27

4.1. Public attitude to current condition of the environment 28

4.2. Public attitude to government policy.. 28

4.3. Environmental problems and economic growth 29

4.4.Main threats for coming generations 29

4.5. Environmental pollution prevention and readiness of citizens to pay for it. 30

4.6. Raise of taxes for environmental protection purposes 30

4.7. Government investments in environmental protection have to be made from other sources

then taxes.. 31

5. ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS.. 32

5.1. GOVERNMENT 32

5.1.1. Environmental organisations in the structure of government. 32

5.1.2. Executive power.. 33

5.1.3. Legislative power (State Duma). 39

5.1.3.1.Committee for Natural Resources and Natural Resources Management of the State Duma..

39

5.1.3.2. Committee for Ecology of the State Duma 40

5.1.4. Russian Federation and European Union. 40

5.2. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOs),. 41

5.2.1. Intergovernmental Organisations, Institutions, Foundations, and Agencies 41

5.2.1.1. ISC - Institute for Sustainable Communities Russia.. 41

5.2.1.2. UNEP-GRID United Nations Environment Programme - Global Resource Information

Database. 42

5.2.1.3. Arctic Council 42

5.2.1.4. ACOPS - Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea. 43

5.2.1.5. Baltic 21. 43

5.2.1.6. Organisation of Black Sea Economic Co-operation 43

5.2.1.7. BGCI - Botanical Gardens Conservation International. 44

5.2.1.8. ISAR - Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia 44

5.2.1.9. Centre for Russian Environmental Policy 45

5.2.1.10. Association ‘Environmental Education’ 45

5.2.1.11. ASECO.. 46

5.2.1.12. Information Environment Agency 46

5.2.1.13. Forest Club of Russian non-governmental organisations. 47

5.2.1.14. International Centre for Environmental Safety. 47

5.2.1.15. RMEIC - Regional Environment Information Centre 48

5.2.1.16. Centre for Ecological Policy of Russia.. 48

5.2.1.17. Baltic Nature Foundation of the St. Petersburg Society of Natural Scientists 49

5.2.1.18. The Russian Far Eastern Association for the Use of Non-Timber Forest Products.. 49

5.2.1.19. Green World 50

5.2.1.20. Phoenix Fund.. 50

5.2.1.21. Plant Your Tree. 51

5.2.1.22. Project Civilisation’. 51

5.2.1.23. „Gardarika“.. 51

5.2.2. Environmental NGOs in Russia.. 52

5.2.2.1. Greenpeace.. 52

5.2.2.2. WWF - World Wildlife Fund. 53

5.2.2.3. Wetlands International.. 53

5.2.2.4. Socio-Ecological Union 54

5.2.2.5. ECOLOGIA (ECOlogists Linked for Organising Environmental Trends in the Russian

Society 5 Grassroots Initiatives and Action).. 55

5.2.2.6. Biodiversity Conservation Centre 56

5.2.2.7. Ecoline 56

5.2.2.8. Schit - Interregional public organisation aimed to assist in actions against environmental

crimes.. 57

5.2.2.9. Rainbowkeepers 57

5.3. BUSINESS SECTOR. 58

5.3.1. Chamber of Commerce of Russian Federation 58

5.3.2. Association of Ecological Entrepreneurship of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce

(AsEP). 59

5.3.3. The European Business Club 59

5.3.4. The Union of Industrials and Entrepreneurs 60

5.3.5. Association of Managers 60

5.3.6. Federal Certification Centre.. 60

6. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION, CHURCHES, UNIONS, AND POLITICAL PARTIES

62

6.1. EDUCATION. 62

6.1.1. Primary and Secondary Schools. 62

6.1.1.1. International level: GLOBE - Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment..

62

6.1.1.2. National level - Baltic Academy of Education. 63

6.1.1.3. Regional level: Federation of Ecological Education of St. Petersburg. 63

6.1.2. Higher Education 64

6.1.2.1. Moscow University of Engineering Ecology 64

6.1.2.2. Moscow State University of Nature.. 64

6.1.2.3. International Independent Ecological-Political Institute. 65

6.1.2.4. Perm State University.. 65

6.1.2.5. Petrozavodsk State University. 65

6.1.2.6. Nizhni Novgorod State University. 65

6.2. CHURCHES.. 66

6.2.1. Russian Orthodox Church.. 66

6.2.2. Moslem/Islam 66

6.2.3. Roman-Catholic Church. 67

6.2.4. Buddhism. 67

6.2.5. Jewish 67

6.3. UNIONS 68

6.3.1. International (CIS) Trade Unions Organisations.. 68

6.3.1.1. General Confederation of Trade Unions. 68

6.3.1.2. International Trade Union Confederation Area of Employers „Consolidation“ 68

6.3.2. National Trade Union Organisations.. 69

6.3.2.1. Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) 69

6.3.2.2. All Russia Union of trade Unions „Edineniye“.. 69

6.3.2.3. Congress of Russian Trade Unions 69

6.3.3. Regional Trade Unions Organisations with environmental departments.. 70

6.3.3.1. Federation of Trade Unions of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Department of Ecology

and Work Protection 70

6.3.3.2. „Lukomore Plus“- St. Petersburg Free Trade Union of Environmental Protection 70

6.4. POLITICAL PARTIES.. 71

6.4.1. The Communist Party of Russian Federation.. 71

6.4.2. Edinstvo - Unity also called Bear - „Medved“ 71

6.4.3. Otechestvo - Vsya Rossia (Fatherland - All Russia). 71

6.4.4. Union of Right Forces (SPS). 72

6.4.5. Bloc of Zhirinovsky or Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia 72

6.4.6. Association „Yabloko“ - „Apple“. 72

6.4.7. Constructive Ecological Movement of Russia KEDR.. 72

6.4.8. Democratic Green Party. 73

6.4.9. Zubr - Defenders of Unique Treasures of Russia.. 73

7. ENVIRONMENT AND THE MEDIA 74

7.1. Media market.. 74

7.2. Environmental media in Russia. 74

7.3. Environmental topics in printed media - Press review July - August 2000 76

8. SOURCES. 77

9. BACKGROUND OF THE RESEARCHER.. 77

10. PRESS CLIPINGS 78