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In December, lectures on the course “Water Governance and Leadership” for 3rd year students of the English-language undergraduate programme “Global Challenges Management” at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) began. The course is taught by Anastasia Tsvetkova, CEO of the Lake Baikal Foundation, and Olga Amelkina, Deputy CEO, as well … Continue reading “For the third year, the Foundation’s staff has been teaching the course “Water Resources Management and Leadership” at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)”

            	            

On this day, we would like to thank our supporters and beneficiaries for their interesting journey together! Together, we take daily steps to preserve the unique ecosystem of Lake Baikal: we help study rare plant and animal species, create conditions in national parks for sustainable tourism development, assist scientists in lake research, develop and implement … Continue reading “On December 5th, the Lake Baikal Foundation celebrates its birthday. We are 8 years old!”

            	            

For the sixth year in a row, the Baikal Lake Foundation has been implementing the program “Trash Free National Parks” in the territory of Baikal protected areas, helping the Zabaikalsky National Park, Pribaikalsky National Park, and Chikoy National Park in developing waste separation practices. In the 2024 season, we achieved impressive results: 1. We sent … Continue reading “Trash Free National Parks – results of 2024”

            	            
            	            

The delegation of the Lake Baikal Foundation actively participated in the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which took place from November 11 to 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. On the first day of the main climate event of the year, the Foundation’s General Director, Anastasia Tsvetkova, spoke at the … Continue reading “Results of the Lake Baikal Foundation’s Participation in COP29”

            	            

On November 20, 2024, in Moscow, the results of the VI All-Russian competition “Reliable Partner – Ecology” were summed up in the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, which is conducted by the Association “Reliable Partner” together with the Russian Ecological Society with the support of the Committee of the Federation … Continue reading “The second victory of the Foundation in the competition “Reliable Partner – Ecology””

            	            

The Council of the Eurasian Women’s Forum and Rosatom are launching thefirst international contest of women’s projects from BRICS countries, dedicated tosustainable development and environment protection. The Lake Baikal Foundation is a partner of the project. The award is organized under the auspices of the Eurasian Women’sForum Council and the state corporation “Rosatom”. The goals … Continue reading “The Lake Baikal foundation is a partner of the first international award of women’s environmental activitiеs in the BRICS countries “Green Future””

            	            

The Lake Baikal Foundation joined the association of the largest grant-giving organizations in Russia – the Donors Forum. The organization has been operating for more than 20 years and is a professional charitable community. The key value for the Donor Forum is information transparency and open data on the activities of the non-profit sector. To … Continue reading “The Lake Baikal Foundation is a member of the Donors Forum”

            	            

Scientists from the Baikal Institute of Nature Management Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of sciences (BINM SB RAS) surveyed the southern and eastern shores of Lake Baikal during the field season of this year to identify the locations of populations of the almost-shaggy skullcap. Following the summer expedition, employees of BINM SB RAS obtained … Continue reading “The Baikal Institute of Natural Resources Management of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences conducted a study of the almost-shaggy skullcap with the support of the Foundation”

            	            

In the summer of 2024, the Baikal Lake Foundation began implementing a new project aimed at solving the problem of handling food waste and preventing bears from approaching tourists in the protected area. We are pleased to announce that in the Zabaykalsky National Park, where the project is being implemented, informational boards have already been … Continue reading “New information boards for the project “Save the Bear!” have appeared in the Zabaykalsky National Park”

            	            
            	            

On October 24, a panel discussion was held on “Youth Climate Diplomacy: Demand and Opportunities.” The event is dedicated to the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place from November 11 to 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event was organized by the Youth Water Council, … Continue reading “The Youth Water Council presented a draft position paper for the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change”

            	            

We are pleased to announce that the Lake Baikal Foundation will be a partner of the Water4Climate pavilion at the world’s main climate conference COP29. The pavilion aims to unite and strengthen the voice of the international water community at climate negotiations. The list of pavilion partners includes over 70 leading international organizations working on … Continue reading “The Lake Baikal Foundation is a partner of the Water Pavilion at COP29”

            	            

Forests on the territory of the Republic of Buryatia occupy about 85% of the total area. Mountainous relief, remoteness of forest areas from settlements and a large number of coniferous tree species are the factors of forest fires spreading – this year alone more than 600 fires were registered on the territory of the Republic, … Continue reading “The Lake Baikal Foundation restored 20 hectares of forest in Buryatia”

            	            

This summer, with the support of the Lake Baikal Foundation, scientists of the A.N. Severtsov Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution conducted research of the Baikal seal on the Ushkan Islands. A.N. Severtsov Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution conducted research of the Baikal seal on the Ushkan Islands. The scientists on this … Continue reading “Interim results of the IPEE RAS expedition to the Ushkan Islands to study the Baikal seal have been received”

            	            

The agenda of the Russian Environmental Forum (REF), which took place from 7 to 9 October, included issues related to environmental education and activities to raise the level of environmental awareness of the population. This is a systemic area of work that has been gaining momentum in recent years: from small memos on official agency … Continue reading “The Lake Baikal Foundation presented a report on separate waste accumulation in national parks at the Russian Environmental Forum”

            	            

Since 2023, the Lake Baikal Foundation has been an observer organization at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP UNFCCC). This year, we confirmed our status by obtaining 4 quotas for the Foundation’s delegation. The UN Climate Change Conference, or COP, is the supreme body for discussing and … Continue reading “The Foundation shared its plans for participation in COP29”

            	            

September 17 starts the 11th season of the reforestation campaign “Plant a tree – give Baikal life”, organized by the charitable foundation “Give life to the planet” and FSBI “Zapovednoe Pribaikalye”. The season will also include the International Reforestation Forum “Olkhon-2024”. Sharing the values of cooperation with local non-profit organizations, the Lake Baikal Foundation will … Continue reading “The Lake Baikal Foundation will be a partner of the Olkhon-2024 International Reforestation Forum”

            	            

The 30th inter-institute scientific seminar dedicated to Ludmila Alexandrovna Izhboldina was held in the Baikal Museum of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Lyudmila Alexandrovna is a well-known scientist-botanist, algologist, hydrobiologist, ecologist and Baikalologist. She devoted her whole life to the study of algae-macrophytes of Lake Baikal. The seminar presented the report … Continue reading “Results of research on endemic algae of Baikal presented at the inter-institute scientific seminar at the Baikal Museum of SB RAS”

            	            

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