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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”

            	            
            	            

Today is the Day of Charity. The Lake Baikal Foundation team expresses its gratitude to everyone who helps to preserve Lake Baikal and its inhabitants. Each project is a joint effort of a large number of people: employees and beneficiaries of the Foundation, members of the Board of Trustees and Supervisory Board, corporate partners, supporters … Continue reading “On Charity Day we tell you what we are doing together with you”

            	            

This summer, scientists from the Baikal Museum of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, with the support of our foundation, studied cheetophorous endemic algae. The experts laid the foundation for the study of evolutionary relationships – or ‘family tree’ of algae, as well as identified individual morphotypes and possibly discovered a new … Continue reading “What lies in the DNA of Baikal’s endemic algae – a study by the Baikal Museum of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the support of the Lake Baikal Foundation”

            	            

In the last two weeks of August Kamchatka is hosting the main ecological youth forum of the country – the All-Russian Forum “Ecosystem. Protected Land”, which was initiated in 2022 by the President of Russia. This year the Lake Baikal Foundation is a partner of the forum: we organize and conduct thematic sessions on water … Continue reading “Results of the work of the Lake Baikal Foundation at the first shift of the ecological forum “Ecosystem. Protected Area””

            	            

The Dobro Mail.ru platform completed fundraising to support the Baikal Nature Reserve School. The school received modern equipment that opens up limitless opportunities for young explorers to learn about the amazing world of Baikal. A pH-meter and indicator paper turned ordinary water into an object of fascinating scientific experiments, awakening a genuine research interest in … Continue reading “The Baikal Nature Reserve School received new equipment thanks to the collection on the Dobro Mail.ru platform”

            	            

A year ago, reforestation specialists carried out a large-scale campaign to plant seedlings in forest areas affected by fires. 15,000 pine and cedar seedlings were planted on the site of the lost forest – more than 5 hectares in total. Specialists selected the species closest to the lost composition, and the planting material itself was … Continue reading “A year later: how the saplings planted in the areas affected by forest fires look like”

            	            

Researchers of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Zapovednoe Pribaikalye” conducted a large-scale study of some of the most vulnerable representatives of flora growing on the territory of the Pribaikalsky National Park. The objects of the study were: Zunduksky copepod, almost woolly skullcap and Olkhonsky astragalus. These species grow in restricted areas and are subject to … Continue reading “The project on research of rare plants of the Baikal region supported by the Foundation was completed”

            	            

The Supervisory Board of the Lake Baikal Foundation was expanded to include Anton Nazarov, Advisor to the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, Advisor to the Vice-Rector of the Presidential Academy (RANEPA). Anton Anatolievich is an expert in strategic communications and sustainable development, a member of the Board of Directors of the Reputation Management … Continue reading “Anton Nazarov joined the Supervisory Board of the Lake Baikal Foundation”

            	            

During 4 weeks the staff of the A.N. Severtsov Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution will study Baikal seals on the Ushkan Islands. A.N. Severtsov Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution will study Baikal seals on the Ushkan Islands. The expedition is planned for the summer time, since it is here that the … Continue reading “On the Ushkan Islands, IPEE RAS is researching the Baikal seal with the support of the Foundation”

            	            

The Bustard is a globally rare species and is protected not only in Russia but also worldwide. The eastern subspecies is included in the Red Data Books of the Russian Federation, Republic of Buryatia, Chita Region, Transbaikal Territory, Irkutsk Region, Republic of Tyva. The species is included in the International Red Data Book of Asia, … Continue reading “200 out of 2,000 bustards of the eastern subspecies live in Russia: what have the staff of the Burpriroda BU managed to find out about this bird with the support of the Foundation?”

            	            
            	            
            	            

The All-Russian Water Congress, the country’s main forum on water issues, was held in Moscow from 18 to 20 June. Within the framework of the event, the first Youth Water Council in Russia was formed and its strategic sessions were held. “We are delighted to have succeeded in creating Russia’s first youth organisation tasked with … Continue reading “How the All-Russian Water Congress was held for the Youth Water Council”

            	            
            	            

In the last century, the bustard (Latin: Otis tarda) became endangered due to mass hunting and agricultural land expansion. It once had a large population, but since the mid-1960s, the world’s bustard population has declined by more than a 30%.  The bird is now protected by the Red Data Book of the International Union for … Continue reading “In search of a migratory bird: how the Foundation helps to keep a record of the bustard population in the Borgoisky Nature Reserve”

            	            

Lake Baikal is home to many species that are found nowhere else in nature. Among green algae such endemics are more than half of the total number: 52,2%. However, it is still unknown to science how these algae evolved. In 2023, the Baikal Museum of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences presented … Continue reading “The Evolution of Baikal Algae: how the Foundation Supported the Baikal Museum Project”

            	            

The discussion was dedicated to World Water Day In her presentation, the Director of the Lake Baikal Foundation discussed the outcomes of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference in the context of the importance of water for climate change adaptation and the actions that states have committed to taking to preserve water resources. Tsvetkova noted … Continue reading “Anastasia Tsvetkova spoke at the UN Information Centre roundtable in Moscow”

            	            

From May 13-15, the youth Model of the 10th World Water Forum will take place at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). The Lake Baikal Foundation is a partner of the event and will organize the Youth Process within the Model. “The World Water Forum is the largest event in the water sector, … Continue reading “The Lake Baikal Foundation is a partner of the World Water Forum Model”

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