Protected Areas

• They were awaited for 200 years
• Conserving Moldova's flora
• Opposing sides in Altai establish a dialogue
• Christopher Shaposhnikov: back from oblivion after 60 years
• Does the future of Tsentral'no-chernozemny Biosphere Zapovednik belong to will, or to fate?
• Russian Zapovedniki are introduced to the international community of rangers

NGOs

• The Georgian Center for Conservation of Wildlife

Conservation Management

• A review of computerized inventories of the biota of protected areas in the Former Soviet Union

Environmental Education

• Environmental education for the 21st century: shaping the concept
• Zapovednik stories

Endangered Species

• Will the population of the Sakhalin-hokkaido herrings disappear from the industrial supply?
• Imperial eagle populations begin to recover in European Russia
• Reappearance of the dhole in Russia
• Tracking the bearded vulture

News of the Day

• Russian oil and gas industries continue damaging the environment, but now with some consideration
• American photographer explores Russian landscapes

Endangered Ecosystems

• Odessa oil terminal threatens the Black Sea
• In the nation's interest: clean water or gold?

For Discussion

• Biodiversity conservation: from lists of valuable sites to units of protection and management
• The problem of stray dogs and conservation
• Ecotourism in Balkal's protected areas

Living Arctic

• Ecological tourism in the Russian Arctic

Conservation Calendar

• Spend the summer in Siberia and the Sierra Nevada!
• World wilderness congress plans sixth gathering

Bulletin Board

• Fund to assist fish and wildlife protection
• Ecological travels centre
• New fund to benefit polar bear conservation
• Position open with Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Conservation Contacts