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