Title: Russian Socio-Ecological Union (SEU)

URL: http://www.seu.ru/index.en.htm

Description: The Socio-Ecological Union (SEU) serves as an umbrella group for over 250 independent non-governmental organisations and groups from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and the United States of America. The organisation of the Socio-Ecological Union, is aimed at maximising the "cooperation of the intellectual potential, material and financial means, and organisational possibilities of the Union's members for the preservation of nature and the protection of living beings; for the protection and revival of mankind's natural and cultural heritage; for the protection of human's physical and mental health; and for guaranteeing a safe environment and sustainable development." The SEU was established in 1988 as a voluntary association of environmental groups active at regional, city, and district levels, and of various legal status's. These groups are extremely diverse, from teams of radical environmental activists to associations of environmentally-minded officials; from nature-clubs for school children to independent research laboratories; from societies of victims of radioactive pollution to conservation organisations planning national parks. The members are united by devotion to practical environmental action, a spirit of openness, cooperation and freedom of information, and the deep belief that we have one planet and the environment cannot be divided by national borders. The SEU's activities include: Environmental monitoring: Radiological monitoring in regions surrounding military plants and cities; Dioxin-pollution monitoring in regions surrounding paper-plants, and chemical-pollution monitoring in several regions of Russia and Uzbekistan; and Monitoring the management of boreal forests by Russian and multinational timber companies; Protection of biological diversity and the management of protected areas: A Bio-diversity Conservation Centre (BCC) programme was designed to facilitate long-term survival of nature reserves in the CIS countries; The first private nature reserve was established in Amur region to save nesting habitat of rare crane species; and Designated and established many protected areas. Non-governmental environmental-impact assessments of several energy projects were managed by SEU experts. The SEU is also active in environmental education, sustainable development issues, environmental aspects of local self-government, development of new environmentally sound technologies, and military conversion issues, among others.

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Subject:   Ecology,  Animal protection,  Conservation

Title: Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation (Peipsi CTC)

URL: http://www.ctc.ee/

Description: Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation is an international non-profit institute, which works to promote balanced development of border areas, especially in Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe region. The original "Lake Peipsi Project" was begun in 1993 as an informal organization whose primary focus was research environmental issues facing the border between Estonia and Russia. Today, its main activities include nature education and the development of cross-border cooperation.

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Subject:   Environmental education,  International cooperation

Title: All-Russian Center for the Protection of Nature (VOOP)

URL: http://voop.spb.ru/

Description: The All-Russian Society for the Protection of Nature (VOOP) is a Russian social, educational and cultural organization whose mission is to support ecology and society in the regions and the country. Its aims include saving the environment and a variety of flora and fauna and keeping and improving public health. VOOP's main activities include: giving assistance to state bodies to assure the stable and ecologically safe development of Russia; ecological education of the population; scientific, technical, and practical activities for environmental protection; consulting with parties about water use; organizing ecological monitoring of territories; and implementing up-to-date technologies for effective state ecological control.

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Subject:   Conservation,  Russia,  Environmental protection,  Environmental education

Title: Tut Gryazi Net

URL: http://tut-gryazi.net/

Description: Our organization was created to protect the environmental rights and interests of the citizens of the Russian Federation. To date, the environmental situation in Russia is abysmal; in the environmental rankings, Russia ranks 106th, behind leaders in pollution, such as India and China. The reason for this is flawed environmental legislation and ignorance on the part of citizens. We raise the banner of struggle against the catastrophic ecological situation in the Russian Federation. We are fighting for legitimate laws to protect the rights of the people to health, clean air, land, and water.

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Subject:   Ecology,  Russia,  Environmental protection

Title: Let's Bike It!

URL: http://letsbikeit.ru/

Description: Let's bike it! It was coined in April 2010 (before the Copenhagen speech, Dmitry Medvedev, in which he talked about his desire to see in the Russian cities of more cyclists) to promote the bicycle as a comfortable and environmentally friendly urban transport. Their mission is to attract the attention of thousands of people to the urban environment accessibility issues and to demonstrate the super powers and ease of cycling.

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Title: Green Russia

URL: http://genyborka.ru/

Description: The all-Russian environmental public movement Green Russia was created by participants of "Russian Ecological Clean-Green Russia," held August 31, 2013 in all regions of the Russian Federation, a combined 2.6 million concerned citizens. The all-Russian environmental movement Green Russia: brings together concerned citizens of Russia; focuses its work on the younger generation and the revival of traditions; and promotes Russian respect for the environment.

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Subject:   Environmental protection,  Environmental education

Title: Ural Ecological Union

URL: http://ecoural.narod.ru/Index.htm

Description: The Ural Ecological Union is a regional public non-profit organization formed in 1989. It brings together the knowledge of scientists, public figures, teachers, lawyers, journalists, entrepreneurs, and economists whose professional activities relate to the environment. The mission of the Ural Ecological Union is the promotion of environmental improvement in the Urals, the quest for sustainable development in the region through environmental education, the implementation of significant environmental projects, independent examination, legislative activities, and lobbying of national and local authorities for the protection of the environment. The Ural Ecological Union is a member of the International Socio- Ecological Union.

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Title: Green Movement of Russia (ECA)

URL: http://ecamir.ru/

Description: Interregional ecological nonprofit “ECA” was founded in 2010 and is represented in over than 45 regions by regional and local departments. One of the first large-scale programs of ECA Green Movement is the federal program “More oxygen!” http://ecamir.ru/projects/Programma-Bolshe-kisloroda.html, supported by Faberlic. More than 10 million trees were planted by activists, teachers, and students during the 7 stages of the program. A partner in the program was the Federal Forestry Agency. ECA annually participates in National Forest Planting Day and the federal event “Live, forest!” The movement runs several programs around the country: “Green Schools of Russia," “Green Universities of Russia," “River Keepers,” dedicated to protection and purification of small rivers, “Discharge” program dedicated to battery recycling. ECA leaders promote a healthy lifestyle through its “Zdravitsa” and “Bicycling Russia” programs. Every month the movement organizes an Action Day campaign on a specific ecological issue in tens of regions of the country, for example International Water Day, “AntiFire” (against forest fire), International Birds Day, Bicycling Action Day, No Plastic Bags Day, International Animal Protection Week, Energy Saving Day, Recycling Day. and so on. At the same time regional ECA leaders develop local projects and work on local problems in collaboration with regional administration, businesses, and NGOs, to develop eco-communities in their regions and build a strong eco-network around the country.

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Subject:   Environmental organizations,  Environmental Education,  Youth movements

Title: Arctic Network for the Support of the Indigenous Peoples of the Russian Arctic (ANSIPRA)

URL: http://ansipra.npolar.no/index.html

Description: Established in 1998, ANSIPRA the Arctic Network for the Support of the Indigenous Peoples of the Russian Arctic (ANSIPRA), is a communication network linking Russian indigenous peoples' organizations with international institutions and organisations concerned by the environmental and social prospects of the Russian North. ANSIPRA's main goal is to spread information and make contacts.

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Subject:   Arctic regions