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Forest and Rural Livelihoods Komi Context of the Forest Dialogue Forest and Rural Livelihoods Komi Context of The Forest Dialogue Syktyvkar October 21-24, 2008 Yury Pautov Silver Taiga Foundation 30 E 60 E 90 E Silver Taiga Foundation ÃÓÏ Ð Central Administrative Board of Komi Republic ÏÎ ÐÊnatural resources of Komi Republic Finland Polar circle ~ 66.5 N Komi Republic Area – 416 000 km2 # 0 Syktyvkar January temperature -15 C July temperature +170 C 60 N Y# Moscow Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan Sep - 2004 Geography Syktyvkar – 75 m above sea level Urals – highest point – 1895 m above sea level Sep - 2004 Silver Taiga Foundation ÃÓÏ Ð Central Administrative Board of ÏÎ ÐÊnatural resources of Komi Republic # ### Population ### # # ########### # # ## ##### ############ #### # # # # ####### # ####### ## ## # # #### # #### ##### ### ##### ### #### ################# ######### ###### ### ######## # ##### ## ###### ############# ######### # ##### ########### #### ####### ################## #################### ##### ### ## 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