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WWF-Russia 2014 Download WWF-Russia 2014 Compilation: Julia Kalinicheva When fully or partly quoting this report, reference to WWF is necessary Editing of the Russian version: Lyudmila Lyagushkina Using photographs from this report is not permitted without written consent from WWF-Russia Translation and editing of the English version: Yulia Kuleshova, Philip Johnson © May 2015 WWF-Russia. All rights reserved Photo on the first cover: Design: Denis Kopeykin © Alexey Pankov / WWF-Russia May 2015, WWF-Russia, Moscow Distribution is free CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . 3 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION . 4 New leopard addition . 5 Ecologists estimate the polar bear population on Vaigach Island . 6 Oil companies will contribute to the conservation of the walrus . 7 We know leopards “personally” . 8 Partnership for Nature . 9 Russian business is helping snow leopard . 10 Mountain sheep have been counted . 11 Tiger comes back . 12 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY . 13 Sustainable forest management . 14 Certificates for the forests . 15 Five million trees in Russia . 16 High value forests in the Russian Far East received more protection . 17 SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES . 18 Plan to combat Illegal fishing has been approved . 19 Serious confrontation on Bolshaya River . 20 Drift net fishing will be put to an end . 21 Cod and haddock granted “protection documents” . 22 Streamers rescue endangered birds . 23 CLIMATE AND ENERGY . 24 All emissions will have to be reported . 25 GREEN ECONOMY . 27 A dangerous project has been suspended . 28 How can we save the Arctic inhabitants? . 29 Which region is richer? . 30 WWF assessed the responsibility of oil and gas companies . 32 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION . 33 Environmentalists prevented the abolishment of the state environmental review . 34 Amendments to the Criminal Code of Russia came into effect . 35 Your active position saved Russian nature reserves . 36 Integrated natural resource management will contribute to the conservation of marine ecosystems . 37 COLLABORATION FOR NATURE . 39 Reduction of ecological footprint through more efficient use of resources and energy . 41 Encouraging environmentally-responsible business practices . 41 Communications and awareness-raising activities . 41 Philanthropic relationships . 41 Our largest corporate partnerships . 42 THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! . 47 Internet charity shop . 48 SMS-campaign: helping has become easier! . 49 Important people for the living planet . 49 WWF supporters get together . 49 Travelling under the WWF flag . 50 Taking part in projects and expeditions . 50 WWF-Russia jubilee at Muraviev-Apostols mansion . 51 Charity event with Nikolai Drozdov . 52 Aid for tigers arrived in time . 52 What we will remember of 2014 . 53 WWF ON AIR . 54 Earth Hour – 2014 . 56 WWF: 20 years in Russia . 56 Text messages will help to study pinnipeds . 57 Vote with your fork! . 57 For the benefit of people and nature . 58 To know in order to protect . 59 Celebration that became a tradition . 59 FINANCES OF WWF-RUSSIA IN 2014 . 60 Introduction © MARINA KHRAPOVA / WWF-RUSSIA Dear Friends, The year 2014 was a very special one for us – WWF-Russia celebrated its 20th anniversary. Over these past 20 years and together with you, our supporters, like-minders, colleagues and friends, we have achieved a lot. Thanks to your support we implemented more than 300 field projects in 47 regions of Russia and invested over 3 billion roubles into nature conservation. During this anniversary year, a number of events important to Russian nature took place. Three more leopard cubs were born at the Persian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre in Sochi National Park. This Centre is now home to 13 animals, including eight cubs. The cubs are destined to become the founding members of a population of wild leopard in the Russian Caucasus. The new amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation that came into effect in 2014 significantly toughened the penalties for illegal hunting and trading in endangered species. Poachers were sentenced to imprisonment and serious fines for shooting Amur tiger and polar bear. WWF, together with the Global Footprint Network, calculated for the first time the ecological footprint and biocapacity of Russian regions. Russia is among the few nations that, with careful management of its resources, can securely maintain its biocapacity reserves for decades to come. In 2014, the Government of Russia approved a National Plan to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing aimed at eradicating poaching in the fisheries sector. Mongolian oak and Manchurian ash were listed in Annex III of CITES (Convention for the International Trade in Endangered Species). Timber from these valuable species may only be exported after an additional procedure to confirm the legality of the timber has been carried out. These are just a few examples of what can be done by either WWF experts actively participating with others or by them working on their own. The outcome of our work in 2014 is covered in more detail in the pages of this report. We express sincere gratitude to each and every one of you who has followed our actions and successes with interest and attention and helped to overcome barriers and to everyone who has given their voices in support of our initiatives and donated funds to our projects. Without your help we could not have achieved such significant results. Many, many thanks to you all! Victoria Elias Conservation Director, WWF-Russia WWF-Russia. Annual Report 2014 | 3 © VASILIY SOLKIN / ZOVTAIGI / WWF-RUSSIA BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION~ New leopard addition Did you know? Years ago, the Persian leopard was very common in the Russian Caucasus. In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, however, the conflict between humans and the leopard dramatically increased and the animals were permitted to be killed all year round and by any means. Ungulates, the big cat’s main prey, were severely hunted as well. Despite the creation of the Caucasian Nature Reserve in 1924, massive poaching lasted through the 1920s and 30s, not to mention during the Second World War. All this resulted in the fact that it is virtually impossible nowadays to encounter a leopard in the Northern Caucasus. Facts of the matter In 2007, WWF, together with the Russian Academy of Sciences, developed a Persian leopard reintroduction programme in the Caucasus. In 2008, initiated and supported by WWF, the Persian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre opened its doors in Sochi National Park. Since it was first opened, WWF-Russia organised the translocation of six leopards from Turkmenistan, Iran and Portugal and provided continuous methodical and technical support. In 2013, the first cubs were born to two parental pairs formed at the Centre. The Persian leopard reintroduction programme in the Caucasus is undertaken by the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in partnership with Sochi National Park, Kavkazsky Nature Reserve, the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, WWF-Russia, Moscow.
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