Events

Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem issues were discussed at the V International Scientific Conference “Selenga – river without borders” in Ulan-Ude. Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources employees expressed concern over chemical contamination of Selenga groundwater.

National Project Technical Director Mongolia, Munkhbat Tserendorj and Bioresources and Data Management Expert, Larisa Radnaeva made reports at a conference on the implementation of the project.

The matters discussed on the conference were: the status of transboundary waters, the use, protection and restoration of water bodies in the Selenga basin, improving of inter-state regulation in the field of water relations. New treatment and disinfection technologies of drinking water and wastewater were presented at the conference.

The second phase of the conference was held in the capital of Mongolia - Ulan-Bator.

Source: http://vtinform.ru/vti/144/59496.php

http://baikal-media.ru/news/incidents/212562/?phrase_id=3671850

The UNDP/GEF project "Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem" has supported shoreline cleanup public event “Clean shoreline of Selenga” on 07-09 July 2012 within the Ulan-Ude city. At the end of event about 300 garbage bags were filled with garbage from Selenga shoreline by the volunteers.

http://www.arigus-tv.ru/news/detail.php?ID=25891&sphrase_id=575957

International law related to transboundary freshwater serves three basic functions: (1) it defines and identifies the legal entitlements and rights and obligations tied to water use, providing the prescriptive parameters for its development; (2) it provides a framework for ensuring the continuous integrity of the regime, i.e. through monitoring, regulation, compliance, stakeholder participation, dispute avoidance and settlement; and (3) it allows for rational modifications of the existing regime, in order to be able to adapt to the constantly changing needs and circumstances.

http://www.gwp.org/en/gwp-in-action/Events/2012-GWP-University-of-Dundee-International-Water-Law-Scholarship-Programme/

The ECIS biodiversity and ecosystem-based adaptation portfolio has a total of 40 ongoing projects and several projects under development. Expansion and increased effectiveness of national protected area systems remains the main area of intervention. About 80% of all biodiversity projects of UNDP in the region deal with protected areas. The cumulative effect of the ECIS natural resources portfolio on biodiversity and land status is substantial: UNDP projects have helped to establish over 30 protected areas (PAs), and has successfully enhanced capacities of about 100 other PAs. Over 50 mln ha have been targeted by BD mainstreaming activities, of which over 10 mln ha belong to biodiversity hotspots. There is progress in designing vulnerability assessments and tools for ecosystem based adaptation. By late 2011, sixteen projects went through final evaluations producing some generic lessons for the region. While over 80% of projects have been rated as satisfactory or highly satisfactory, one of the repeated comments emerging from many evaluations relates to weaknesses in the design of the logical frameworks, especially with a view to measuring the real conservation impact (be it on the species, or ecosystems level), as well as to actual tools involved in monitoring the success of the project. Clearly, this is one of the areas for UNDP improvement. This meeting brings together the front line force of UNDP ecosystem projects (BD and ecosystem based adaptation) in order to present and brainstorm on lessons learnt, with a view to help improve the design of UNDP projects, as well as train the project managers in better design, analysis, monitoring and reporting on conservation impact of the projects which they manage.

The project delegation visited Baikal state nature biosphere reserve in Tankhoi (Kabanski distr., Buryatia) in 29 May 2012. The sides discussed prospects of ecotourism development in reserve, entered engagement on the structure of the work to be performed under the contract “Biodiversity compatible tourism plan for Baikal state nature biosphere reserve”. Special attention was paid to the influence of tourism on protected areas and the assessment of eco-tourism in the reserve.

http://baikal-info.ru/archives/33519

http://www.baikalfund.ru/news/baikal/article.wbp?article_id=3a149cdf-acbe-43e9-820e-8194e11e72a6

Awarding of winners of The Russian National Competition of schoolchildren water projects, which was carried out with the support of the GEF-UNDP project on 26 May 2012.

http://www.ecolandia.ru/

The deputy group “Baikal” was established in The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on 27 April, 2012. The group includes deputies of the sixth convocation from Russian regions, located in the Baikal natural territory (Irkutsk region, Buryatia, Zabaykalskiy kray). Members from fraction “Edinaya Rossiya” are Michael Slipenchuk, Iosif Kobzon, Anton Romanov and Sergei Ten; from fraction CPRF - Sergei Levchenko, Vyacheslav Markhaev, Vladimir Pozdnyakov and Eugeniy Rulkov; from fraction “Spravedlivaya Rossiya” – Ivan Grachev, Constantin Ilkovskiy, Andrey Krutov; from fraction LDPR – Vasilina Kulieva and Andrey Lugovoi. This group is expected to improve the legal framework for the implementation of federal and local laws for Lake Baikal preservation and also improvement of socio-economic and environmental conditions in the Baikal region.

The UNDP/GEF project "Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem" has supported shoreline and ice cleanup public event “Clean Ice of Baikal” on 14 April 2012 in Yartsy township. This event was organized by International volunteer project “Save Baikal”, and is a part of international garbage collection campaign “Let’s Do It World Clean Up 2012!” and “All-Russian Cleaning 2012”.
40 volunteers from Russia (Ulan-Ude, Moscow), France and Polland took part in this event. During 6 hours of work 90 garbage bags, 120 liters each, were filled with garbage from Baikal ice and shoreline by the volunteers.

http://runews.org/volontery-so-vsej-rossii-aktivno-prinyalis-za-uborku-bajkala/

http://www.baikalfund.ru/news/baikal/article.wbp?article_id=b93d162e-fc4b-462d-a202-00a557ba44b9

http://baikal-daily.ru/news/16/43162/

http://www.uumoda.ru/news/421/120582/

http://baikaler.ru/news/2012/04/12/652/

http://www.risk.ru/users/ss18/193326/

http://doit-together.ru/news/uborka-chistyy-led-baykala-buryatiya

http://savebaikal.com/clean-ice/

http://zauda.ru/content/view/8735/696/

http://animal.ru/articles/4_октября_мир_отмечает_День_животных/

The UNDP/GEF project "Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem" has supported shoreline and ice cleanup public event “Clean Ice of Baikal” on 14 April 2012 in Yartsy township. This event was organized by International volunteer project “Save Baikal”, and is a part of international garbage collection campaign “Let’s Do It World Clean Up 2012!” and “All-Russian Cleaning 2012”.
40 volunteers from Russia (Ulan-Ude, Moscow), France and Polland took part in this event. During 6 hours of work 90 garbage bags, 120 liters each, were filled with garbage from Baikal ice and shoreline by the volunteers.

The International workshop conference "Cooperation Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science with the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia on implementation of joint projects: results and prospects" was opened on 14 February 2012 in the Irkutsk Scientific Center. The participants shared their experience and discussed further cooperation. Total, the conference was attended by over 80 people from seven cities of Russia (Novosibirsk, Ulan-Ude, Chita, Kemerevo, Irkutsk) and 14 representatives from Ulan Bator. Project Manager Sergey Kudelya shared information about Lake Baikal Project with main stakeholders.

Dear colleagues,

from 1st of January 2012 to 6th of January 2012 all project staff will be out of office on official holidays.

Happy New Year!