The purpose of the conference is expanding of contact networks between Russia and European countries in the field of investigation of the unique water bodies like Baikal and Leman Lakes.
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XII Baikal Olympiad for schoolchildren was traditionally organized on the shoreline of Lake Baikal in children educational center “Baikalskie volny”. The purpose of the Olympiad is to determine the knowledge level of schoolchildren about the Lake, drawing attention to the environmental problems.]]>
On 26th May 2015 the 14th meeting of the basin Council of Angara-Baikal basin area was held. The following issues were discussed during the meeting: the situation in Angara-Baikal basin during the winter season, the results of works of the governments of Irkutsk region and Buryatia. The results of the work of the Lake Baikal project was reported.
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In 2015, the World Water Forum, the largest water-related event in the world took place in Daegu & Gyeongbuk of Korea. The World Water Forum is a large-scale international conference that is held every three years since 1997 in cooperation with the public, private sectors, academia, and industries. It was first launched in an effort to facilitate international discussions on global water challenges.
The objectives of the session are to identify the current situation of trans-boundary ecosystem management, to explore the opportunity to develop joint project among those countries. The session is made to strengthen the partnership and share information on trans-boundary ecosystem management in the region to accomplish the proposed targets. The presentation of the major achievements of the Lake Baikal project was made by Sergey Kudelya.
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The new visit-center of Baikal biosphere nature reserve hosted the 4th Regional Steering committee meeting of the Lake Baikal Project.
The final Steering committee meeting was dedicated to presentation of the results, achieved by the project during the whole period of implementation.
UNDP Regional technical advisor, Vladimir Mamaev and Project Manager of the Lake Baikal project noted in their speeches, that Baikal Informational Center (BIC) was created with support of the
Due to the support of the project, in the national parks and reserves the eco-campings, pilot treatment facilities, eco-trails were constructed; learning courses were organized for the heads of the nature conservation organizations; the “White book of the Baikal basin” with the list and description of ecological NGOs was published.
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The Russian delegation was headed by Deputy Director of Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage, Co-Chair of the Commission - Amirkhan Amirkhanov. The Mongolian delegation was headed by Director of the Department of Public Policy and Regulation of the Ministry of Environment and Green Development of Mongolia - Narantsetseg Dugersuren.
The participants of the meeting discussed a number of transboundary issues, including ones related to the cooperation between Russia and Mongolia in the field of Water industry and Forestry, development of the system of specially protected areas (PAs), joint monitoring and control of migratory animals.
According to Amirkhan Amirkhanov, the issue of establishing of transboundary protected areas, particularly the reserve "Istoki Amura" - is a priority activity of the Commission. The planned reserve should include the State Nature Biosphere Reserve "Sokhondinsky" (Russia, Zabaikalsky krai) and the National Park "Onon-Baldzinsky" (Mongolia). The draft agreement on the establishment of the reserve "Istoki Amura" was approved by the Federal Government (Order 09.03.2013 № 323-p).
Amirkhan Amirkhanov said: "The creation of the Russian-Mongolian transboundary reserve "Istoki Amura" will provide additional opportunities for the conservation of biological and landscape diversity of the southern Trans-Baikal area in the source of Amur river basins, will contribute to the development of scientific research and environmental monitoring".
The participants stressed the need to accelerate the signing of a draft intergovernmental agreement on the establishment of "Istoki Amura". A. Amirhanov, in turn, said that the Russian side has all necessary documentation ready to signing.
In addition, the Russian side has proposed the establishment of transboundary reserve on the basis of the national park "Saylyugemsky" (the Russian Federation) and the National Park "Siylhem" (Mongolia).
As part of the work aimed at the preservation of transboundary populations and groups of rare and endangered wildlife, the parties took a decision to establish a joint working group for development of a program for the conservation of argali in the Russian-Mongolian transboundary area.
Taking into account the decisions adopted at the end of negotiations within the 18 meeting of the Joint Russian-Mongolian Intergovernmental Committee and by the end of the work of the Commission, the parties reached an agreement on the organization of a joint meeting in the first half of 2015. This meeting will be dedicated to the informational interchange, relating to assess the environmental impact of the project of “Shuren” hydroelectric power plant on Selenga river.
The meeting, which was held on 27-28 November 2014, was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage (RPN), the Federal Water Resources Agency, the Government of the Republic of Buryatia and the regional branch of the RPN, FSBI All-Russian Institute for Nature Protection, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, FSBI National Park “Tunkinsky”, FSBI National Park “Saylyugemsky”, World Wildlife Fund, UNDP-GEF "Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem".
The results, implemented in 2014 by the project UNDP-GEF "Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem" was reported during the 4th Meeting was reported by Project Manager, Sergey Kudelya.
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The purpose of the forum – is creation of a discussion platform for government agencies, NGOs, commercial and non-commercial sector, scientific organizations of Irkutsk region, Zabaikalsky krai and Buryatia. It is expected, that forum provides the basis for sustainable development and preservation of lake Baikal.
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The 3rd International Forum “Baikal dialogue” was held on 21-25 August 2014 in Ulan-Ude and Gremyachinsk (Russia). The perspectives of Baikal region development were discussed on the Forum, as well as issues of international collaboration to preserve the unique ecosystem of Lake Baikal.
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]]>• RFQ_GPSO_2014-068 (IWC-78317) «Intercalibration of analytical procedures for analytes, included into harmonized program of hydrochemical monitoring for Selenga river basin. Phase II. (The Russian Federation)»
• RFQ_GPSO_2014-069 (IWC-78317) “Intercalibration of analytical procedures for analyses, included into harmonized program of hydrochemical monitoring for Selenga river basin. Phase II. (Mongolia)”
• RFQ_GPSO_2014_070 (IWC-78317) “Training workshop “Environmental education on lakeside areas: best practices and innovations”
• RFQ_GPSO_2014-071 (IWC-78317) ““Development of computer analysis of space images of Barguzinsky and Kurumkansky districts of the Republic of Buryatia for identification of abandoned cattle mortuaries in Barguzinsky and Kurumkansy districts, and carrying out of microbiological analysis of soil in order to reveal the anthrax strains”
• RFQ_GPSO_2014-073 (IWC-78317) “Development and publish a special release of journal devoted to sustainable ecotourism development in "Pearl necklace of Baikal" (Baikal protected areas association) in Russian and English”
• RFQ_GPSO_2014-074 (IWC-78317) “Short-term training program for preparation guides for organizing ornithological tours in the Baikal region”
• RFQ_GPSO_2014_075 (IWC-78317) «The Ecological Atlas of the Baikal Basin publishing - Russia»
• RFQ_GPSO_2014_076 (IWC-78317) «The Ecological Atlas of the Baikal Basin publishing - Mongolia»
• RFQ_GPSO_2014-077 (IWC-78317) The demonstration best practices in siting a new mine in order to avoid soil and groundwater contamination and impacts on surface water systems”
