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Project
within the framework of the LIFE Third Countries Programme
BRINGING REGIONAL PROTECTED AREAS OF THE LENINGRAD REGION (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) INTO EUROPEAN CONTEXT
World Conservation Union – IUCN,
Government of the
Leningrad Region,
Natural
Heritage Service of Finland – Metsähallithus
Baltic Fund for Nature
04 TCY/ROS/000050
The
project is funded by the European Union within
the framework of its LIFE Third Countries Programme
EuropeAide
Co-operation Office programmes and projects
The
project is implemented by World Conservation Union – IUCN (IUCN Office for Russia and CIS), Government of the Leningrad
Region, Natural Heritage Service of Finland –
Metsähallithus and Baltic Fund for Nature
The project is aimed to support and develop ecological network on the territory of the
Leningrad Region
Project
co-ordinators:
Dr. Rustam Sagitov (BFN)
Dr. Alexei Zavarzin (BFN)
Alexei Blagovidov (IUCN)
Project
inplementation period: 2005 - 2007
 The initiative of this
project appeared after the Leningrad region, one of the
first in Russia, had elaborated and
started implementation of the Regional Targeted Program on Support and
Development of Protected Areas. This program has many positive characteristics
however it is obvious that Government of the Region will not be able to solve
quickly all existing environmental problems and conserve valuable natural
sites.
Today the Region faces
many difficult problems such as development of logistic, technical an
administrative basis for management and monitoring of regional protected areas,
establishment of the system of public involvement and expand of informational
space, correspondence of federal and regional nature protective legislation,
development of system of protected areas of the international status.
This Project was designed to help the Leningrad region administration to solve mentioned-above
problems, and it has gained support from the European Community “LIFE - Third
Countries” Program.
The main purpose of the
Project is to aid the Leningrad Region in development of PAs network and
conservation of landscape and biological diversity by improvement of key PAs
management and their involvement into pan-Baltic and pan-European ecological
networks.
Project tasks
Assessment of management effectiveness and elaboration of management
plans for protected areas included or proposed for inclusion in pan-Baltic and pan-European
networks (Ramsar sites, Baltic Sea Protected Areas and
Emerald network etc.); Logistic, technical and administrative support to key regional protected
areas and also reserving valuable natural sites for PAs establishment; Informational kit to protected areas planning and functioning; Building up public awareness and acknowledge about protected areas and involvement of all the stakeholders into
assessment and planning of protected areas activity.
In the framework of the Project it is planned to prepare needed
documentation and management-plans; publish methodical recommendations; hold
workshops, meetings and trainings for PAs personnel and stakeholders (local
authorities, land-users and public groups) that will result in creation of
local partners system providing support to PAs; publish educational materials
for development of ecological tourism; interaction with mass-media.
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