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Forest Conservation Programme in Russia
(Project completed, read final report below)
Building Partnerships for Forest Conservation
and Management in Russia
NEW : September 2005
Five
Years Long Road:
The Final Event of the IUCN-CIDA Project
2005
Final report
2004-2005 annual project report
Description
The goal of this project is to build the capacity of
selected governmental agencies and civil society organizations to utilize
public involvement processes in forest conservation and management decision-making.
The objectives of the IUCN-CIDA project are to 1) improve
democratic governance through participatory public involvement in forest
management; 2) establish a framework for the sustainable use and effective
management of Russia's forests and protected areas, incorporating involvement
of the government, civil society, NGO and private enterprise participation;
and 3) develop income generation opportunities through the sustainable
harvest and marketing of NTFP for local communities in the Russian Far
East.
 The
expected results are:
- Creation of a Tool Kit for public involvement in forest management
decision making, consisting of best practices guidelines, general principles
and mechanisms for public involvement. Tool Kit to be revised as a result
of tests at the mezzo and micro level.
- Proposals for legislative and administrative practice reform at the
national, regional and local levels.
- Increased public involvement in forest management decision making
tested, adopted, and promoted by government and civil society organizations.
- More politically, socially, environmentally and economically sustainable
decisions and outcomes in forest management.
- Improved conservation and effective management of Russia's forests.
- A viable and participatory process whereby government and civil society
can work together to assess and improve the management effectiveness
of protected areas.
- Methodology for assessing protected area management effectiveness
developed in a participatory manner.
- An established participatory process between government and civil
society which evaluates, and raises awareness about, threats to protected
areas.
- The creation of local-level socially, economically and ecologically
sustainable, income-generating NTFP businesses, based on community participation.
- Improved capacity of community groups to target products of interest
with high marketing potential, and to identify obstacles and opportunities
within the enabling environment affecting the use, management, and development
of businesses based on NTFPs.
- Sustainable harvesting of the NTFP resources with potential for wider
adoption of sustainable harvesting methods.
- Communities with the tools and confidence to monitor and manage their
NTFP resources
The project is currently being managed in Russia with very close collaboration
with the TBFP team in Canada.
CIDA is quite satisfied of the results of this project and has increased
its financial support to CAD$2.6M and extended its contribution for two
more years. The project will end March 2006.
For more information visit: www.iucn.ru/eng/
(Note: that web site is often difficult to access, please try later)
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