The final advanced FSC certification course – the last of the series of FSC consultant trainings arranged under the joint project of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia) and the FSC Russian National Office (FSC Russia) – was held in Arkhangelsk region in June-July. The classes covered the topics of biodiversity preservation, forestry management in […]
The Summer Ichthyological School was arranged from June 18 to 26 in the village of Bolshaya Pyssa, Udora district, under the Model River Mezen project jointly with the Usogorsk Children’s Activity Center with the involvement of the Republic Center of Specially Protected Natural Areas. The School welcomed kids from various residential areas, such as Usogorsk, […]
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An international expedition to the central part of the Verkhne-Vashka Intact Forest Massif – some of the remaining vast intact landscape still preserved in the middle subzone of the European taiga, was arranged by the Silver Taiga Foundation from 6 to 17 June 2016. The expedition aimed at scientific justification of organizing a Specially Protected […]
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Silver Taiga Director Yury Pautov took part in the 4th Nordic Ruralities Conferenceheld on May 22-24 in the University of Akureyri town, Iceland. The Nordic Ruralities Conference is an interdisciplinary forum for rural research with a particular emphasis on the Nordic countries.
/wp-content/img/full_logo_eng.png00silver/wp-content/img/full_logo_eng.pngsilver2016-06-09 18:04:502017-08-17 18:06:05Rural Regions Development: Conference in Akureyri
Silver Taiga representatives arranged a three-day FSC certification training course for the employees of SevLesPil. The workshop participants extended their knowledge with regard to FSC requirements. In particular, one of the classes conducted by the environmental expert Nikolay Shilov was focused on recommendations for the Red Book species habitat preservation.
With regard to the trip to Poland the Foundation’s experts were focused on two key objectives – to learn about the methods of aquatic ecosystem assessment used in the country and to study the experience of fishery resource management. Both tasks are relevant for efficient implementation of Silver Taiga’s projects aimed at building sustainable management […]
Model River Mezen Working Group is appealing to the public to report any cases of new unrepresentative fish species found in the catchment. Rational management of any resource implies continuous collection of data on its condition, or monitoring. Unfortunately, monitoring of the fish population in the Mezen river is far from being sufficient due to […]
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Last April Silver Taiga GIS-specialist Alexander Borovlyov presented the intermediate results of the Assessing Long-Term Logging Impact on Water Resources project at two scientific conferences – in Saint Petersburg and in Kirov. A lot of interest was taken by the participants of the Forests of Russia: Politics, Industry, Science, And Education conference held in St. […]
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The Silver Taiga Foundation’s office hosted a workshop on the results of the field testing of the software solution (WebGIS program system) developed by a group of international experts upon the request from FSC International and targeted on FSC certification quality improvement. These were the actual developers – Charles Eyre, Jim Williams, Peter Wells, Francesco […]
Final Advanced FSC Certification Course
| News by silverThe final advanced FSC certification course – the last of the series of FSC consultant trainings arranged under the joint project of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia) and the FSC Russian National Office (FSC Russia) – was held in Arkhangelsk region in June-July. The classes covered the topics of biodiversity preservation, forestry management in […]
Upbringing is Needed for Kids First of All, Not for Adults!
| News, «Model river «Mezen» project by silverThe Summer Ichthyological School was arranged from June 18 to 26 in the village of Bolshaya Pyssa, Udora district, under the Model River Mezen project jointly with the Usogorsk Children’s Activity Center with the involvement of the Republic Center of Specially Protected Natural Areas. The School welcomed kids from various residential areas, such as Usogorsk, […]
Exploring the Core of the Verkhne-Vashka Intact Forest Massif
| News by silverAn international expedition to the central part of the Verkhne-Vashka Intact Forest Massif – some of the remaining vast intact landscape still preserved in the middle subzone of the European taiga, was arranged by the Silver Taiga Foundation from 6 to 17 June 2016. The expedition aimed at scientific justification of organizing a Specially Protected […]
Rural Regions Development: Conference in Akureyri
| News by silverSilver Taiga Director Yury Pautov took part in the 4th Nordic Ruralities Conferenceheld on May 22-24 in the University of Akureyri town, Iceland. The Nordic Ruralities Conference is an interdisciplinary forum for rural research with a particular emphasis on the Nordic countries.
SevLesPil Employees Improved Their FSC Certification Skills
| News by silverSilver Taiga representatives arranged a three-day FSC certification training course for the employees of SevLesPil. The workshop participants extended their knowledge with regard to FSC requirements. In particular, one of the classes conducted by the environmental expert Nikolay Shilov was focused on recommendations for the Red Book species habitat preservation.
Silver Taiga’s Environmentalists Learnt about Polish River Resource Management Experience
| News by silverWith regard to the trip to Poland the Foundation’s experts were focused on two key objectives – to learn about the methods of aquatic ecosystem assessment used in the country and to study the experience of fishery resource management. Both tasks are relevant for efficient implementation of Silver Taiga’s projects aimed at building sustainable management […]
On the Diversity of Fish Population in the Mezen River
| News by silverModel River Mezen Working Group is appealing to the public to report any cases of new unrepresentative fish species found in the catchment. Rational management of any resource implies continuous collection of data on its condition, or monitoring. Unfortunately, monitoring of the fish population in the Mezen river is far from being sufficient due to […]
The Project Is Relevant, Its Results – Demanded
| News by silverLast April Silver Taiga GIS-specialist Alexander Borovlyov presented the intermediate results of the Assessing Long-Term Logging Impact on Water Resources project at two scientific conferences – in Saint Petersburg and in Kirov. A lot of interest was taken by the participants of the Forests of Russia: Politics, Industry, Science, And Education conference held in St. […]
Transparent Forest Project: New Opportunities for Higher FSC Certification Quality
| News by silverThe Silver Taiga Foundation’s office hosted a workshop on the results of the field testing of the software solution (WebGIS program system) developed by a group of international experts upon the request from FSC International and targeted on FSC certification quality improvement. These were the actual developers – Charles Eyre, Jim Williams, Peter Wells, Francesco […]