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February 06, 2007. UNDP Launches Phase II of the Sustainable Conservation of Biological Diversity in Four Protected Areas of the Kamchatka Region Project

March 28, 2007. Statement by Kemal Dervis, United Nations Development Programme Administrator, on the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March 2007

April 27, 2007. UN Secretary-General, tennis star Maria Sharapova mark Chernobyl 21st anniversary

May 22, 2007. UNDP AND UC RUSAL SIGN A MOU DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION EFFORTS

November 02, 2007. UNDP and UC RUSAL signed the Memorandum on cooperation in the area of environmental protection and sustainable development

November 16, 2007. UNDP project supported local initiative for Snow Leopard conservation: herders sign a cooperation agreement with the biosphere reserve

November 19, 2007. UNDP promotes the use of geographic information systems for protected areas management

November 20, 2007. UN proclaims

November 27, 2007. Announcement. Presentation of the 2007/2008 UNDP Global Human Development Report:

November 30, 2007. 30.11.2007 Presentation of the 2006/2007 National Human Development Report for the Russian Federation in Altai

April 04, 2008. 04.04.2008 Announcement! Inception Workshop of UNDP/GEF project “Joint Actions to Reduce PTS and Nutrients Pollution in Lake Baikal through integrated basin management”, Ulan-Ude, Russia,

May 08, 2008. 08.05.2008 Carbon Market Forum took place in Moscow on 28-29 April

May 22, 2008. 22.05.2008 UNDP/GEF Project supports establishment of interagency antipoaching brigades in Altai-Sayan Ecoregion

July 10, 2008. The UNDP signed a partnership agreement with the Council of municipalities of the Nizhny Novgorod region and the Viksa Metallurgical Factory

July 15, 2008. 15.07.2008 UNDP supports youth mobile ecological camp to promote biodiversity conservation in Altai-Sayan Ecoregion

August 19, 2008. 05.08.2008 An ecological festival took place in Kamhatka supported by a UNDP project

September 19, 2008. Maria Sharapova launches programme of scholarships for youth from Chernobyl-affected areas in Belarus

January 29, 2009. 20.12.2008 UNDP/GEF Project “Conservation of Wetland Biodiversity in the Lower Volga Region” and the ecological center “Zapovedniki” in the Astrakhan oblast organized a workshop on fundraising in December 2008

February 03, 2009. 03.02.2009 UNDP/GEF and WWF-Russia held a joint press-conference in January on Salmon Poaching in Kamtchatka

March 19, 2009. 19.03.2009 Presentation of Strategy and Action Plan on raising awareness of the Lower Volga wetland biodiversity among stakeholders

May 28, 2009. 20.05.2009. Annual Volga Day celebrated in Volgograd and Astrakhan

June 05, 2009. 05.06.2009 THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

July 02, 2009. 21.06.2009. UNDP/GEF project on biodiversity conservation in the Lower Volga reports on its results

July 05, 2009. 17.06.2009. UNDP/GEF projects on energy efficiency presented at the international conference in Berlin

July 06, 2009. 30.06.2009. Update on the project on strengthening the protected area system of the Republic of Komi

July 20, 2009. 28.06.2009. UNDP/GEF Project supports an International Conference on Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation in Altai

December 03, 2009. 03.12.2009. On-line conference ‘Climate change: what it means for Russia and all of us’

December 17, 2009. 15.12.2009.‘Save the Energy of Our City!’ Exhibition Opens in Moscow

December 04, 2009. 04.12.2009. Russian journalists study Finland’s experience in energy efficiency, use of alternative sources of energy and environmental protection

January 21, 2010. 20.01.2010. UNDP/GEF project on biodiversity conservation in the Altai-Sayan ecoregion to include a component on climate change

December 16, 2009. 16.12.2009. Russian experts studied Australia’s experience in wetland conservation

March 17, 2010. 04.03.2010. Let children save our planet – young artists depicting climate change problems were honored in the UN House in Moscow

April 26, 2010. 26.04.2010. STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE 24TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER

May 25, 2010. 25.05.2010 UNDP and INSOR signed a Memorandum of Cooperation

May 19, 2010. 19.05.2010 UNDP and GEF support Volga River Day in Volgograd and Astrakhan

May 31, 2010. 31.05.2010 First Environmental Film Festival supported by UN agencies in Moscow

June 04, 2010. 04.06.2010 UNDP participates in World Environment Day Celebration at Russian Academy of Science

June 05, 2010. 05.06.2010. UNDP and Coca-Cola Russia launch Lake Baikal conservation programme

June 16, 2010. 13.06.2010 Newspaper ‘Conservation Area’ from Kamchatka peninsula won in ‘The Best information printing’ competition.

September 06, 2010. 05.09.2010 Media-tour and eco-action under UNDP and Coca-Cola Company project, ’Every drop matters – lake Baikal’

August 31, 2010. 31.08.2010 All-Russia competition for journalists «Every Drop of Water Matters!» results were published today.

September 20, 2010. 20.09.2010 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges world leaders to ensure blueprint to end poverty becomes reality

September 22, 2010. 23.09.2010. United Nations Summit Reaffirms Critical Role of Private Sector in Advancing the Millennium Development Goals

November 21, 2010. 18-21.11.2010 The International Film Festival ‘H2O: Kamchatka – the Land of Wonders’ took place in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

April 08, 2011. 06.04.2011 The UNDP/GEF Project to eliminate barriers to coal mine methane (CMM) development in Russia: summary of results

April 13, 2011. 13.04.2011 'Every Drop Matters' Initiative announces a Grant programme to provide support to local initiatives in the Baikal region

May 30, 2011. 23.05.2011 International Film Festival H2O in Moscow Saves Trees

June 22, 2011. 17.06.2011. The VIP-poachers’ ways to be blocked in Komi Republic

June 08, 2011. 08.06.2011 UNDP opens Marine Wildlife Photo Exhibition on the World Oceans Day in St. Petersburg

June 07, 2011. 07.06.2011. ‘Yes’ to Nature Reserves in Taimyr

May 24, 2011. 20-24.05.2011. The Volga’s Day has been held in Astrakhan and Volgograd

June 02, 2011. 02.06.2011. The result of the small grants competition for the project “Every drop matters – Lake Baikal” are resumed. The new one is announced.

May 04, 2011. 04.05.2011. The system of hydrological monitoring is developed in the framework of climate change program in Katunskiy nature reserve.

March 16, 2011. 16.03.2011 UNDP organizes press-lunch on problems of Baltic Sea on board of icebreaker 'Krasin' in St. Petersburg

May 03, 2011. 03.05.2011 Tuva will use the experience in the organization of rural tourism with support of the UNDP project.

June 16, 2011. 16.06.2011. Children’s eyesight and achievements depend directly on lighting in school buildings.

September 15, 2011. 15.09.2011. H2O: Baikal Film Festival screened environmental movies in Ulan-Ude

October 26, 2011. 07.11.2011, Moscow. International Scientific Conference 'Problems of Adaptation to Climate Change'

November 10, 2011. 09.11.2011 ‘Sustainability and equity’ key global challenges for the 21st century, according to Moscow roundtable

November 06, 2011. 07.11.2011. Two guidebooks advancing climate–friendly development published in Russian

November 08, 2011. 08.11.2011 Transition economies already face climate variability and must enhance their adaptive capacity, roundtable finds

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