"Russian Regional Environmental Centre can play an important role in raising attention towards environmental issues and strengthening environmental civil society"

Margot Wallstrцm, EU Commissioner on environment in 1999-2004




Evaluation of the Regional Environmental Centres (RECs)

The results of the recent evaluation of the EECCA RECs performed by experts of European Commission.

Legal framework for JI projects approval and implementation in Russia has been set

30/01/2008 The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Russia (MEDT) has accomplished elaboration of legal framework for JI projects approval and implementation in Russia. 29 January 2008 all necessary orders of MEDT were finally registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.

“To Highlight the Path to Copenhagen” Media-project for Russian Federal Journalists on Climate Change

02/04/2009 The Danish-Russian media project, initiated jointly by the Russian Regional Environmental Centre and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), Danish Embassy in Moscow, Climate Consortium Denmark and the ROCKWOOL company is aimed at increasing awareness on climate change and the need for further ambitious actions to reduce human impact on the environment among Russian stakeholders, including policy-makers, business community, academia, and general public.

Nord Stream and public control: International Meeting of Nord Stream AG with Baltic NGOs

30/05/2008 The Round Table devoted to the gas pipeline planned to be constructed on the seabed of the Baltic Sea, took place on in Riga on May 14, 2008. NGOs of the Baltic Region met with experts of Company Nord Stream AG.NGOs from Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden and Estonia represented the public of the region. The company was represented by 7 specialists: Permitting Director, experts of Nord Stream AG and Ramboll,company’s manager in the field of the communication with the public.

Member of the Public Chamber Vladislav Grib offers legal advice to citizens and NCB

14/04/2008 Member of the Public Chamber of Russia, the chairman of the public organization "All-National Union of human rights" Man and the Law ", Ph.D., associate professor Vladislav Grib offers legal advice.

A media briefing will be held by representatives of EBRD

27/03/2008 Members of the press are invited to cover a public consultation meeting on the draft revisions of the Bank’s Environmental and Social Policy and on the Public Information Policy. The meeting will take place on March 28, 2008 at hotel ‘Izmailovo Gamma-Delta’, hall “Rostov”, Izmailovo road 71, ‘Partizanskaya’ metro station.

How Climate Change Affects Mountain Regions. Media-training

The Russian Regional Environmental Centre (RREC) has issued a booklet dedicated to its project “Media-training for Journalists on Climate Change Challenge in Mountain Regions”, which was being conducted with the financial support of the British Embassy in Moscow. The booklet covers step-by-step implementation of the project for its possible replication.

EBRD Public Consultation Meeting in Russia

06/03/2008 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invites civil society organisations, its clients, partners and all interested people to comment on draft revisions of the Bank’s Environmental and Social Policy and Public Information Policy.