WWF Altai
ngoThe World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is the world largest non-government international conservation organisation. It unites 27 national organisations all over the world as well as about 5 million individual members. In order to implement its various programmes WWF receives voluntary donations from individuals, governments, international agencies, and companies. The Fund began activities in Russia in 1994 and over 5 years has invested over 12 million US dollars into conservation projects in this country.
Some examples of WWF achievements in Russia:
- The overall territory of protected areas in Russia has increased 20%, doubling in the Arctic alone,
- The population of the Amur tiger has increased from 250 to 450 animals,
- Up-to-date principles of sustainable forest management have been worked out and put into practice in the Republic of Komi, the Khabarovsk Krai, and the Pskov oblast,
- The “Altai-Sayan Initiative” on international mechanisms to maintain unique eco-regions has been developed and signed by the governors of five regions in Russia and four regions in Mongolia,
The All-Russian ecological educational centre “Zapovedniki” was created.
WWF Altai
More than 70 thousand hectares of unique forest “stripes” in Altai were burned down. These forests used to provide shelter and protection to numerous species of endangered animals and plants. These forests deterred sands and prevented sandstorms. These forests allowed people to farm and graze. Restoring one hectare of these unique forests costs 300 US dollars.
The restoration of the Altai forest “stripes” is carried out by the WWF Russian Programme Office in conjunction with the Altai Forestry Department. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is carrying out the global “Forests for Life” programme, an integral part of the “Living Planet” campaign that has already been supported by millions of people all over the world.
For more information relating to the project, please dont hesitate to contact
WWF Russian Programme Office
in conjunction with the Altai Forestry Department
telephone number: +7 095 727-0939
fax number: +7 095 727-0938
e-mail at Russia@wwf.ru
WWF-IUCN PROJECT “FIREFIGHT SOUTH EAST ASIA”
ngoWWF – The World Wide Fund for Nature and IUCN – The World Conservation Union have joined forces to develop Project FireFight South East Asia. Implementation of the project was initiated in March 2000 with support from the EU. The project seeks to secure essential policy reform through a strategy of advocacy using syntheses and analysis of existing information supporting new outputs. The project operates at national and regional level across South East Asia making efforts to support and advocate the creation of legislative and economic bases for mitigating harmful anthropogenic forest fires.
Products and insights are being developed in each of the three themes: Economics of Fire Uses, Community Based Fire Management (CBFiM) and Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Forest and Land Fires. A key requirement for Project FireFight South East Asia is clear targeting of messages to identified audiences and stakeholders using appropriate and effective mechanisms.
A comprehensive report on community involvement in and management of forest fires in South East Asia, prepared by Sameer Karki, was published in 2002 by Project FireFight South East Asia (ISBN 979-3260-02-5):
The publication addressing the economics of fire use in agriculture and forestry was prepared by Anne Gouyon and Dicky Simorangkir and published in 2002 by Project FireFight South East Asia (ISBN no. 979-3260-00-9):
The review of legal, regulatory and institutional aspects of forest and land fires in Indonesia was prepared by Dicky Simorangkir and Sumantri and published in 2002 by Project FireFight South East Asia (ISBN no. 979-3260-01-7)
The review of legal, regulatory and institutional aspects of forest and land fires in South East Asia was prepared by Azrina Abdullah and published in 2002 by Project FireFight South East Asia (ISBN no. 979-3260-04-1)
Three Bulletins of Project FireFight are available on the GFMC repository:
- Burning Issues No. 1 (May 2002) (PDF, 0.1 MB)
- Burning Issues No. 5 (February 2003) (PDF, 0.4 MB)
- Burning Issues No. 7 (March 2003) (PDF, 0.2 MB)
GFMC AND THE GLOBAL FIRE PARTNERSHIP
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Fire scientists from six continents gathered in Sigriswil, Switzerland, 1618 May 2004, to assess the ecological consequences of fire on a global scale and recommend priorities for action. The workshop was organized by the Global Fire Partnership (GFP), a coalition of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and its two member organizations, WWF and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The effects of large destructive wildfires have made headlines in many countries in recent years. In addition to causing enormous human suffering, including loss of lives, wildfires in many parts of the world can also have significant and long-term negative environmental consequences. Nevertheless, one important finding from the workshop was that fire is also a beneficial and necessary process in approximately half of the Earths ecoregions slated for immediate conservation action. The challenge for conservationists is to promote ecologically appropriate fires in these fire-maintained areas, while preventing wildfires in areas containing fire-sensitive ecosystems and in both cases accommodating the needs of people who live in and around these regions.
- Press Release: Global Fire Partnership Established to Combat Escalating Forest Fires Issues (Durban, South Africa, 10 September 2003) (PDF, 68 KB)
- Sigriswil Workshop-Summary (PDF, 38 KB)
- Global Fire Partnership Brochure (PDF, 370 KB)
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
ngoTheNature Conservancy’s Fire Initiative strives to alleviate the serious problemscaused by the alteration of natural fire cycles across the globe. The NatureConservancy’s Fire Management Requirements, the Prescribed Fire Guidelines andthe Fire Management Manual are available on the internet. The Manual includesinformation on the organization’s standard operating procedures, requirements,and guidelines regarding fire management. It also outlines the necessary stepsfor developing and maintaining a successful fire management programme.
- Fire Management Manual: http://www.tncfiremanual.org/
GFMC AND THE TAIGA RESCUE NETWORK (TRN)
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Taiga Rescue Network (TRN) was established in 1992 to give a voice to those wanting to see sensitive development in the boreal region. The website is meanwhile expired but can still be found in the web archive:
Taiga News has repeatedly featured boreal wildland fire issues and GFMC activities:
- Taiga News Issue 53 (Winter 2005): A special issue on boreal fires (PDF, 3.1 MB)
- Taiga News Issue No. 13 (1995): FIRESCAN: Researching taiga fires as natural ecological factors and environmental risks (to follow)
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
ngoWWF is working with governments, international organizations and communities to reduce the occurrence of vegetation fires by assisting local communities and land managers to obtain the knowledge, skills and resources needed to prevent and respond to fires. Some regional activities included:
The following reports address global wildland fire issues (authored by BCG, WWF Germany, Indonesia and Spain:
International:
Germany:
- WWF Global Fire Report 2007 (in German) (PDF, 4.0 MB)
- WWF Global Fire Report 2012 (in German) (PDF, 6.0 MB)
- WWF Global Fire Report 2016 (in German) (PDF, 8.0 MB)
Spain:
- Grandes Incendios Forestales: Causas y efectos de una ineficaz gestión del territorio (Junio 2006) (PDF, 6.0 MB)
Indonesia:
- Borneo at Risk (2005) (PDF, 0.8 MB)
- Deforestation Riau, Sumatra (2008) (PDF, 7.6 MB)
- Oil Palm Plantations and Deforestation in Indonesia: What Role do Europe and Germany play (WWF Germany, December 2002) (PDF, 1.0 MB)
Press Releases
- Mediterranean Fires (30 July 2004)
- Fire causes in Spain (28 July 2004)
- WWF Indonesia Fire Bulletin 2008 (30 January 2009)
- WWF Indonesia Fire Bulletin 2009 (03 February 2009)
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