Discussion Meeting on the Draft Management Strategy
of Russia's National Parks
A discussion meeting on the draft management strategy of Russia's national
parks was held by the Biodiversity Conservation Center on October 5–6,
2000, at the British Embassy in Moscow.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Russian State Duma,
the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, the Russian Ministry of Culture,
the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, and several other departments, as
well as by representatives of the Department for International Development
of Great Britain, non-governmental organizations and concerned Moscow
citizens. British ambassador to Russia Sir R. Lyne opened the meeting.
Deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Natural Resources K. V. Remchukov,
Head of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources’ Department of Natural
Protected Territories M. P. Fedotov, and several others
presented their views of the draft Strategy.
In accordance with the results of the meeting, a Resolution was adopted
which generally supported the Strategy’s main aims. The Biodiversity Conservation
Center, which created the Strategy, thanked meeting participants for their
remarks and suggestions, which will be taken into account in drawing up
the final version of the Strategy. The final version will be submitted
to the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources for its consideration in
early 2001.
