Russian Federation - Country Profile

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Please note that this country profile has been prepared by the Secretariat on the basis of information provided in the NBSAP and national reports, but has not been reviewed by the Party concerned.

Status and Trends of Biodiversity

Overview

The ecosystems of Russia include polar deserts, tundra, forest tundra, taiga, mixed and broad-leaved forests, forest steppe, steppe, and semi-desert. Russian forests account for about 22% of the world’s forest resources and 40% of the most valuable coniferous stands. It also possesses the largest wetland systems in the world, with lakes and wetlands, connected by 120 thousand rivers, covering 15% of the territory... More »

Number and Extent of Protected Areas

The number of protected areas of federal and regional importance is 13,628 (source: The 2005 State Report on the Environmental Status and Protection in the Russian Federation). The total coverage of protected areas, including marine areas, reaches 210,101,200 ha, with land extent covering 200,255,700 ha, accounting for approximately 11... More »

Percentage of Forest Cover

The percentage of forest cover in Russia reaches 45.4% (source: The 2005 State Report on the Environmental Status and Protection in the Russian Federation)

National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan

Major features of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

The overall goal of the strategy is the conservation of the diversity of natural ecosystems at the level ensuring their sustainable existence and use, as well as conservation of the diversity of domesticated and cultivated forms of living organisms and manmade ecologically balanced natural-cultural complexes at the level ensuring the development of efficient economy and an optimal human environment... More »

Implementation of the Convention

Measures Taken to Achieve the 2010 Target

The current system of specially protected natural territories (EPNT) in Russia has been in place for about 100 years and now comprises more than 13,000 sites, covering about 11% of Russia's territory. State nature reserves and national parks represent the most essential parts of the EPNT system embracing about 41 million hectares of the territory of Russia... More »

Initiatives in Protected Areas

The current system of especially protected natural territories (EPNT) in Russia has been established for about 100 years and is now composed of over 13,000 sites, covering about 11% of the Russian territory.

The legislative base to provide EPNT activities is in place in Russia. The Russian Federation Government has laid down provisions for creating reserves and national parks in its Special Order dated 23... More »

Initiatives in Access and Benefit Sharing

In Russia the implementation of the Convention requirements related to access to genetic resources is mainly through the formulation of relevant scientific research strategy and identification of legal, economic and institutional measures to apply results of the researches.

Initiatives for Article 8(j)

The National Strategy of Biodiversity Conservation in Russia envisages a comprehensive list of objectives to ensure respect, preservation and maintenance of knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities reflecting their traditional lifestyles and having importance for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use... More »

National Contacts

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Mr. Akhmed Musaev	CBD Primary NFP
Dr. Irina Merzlyakova	CHM NFP
Dr. Yuri Gorbunov	GSPC NFP

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Ministry of Industry, Science and Technologies of the Russian Federation

Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP, BCH NFP