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Protecting Biodiversity in Primorskiy Krai: Phoenix Fund & ALTA Alliance

Discover the unique flora and fauna of Primorye, Russian Far East, where the Asian, Himalayan, and Northern wildlife converge. Learn about the efforts of the Phoenix Fund and ALTA Alliance in conserving biodiversity through monitoring, conservation projects, and cooperation with NGOs and local authorities to combat illegal logging, poaching, wildlife trade, and forest fires.

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Protecting Biodiversity in Primorskiy Krai: Phoenix Fund & ALTA Alliance

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  1. Primorskiy Krai represents a unique merger point of Asian, Himalayan and Northern flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world

  2. Primorye, Russian Far East Wildlife: • Area: 165 900 km2 • 1% of Russia • 80% - forests • Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland taken together Population: 2,220,300 Phoenix

  3. Phoenix Fund • Phoenix Fund - Non-profit nature conservation organization, founded by the Russian and US conservationists in 1997 • Mission: Conserve biodiversity in the Russian Far East • Our efforts are concerned with monitoring closely wildlife of the region, developing, supporting, and implementing conservation projects • We co-operate closely with the Russian and foreign NGOs, local authorities, scientists, educational institutions, the media and public

  4. ALTA Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance 12 Russian and western NGOs • ALTA is a unique alliance of international and Russian conservation organisations working together to protect the Amur leopard and Amur tiger from extinction. • Some are fundraisers, while others implement projects on the ground – between them ALTA partners manage over half the tiger and leopard conservation projects in the Russian Far East. • Close cooperation and communication between partners ensures that the work is efficient and effective.

  5. Main problems: Illegal logging • Poverty • High demand for wildlife products in neighbouring countries • Tiger/leopard attacks on domestic animals • Lack of public awareness Poaching Wildlife trade Forest fires

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