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The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 goes to the former USA Vice-President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 goes to the former USA Vice-President Albert (Al) Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for ”their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change”.

4th session of the AWG on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under Kyoto Protocol is taking place in Vienna on 27-31 August

The fourth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG 4) and the fourth workshop under the Dialogue on long-term cooperative action to address climate change by enhancing implementation of the Convention (the Convention Dialogue) start their work in Vienna on 27 August 2007.

Joint EU-Russia workshop “Adaptation to Climate Change” is going to be held in Nizhny Novgorod on 20 September 2007.

Joint EU-Russia workshop “Adaptation to Climate Change” within the framework of the Climate Change Subgroup of the EU-Russia Dialogue on the Environment is going to be held in Nizhny Novgorod on 20 September 2007.

Sergey Kuraev has passed away

With deep sorrow we inform you that today, on the first of June 2007 in Bonn, Sergei Nikolaevich Kuraev's heart has stopped beating.

Government Decree Containing Procedure for JI Projects Adoption and Review of Their Implementation In Russia Has Been Adopted

On 28 May 2007 Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Fradkov signed the Government Decree containing the Statute on adoption and review of realisation of JI projects under Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol.

The Russian Government is taking steps to restrict combustion of associated petroleum gas.

Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia has decided to strengthen penalties for combustion of associated petroleum gas

The Second Meeting of Subgroup on Climate Change within the EU-Russia Dialogue on the Environment

The Second Meeting of Subgroup on Climate Change within the EU-Russia Dialogue on the Environment was held in Moscow at the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydomet) on 18 April 2007.

EU-Russia Joint Seminar on Post-2012 Action to Abate Climate Change

EU-Russia Joint Seminar on Post-2012 Action to Abate Climate Change, pursuant to Article 3.9 of the Kyoto Protocol, was held in Moscow at the German Embassy on 18 April 2007 on the threshold of the Second meeting of the Subgroup on Climate Change within EU-Russia Dialogue on the Environment.

IPPC Fourth Assessment Report. Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

The second scientific report “Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”, presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), provides a comprehensive analysis on how climate change is affecting different ecosystems, economic sectors and world regions, and how adaptation and mitigation can reduce such influence.

The List of the Kyoto Protocol Parties is Expanding

The Parliament of Montenegro has ratified Kyoto Protocol

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Mission

The Centre operates for the purposes of assisting in the co-operation on international, national and regional levels among government bodies, local authorities, non-governmental organisations (associations), the business community and any other entities and individuals involved in environmental protection through exchange of information and assistance. The Centre also promotes broad public participation in the decision-making process relating to the protection of the environment.

RREC strategic goals

The RREC is to provide relevant services and support to all groups of stakeholders (NGOs, governments, private sector in addressing environmental related issues.

To promote the most efficient decisions of environmental problems which Russia faces;
To support and develop dialogue and co-operation among all stakeholders, legal entities and individuals in environmental protection and transition to sustainable development .
To contribute to development of civil society in Russia;
To provide expertise to governmental bodies at federal and regional levels in the issues of environment and sustainable development;
To assist in the exchange and dissemination of information on environment and sustainable development between governmental bodies and NGOs;
To strengthen dialogue between Russia and European Union in the area of environmental protection and sustainable development;
To disseminate the best practices in environmental protection area and replicate positive results at the regional and federal levels;
To assist involving business community into solution of environmental problems;
To promote public participation in environmental decision-making;
To become the focal point in area of implementation by the Russian Federation its international environmental and sustainable development obligations;
To play role of resource centre for supporting public initiatives in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development.