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Back to the village: When nature calls

January 23, 2012 Grigory Kubatian
Some Russians are giving up the dream of a successful life in the city for living as rural people did centuries ago

Growth must be green

November 29, 2011 Artem Zagorodnov
Russia could create millions of jobs by investing in clean-energy technology and insulating buildings, according to Dr. Kandeh Yumkello, the head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

Russian scientist never gave up on Aral sea

October 26, 2011 Christopher Pala
Nikolai Aladin was an underground researcher no one would fund. Yet his results aided the sea’s partial resurgence

“Green Arc” to save people from climate change

October 24, 2011 Julia Galiullina, Voice of Russia
Russian scientists have come up with the project of eco-city which would safeguard its residents against any hostile whims from the environment.

Eco-friendly house opens outside Moscow

October 3, 2011 Anisiya Boroznova
The house hopes to set an example for green living

Ecotourism in Russia faces an uphill battle

October 3, 2011 Daria Gonzales
But development of tourist infrastructure could help remote regions preserve their natural habitats

Environmentalists storm Putin’s dacha

September 12, 2011 Tatiana Shabaeva
Can the heroes of the Khimki forest preserve the Black Sea coastline?

"We hugged the trees to stop the bulldozers"

June 15, 2011 Tatiana Shabaeva
Despite Dmitry Medvedev's pronouncement, the fight over Khimki Forest continues

The twelve most dangerous Russian animals

April 26, 2011 Vladislav Kuzmichev, Natalya Fedotova
Want to explore Russia's forests? Watch out for these animals

Greenpeace rally

April 20, 2011
Activists from Greenpeace wearing dressed as windmills participate in a demonstration outside the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy in Moscow April 19, 2011. The rally was organized to protest against nuclear power and promote the use of alternative

Russians are calling for No More Trash

April 5, 2011 Tatiana Shabaeva
A grassroots environmental movement set an example for activism that can build a bridge between Russian citizens, business and government.

Forests under fire

March 18, 2011 Tatiana Shabaeva
One of Russia's most precious resources is under threat from within

Moscow office space goes green

February 21, 2011 Tatiana Shabaeva
The Russian branch of the WWF is bringing sustainable, environmentally friendly construction to the center of Moscow. Could it be the start of a trend?

Russian caviar: an old fish learns some new tricks

February 15, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Russia has rescinded its long-standing ban on the export of black caviar to Europe due to recent successes in cultivating sturgeon on fish farms.

Rosneft and BP agreed on joint shelf projects in Russia

January 15, 2011 Business New Europe
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced a deal between British oil major BP and Russia's Rosneft to explore the Arctic shelf.

Red to green: Russia begins energy saving

November 18, 2010 Rachel Morarjee, Business New Europe
Russia needs energy efficiency in order to improve its competitiveness. Government and businesses have projects in this sphere

Harvesting the sun's northern exposure

November 16, 2010 Irina Filatova, The Moscow Times
Shedding light on solar development in Russia

Russia’s new homesteaders: from city life to wilderness utopia

November 15, 2010 Anna Nemtsova, special to Russia Beyond the Headlines
Abandoning the metropolis for a better future

WWF recognizes Russian ranger’s work saving tigers

November 11, 2010 Dmitry Levner
Anatoly Belov, who has fought poachers along the Russia-China border for 22 years, was awarded the World Wildlife Fund’s highest honor this month for his role in preserving the Amur tiger and the unique environment in which it thrives.

On doing and not doing

November 2, 2010 Tatiana Shabaeva
On Oct. 10, people in many Russian cities participated in a day of clean-up an recycling. Will the practice continue?
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