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Some More Forest Villages Have Joined the Project

Before 2009 there were 7 pilot settlements in Forest Village Project. Not long ago two more villages have joined the project. They are Priuralsk village situated in the foothills of subpolar Ural (Pechora region) and an old Komi village Turja on the west of the Komi Republic (Knyazhpogost region). An interview with local people should […]

The Forest Dialogue: «Today» and «Tomorrow» of Komi Forest Villages

The Republican Forest Dialogue was held in Syktyvkar on March 12-13, 2009. Foreststakeholders and other interested parties took part in this event. This Dialogue was organized by Silver Taiga Foundation under Forest Village Project and it was the continuation of the international Forest Dialogue held in October 2008. The following issues were discussed during the Republican Forest Dialogue: Acquaintance with the international initiative «The Forest Dialogue» and the results of […]

The Forest Plan is of Social Importance

On July 18, 2008 the representatives of local population, funds, science, forest business from Syktyvkar, Udora, Pechora, Izhma, Sosnogorsk and Troitsko-Pechorsk regions of Komi gathered in Silver Taiga Foundation office to discuss the draft of the Forest Plan of the KomiRepublic. According to a new Forest Code of the Russian Federation the whole system of forestry and business planning has changed a […]

What does the society expect?

A seminar «Effectiveness of Public Hearings» was held on July 17, 2008 under the project «Forest Village» in the office of Silver Taiga Foundation. The seminar was attended by the representatives of funds, business and autonomous bodies from Udora, Priluzje, Izhma, Sosnogorsk and Troitsko-Pechorsk regions of Komi.

Teachers are interested in «Village Ecology»

An informative seminar concerning an educational program «Village Ecology» was held on June 27, 2008 in the office of Silver Taiga Foundation. The program is included into the project «Forest Village» which is being implemented since April 1, 2008. The seminar was attended by teachers of biology from the regions in which the «Forest Village» […]

Forest Village

On April 1st Silver Taiga Foundation began a new project in the Komi Republic called «Forest Village». The full name of the project is «Village integration around economic improvement».