About Foundation
The main goal of the Foundation
to promote the development of sustainable management of forest landscapes and renewable natural resources in the Komi Republic and other regions of the Russian Federation.
The objectives of the Foundation
- to support sustainable management of renewable natural resources;
- to participate in the development of a Model Forest in the Komi Republic as an example of sustainable forest management and dissemination of the Model Forest experience in Russia and abroad;
- to participate in national and international projects promoting principles of sustainable management of forest landscapes andrenewable natural resources.
The fields (types) of the activity of the Foundation
- the conservation of biodiversity and the forest landscapes ecological values;
- the participation in the conservation and sustainable management of pristine forest landscapes (areas);
- the development of forestry landscape planning;
- the involvement of the local population in forest management and other renewable natural resources;
- the development of voluntary forest certification;
- the development and dissemination of national standards for voluntary forest certification;
- the development and support of sustainable river and watershed management and use;
- the support for the educating activity in the field of sustainable development, sustainable management of renewable natural resources;
- the consultation in sustainable management of forest landscapes and renewable natural resources;
- the development of the economic basis for sustainable forest management and other renewable natural resources;
- the improvement of the planning and financing system for forestry;
- the participation in the development of proposals for sustainable forest management legislative bases;
- the dissemination of the experience of the planning of forest use and forestry;
- the promotion of collaboration within local communities, support of indigenous and local population;
- the support for informative and educating activities of educational institutions, museums and libraries regarding sustainable management of renewable natural resources;
- the contribution to the development of other Model Forests in Russia and abroad;
- the cooperation and sharing experience with organizations dealing with development of sustainable management of renewable natural resources in Russia and abroad;
- the charity in accordance with the purposes and tasks of the Foundation;
- other activities to support sustainable management of renewable natural resources.