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

Phoenix

Primorye, Russian Far EastPrimorye, Russian Far East

Area: 165 900 km2

• 1% of Russia

• 80% - forests

• Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland taken together Population: 2,220,300

Wildlife:

Phoenix FundPhoenix 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

ALTAALTAAmur Leopard and Tiger Alliance

12 Russian and western NGOs12 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.

Main problems:Main problems:

• Poverty

• High demand for wildlife products in neighbouring countries

• Tiger/leopard attacks on domestic animals

• Lack of public awareness

Illegal logging

Poaching

Wildlife trade

Forest fires