In addition surveys for tourists to determine pollution awareness and ecotourism interests has been developed.
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1. Immediate development of awareness of the project’s activities within potential partners
and target groups, with a subsequent focus on broader conservation issues of interest and
relevance to the regional community in Mongolia as well as in Russia, on mobilization of
broad public support for locally implemented activities in natural resource conservation,
and on integration of successful public-private partnership activities into communication
and public awareness programming.
2. Identification of appropriate partners for further development and implementation of the
Project’s communication and public awareness strategy.
3. Regularly update a website providing information on the project’s activities, and the
opportunity for partner and public input.
4. Development of a network of organizations engaged in biodiversity conservation and
related activities in Mongolian and Russia, with the objective of developing and sharing
information on transboundary biodiversity, and education and communication materials for
development of public awareness.
5. Development of communication and public awareness activities based on as wide a range
of methods and techniques as possible, including a broadly-based school program and other
activities focusing on children.
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End of works: December 2012.
Final products:
The work completed. Strengths and weaknesses of the Baikal Bioshpere Reserve have been analyzed. Plan of its joining to international ecotourism net has been developed.
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The work completed. Shoreline clean-up of Hovsgol lake in the zone of Khatgal village has been organized together with local administration and school kids.
Water sanitation zone has been erected for the lake’s shoreline pollution protection. The action has been published widely in mass media.
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The work completed. The Project has supported the activity of Baikal shoreline volunteer group camp. Shoreline and lake’s ice-cover clean-up actions in winter period have been held. The Uda river shoreline action has been organized together with city’s administration and citizens. Within the summer period the volunteers gathered more than 450 tons of garbage on the Baikal shoreline of 25 kms long.
More than 100 volunteers have taken part in the action.
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Final products:
The work completed. Analytical review of anthrax incidents on the Baikal basin transboundary territory (Buryatia, Zabaikalsky Krai, Mongolia) has been compiled. Inventory and mapping of existing cattle mortuaries in Barguzinsky and Kurumkansky districts has been carried out. Assessment of technologies of elimination of unconditioned cattle mortuaries has been conducted.
Certain places have been determined and local construction estimates of 2 new cattle mortuaries have been prepared. Request for quotations for cattle mortuaries erection in 2013 have been made.
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The work completed. Road map of ecological education enhancement till 2015 at different levels (preschool, school, college education) has been developed.
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The work completed: conception and academic manuals for upgrade of competency of administrative staff in the field of ecology and sustainable development have been developed. The work is recommended for replication and introduction in regions of the Baikal district.
]]>Final products in 2012:
The work completed. Road map of ecological education enhancement till 2015 at different levels (preschool, school, college education) has been developed. The work is recommended for replication and introduction in regions of the Baikal district.
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Final products:
Project of agreement between organizations involved in developing of Baikal Information center has been prepared. Currently, it is under agreement process.
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Final products:
- Analysis of hydrological, hydrochemical, microbiological, hydrobiological and ichthyological indicators of the Selenga Delta benthic zone.
- Assessment of aboriginal and invasive benthophage fishes’ impact on benthos structure and its quantity indicators.
The work completed. Nourishment of main benthophage fishes has been analyzed, their impact on structure of benthic organisms has been estimated.
No particular impact on zoobenthos of aboriginal species and such introduction species as Amur carp, bream and Amur catfish, has not been detected.
At the same time, practically all age groups of Amur sleeper considerably influence zoobenthos organisms so greatly that by autumn period all benthos organisms are eaten by Amur sleeper. There are recommendations for control of this phenomenon.
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The work completed. The Selenga basin water run-off seasonal variation in 2012 has been shown, as well as its correlation with biogenic elements content in water, heavy metals in water and bottom sediments. Project of Terms of references for monitoring program in the Selenga river delta.
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Currently, harmonized surface water quality monitoring program (developed by Hydrochemical Institute, Russia) for the Baikal Basin is under agreement with Mongolian side.
Download the Russian Final Report (RUS)
Download the Mongolian Final Report (RUS)
Download the draft Harmonized water quality monitoring program (RUS)
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