environmental studies/policy in Irkutsk

[Emily Saunders]

Hello Gabriella,

Hank Birnbaum (if he is still there) may be someone to get in touch  
with.  He is (was?) a notorious expat naturalist on Lake Baikal and is  
known for building a nature trail along a stretch of the western shore.  
  I found some mention of his work on the website:   
http://www.tahoebaikal.org/projects/economic/

Perhaps the folks at that organization would know how to get in touch.

Alternatively I know that there are regular teams of European  
scientists studying the freshwater seals on the Uskhanyi Islands near  
the Holy Nose Peninsula.  Not sure of any agency names.

Regards,

Emily Saunders

On Nov 7, 2006, at 1:23 PM, Gabriella Safran wrote:

> Dear All,
> I have a student who is a geology major now taking Russian.  She'd  
> like to
> apply for the year-long Middlebury program in Irkutsk, but she also  
> wants
> to try to work this in with her academic focus on environmental  
> issues.  I
> told her there may be some sort of research project there that she  
> could
> hook up with, or some sort of NGO working there to affect the  
> situation,
> and perhaps she could arrange an internship of some sort....  Do any  
> of you
> know of anything like this that would be appropriate?
> Thanks,
> Gabriella
>
> Gabriella Safran
> Associate Professor
> Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
> Stanford University
> Stanford, CA  94305-2006
> 650-723-4414
>
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