Russian Conservation News #43 from American Councils

[Genevra Gerhart]

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there in 6-10 days. Please note down when they arrive, though to tell you
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can't think what I need from france.  How about time?
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Genevra
 
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American Councils for International Education:ACTR/ACCELS is proud to
present the 43rd issue of Russian Conservation News, which can be downloaded
from the American Councils website in English or Russian at the following
URL: http://www.americancouncils.org/newsDetail.php?news_id=MTg1

For more than a decade, Russian Conservation News (RCN) provided a forum for
Eurasians and Americans interested in supporting the protected areas of
Eurasia -- unique natural habitats of global significance for preserving
bio-diversity and combating climate change.  This quarterly journal has also
been a testimony to the enduring strength of grassroots collaboration
between Russian and American environmentalists stretching over two decades.


In 2006 RCN's founder and long-time editor, Margaret Williams of World
Wildlife Fund, asked American Councils to take over responsibility for RCN.
  We agreed to do so, working with Russian partners, in order to support our
educational mission and help educate a new generation of young people in
Eurasia and the U.S. about the responsible stewardship of global natural
resources.   Future issues will be bilingual, with some articles in English
and others in Russian.  Each article will be accompanied by a detailed
summary in the other language and a list of vocabulary.  This will give
language teachers in both countries a readable and easily accessible
pedagogical tool, oriented to language learners at the secondary and
university levels

Even as RCN's audience expands, our focus remains the same:  the protected
areas of Russia and Eurasia; the challenges they face, and the dedicated
people who care for them.  The whole world know about Yellowstone Park, but
how many have heard of the Valley of the Geysers in Kronotsky Zapovednik? 
Or the new national park network to protect Siberian Tiger habitats in the
Russian Far East?  Why should we care?  Because nature does not respect
political boundaries.  Climate change, global  warming, destruction of
natural habitat and loss of bio-diversity are global phenomena that affect
all of us.   As one of RCN's early Russian editors put it:  There are no
borders for environmental issues.  We share one planet.  We are all
responsible for it.  Our planet is not big and needs us all to protect it." 

We welcome your contributions and would like to hear from you about your
visits to these areas, and exchanges with Russian counterparts. If you would
like to contribute an article to the next issue of RCN, please send an
e-mail to RCNEditor at americancouncils.org with one to three paragraphs
describing your topic and your expertise, and we will send you guidelines
for articles.  We pay $100 per article accepted for publications.  Articles
can be submitted in Russian or English.  We welcome comments, suggestions,
questions, offers of collaboration and letters to the editors, but do not
pay for them.  They should not be more than one page.  All correspondence
should be addressed to: RCNEditor at americancouncils.org

Downloading Russian Conservation News is free.  Producing it isn't.  If you
are able to help support RCN, please donate online at the following link:
http://www.actr.org/donation/campaign/42/

Or you can mail a check to:  
Russian Conservation News c/o American Councils        
1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036

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