Ecora: An Integrated Ecosystem Management Approach

Vladimir Vasilyev

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Srednekolymsky ulus with participation from Nizhne-, Sredne- and Verkhnekolymsky ulus .

Activity 3: Training to restore and support traditional nature use and management, including the development of small-scale economic activities that can support biodiversity conservation. Results: To address the inefficient use of the products of • reindeer husbandry on Kolguev Island, training courses were held for local people on smoking and drying reindeer meat, and the processing of reindeer skins. Special equipment for smoking and drying meat was brought to the island and left with the community after completion of the training sessions. Training in the Kolyma River Basin Model Area • focused on assisting reindeer brigades to assess and accurately report on the condition of their herds to the regional Ministry of Agriculture. Accurate monitoring and reporting is vital as the ministry bases the subsidies and equipment it provides to the herders on this information. To improve the physical condition of reindeer, • ECORA purchased and provided training in the use of the veterinary device “ZooDENS” in Kolyma. ZooDENS are portable devices for treating a wide variety of medical conditions associated with nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, urinary, and other systems. Aprogram on the economic and legal challenges of • organizing and operating a small-scaled business was developed in the Kolyma River Basin Model Area. A series of workshops were held in the settlements of the Model Area. In Beringovsky, intensive training sessions • were held on the renewal of seal hunting skills, butchering of whale and walrus meat, preparation and preservation of meat from marine mammals, uses of traditional food and herbs, and the manufacturing of traditional Chukchi watercraft (baydar canoes) and their adaptations for marine mammal hunting. Additional training was given on the renewal of skills for creating traditional fur clothes and footwear, and the production of souvenirs.

and local people who have been living in the same territory since ancient times. The draft legislation requires one more hearing before being passed into law. Activity 2: Environmental policy and management for administrative personnel and decision-makers in the Model Areas. Results: Trainingprogramsweredelivered to local administrative staff and decision-makers in each Model Area. The programs focused on: Environmental legislation, including a review of • Russian legislation, and international laws and conventions; Economic and financial mechanisms, including ◦ ◦ environmental impacts of economic activities, sustainable development, and environmental costs and risks; and Environmental management, including natural ◦ ◦ resource management, and environmental protection in Russia and abroad; and Creating markets based on environmental goods ◦ ◦ and services. The accompanying course manual includes all • changes in federal legislation relating to natural resources and environmental protection, and is based on the analyses conducted in ECORA. Status: In Sakha Republic/Yakutia, additional training sessions have been organized at the request of local and regional authorities with participation of neighboring Arctic uluses . Training for conservation officers and local administrative staff has been arranged the