The Siberian Institute of Ecological Initiatives

our structure our goals

OUR STRUCTURE:

The SIBERIAN INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGICAL INITIATIVES (S.I.E.I.) is a public inter-regional non-profit organization created in 2001. In 2001, there were 3 branches in the Institute. The main office is set in Novosibirsk (capital of Novosibirsk region and at the same time official capital of Siberia), and 2 other local branches situated in Barnaul (capital of Altai region) and Kemerovo (capital of Kemerovo region). But since then, 2 new branches have been created: in Gorno-Altaisk (capital of Altai Republic) in 2002 and in Irkutsk (near Baikal Lake) in 2004.

Fragment of map of Siberia with above-mentioned cities

The initiator and executive director of the Institute, Dr. Pavel A. Barsukov is also leading research scientists at the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, which belongs to Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences.

Alexander A. Kaminski, president of the institute, is responsible for book-keeping and tax accounts.

Some other leading Siberian scientists in fields of ecology, biology, environment protection, education and psychology have been involved in SIEI activities since its creation:

• Prof Andrei Babenko, Tomsk State University, department of biology and soil science; 
• Prof Nikolai Lashchinsky, Novosibirsk State University, department of natural sciences;
• Dr. Olga Pisarenko, Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences; 
• Dr. Boris Smolentsev, Ms Elena Smolentseva and Dr. Natalia Smirnova, Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences;
• Dr. Vasilia Barsukova, Novosibirsk’s Institute for Teacher’s Training, the head of chair of natural-science education;
• Dr. Dmitri Chernykh, Institute of Ecology and Water Problems, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences;
• Dr. Olga Lopatovskaya, Irkutsk State Agricultural University, department of agronomy
• Prof Michail Yas’kov, Gorno-Altaisk State University, the head of chair of geoecology and nature management;

as well as active students of various Siberian Universities, Institutes and some other volunteers.

Key persons of our S.I.E.I. concerning fields of knowledge:

Ecologist and geobotanist Prof. Kolya Lashchinsky Ecologist and entomologist Prof. Andrei Babenko Soil scientist and geomorphologist Ms. Lena Smolentseva Botanist (plant systematic) Dr. Olga Pisarenko Geologist and seismologist Dr. Sonya Platonova Agriculture scientist and ecologist Dr. Pavel Barsukov Geographe Ms. Sveta Solodyankina Landscape scientist Dr. Dima Chernykh Ornithologist Dr. Alexei Yanovsky Mammalogist Prof. Yuriy Litvinov Specialist in educational psychology Dr. Vasilya Barsukova

As regarding our activities the structure of SIEI can be sketched out in the following way:

OUR GOALS:

Our main mission is to work for the PRESERVATION OF SIBERIAN NATURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Nowadays, Siberia is facing ecological problems despite it reminds one of the biggest natural reserve of the world. Through our activities we want to secure the lasting existence of intact nature segments, here, in Russia.

Today our objective is to establish and strengthen general awareness of geo/biodiversity of Siberia as well as to promote the recognition of both its intrinsic value and its importance for the quality of life. We want to exchange knowledge of everyone about Siberian Nature.

Our strategies are focused on the development of international cooperations with universities or departments of research, but also with international conservation organisations. We are also looking for strengthening the environmental education for Siberian children and for promoting Siberian natural spots to a large public.

We work on these goals by different ways that coincide with main sets of our activities:

Set of activities # 1 Environmental/ecological education and enlightenment of Siberian children between the ages of 9 and 13 (more info...) Set of activities # 2 Organization of protected areas in Siberia (more info...) Set of activities # 3 Research activities aimed on interdisciplinary studies of natural Siberian ecosystems, remediation of disturbed ecosystems in Siberia, waste management in Siberia in cooperation with foreign partners (more info...) Set of activities # 4 Organization of ecological summer schools, scientific excursions and other educational events across Siberia and Central Asia for Russian and foreign undergraduate and graduate students and scientists (more info...) Set of activities # 5 Development of ecotourism activity in Siberia and Central Asia. It helps us generate an international constituency for nature protection and in and through this manner we also raise money to work on our first two aims (more info...)

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