Transcript Слайд 1 - Global Tiger Initiative

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Planning Meeting of TRC’s
GTRP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN for 2013 - 2014
RUSSIA
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10 March 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
The Main Directions for GTRP implementation
In accordance with the St. Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation
(St.Petersburg, Russia, 2010), the main directions for GTRP implementation are:
Conservation of
tiger habitat, including making critical tiger breeding area, creating
corridors, systematic patrolling, trans-boundary cooperation
Increasing
the effectiveness of tiger and habitat management,
basing on innovative technologies; regular monitoring; adaptive
management practice; and building capacity of institutions
Eradication of
poaching, smuggling, and illegal trade of tigers, their parts, and derivatives
through strengthening national legislation, regional arrangements, international
collaboration, specialized expertise
Engaging
with indigenous and local communities to reduce the incidence of human-tiger
conflict and providing sustainable and alternative livelihood
Monitoring
Building
of NTRPs and the GTRP implementation
tiger conservation awareness by celebrating annual Global Tiger Day
Exploring
and mobilizing domestic funding
Providing
and mobilizing financial and technical support from international financial
institutions
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Implementation the Thimphu Agenda: Priority
Implementation Actions for 2013-2014
In accordance with the “Thimphu Agenda” (2012), Priority Implementation Actions are:
•Actively strengthen
FRONTLINES
•Diligently
conserve tiger HABITAT, inside and outside protected areas, against current and
future threats
•Significantly enhance
•Enhance
engaging and sharing the benefits of conservation with COMMUNITIES
and mainstream COLLABORATION among TRCs
•Support TRCs
with low tiger densities to launch tiger RESTORATION programs
•Significantly accelerate the
FLOW OF national and external FUNDS to support actions on the
ground
•Develop
a new partnership with BUSINESS and INDUSTRY
•Develop
and implement comprehensive national AWARENESS strategies and Initiatives
•Develop
national action plans … to MONITOR NTRP/GTRP implementation
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
PIAs for 2013-2014 in Russia: Conserve tiger HABITAT
inside and outside Protected Areas
 Creating new Protected Areas:
1. National Park ‘Land of Leopard’ in
Primorsky Province (82,000 ha) –
05 April 2012 was created
2. State Nature Refuge 'Sredneussuriysky' in Primorsky Province (72,700 ha) –
18 October 2012 was created
 Broadening the State Nature Reserve 'Sikhote-Alinsky‘
 Establishing Buffer zones for National Park ' Land of Leopard' (82,000 ha) –
15 January 2013 was created
 Restrict commercial logging in refuges and cedar-walnut zones within tiger
critical habitat including refuges Birski, Matajsky, Taezhny, Verkhnebikinsky
 We plan to include Mongolian oak in Annex III of CITES convention.
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
PIAs for 2013-2014 in Russia:
Actively strengthen FRONTLINES
Amendments to the Federal Laws for
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strengthening Russian legislation.
Amendments to the Crime Code are prepared
and 2 March provided to the State Parliament
by President Putin V. V.
Prevention of poaching of tigers is carried out by:
•Ministry of Internal Affairs (police)
•Federal Security Service
•Hunting departments
•Administrations of federal protected areas that is subordinate to the
Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology.
Square of Amur tiger range 180 thousand per km. Population in tiger
range 3,4 million people. 175 rangers from federal Protected Areas and
142 rangers hunting departments and organizations.
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
PIAs for 2013-2014 in Russia:
Actively strengthen FRONTLINES
In 2012—2013, 7 criminal cases were
opened in regards to poachers and
Individuals involved in the transport and trade of tigers
and their parts. From these individuals 6 tiger carcasses, 3 full tiger
skeletons, 12 pelts, and bones from two separate skeletons.
According to expertise, these parts came from minimum 19 tigers.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
ATV
Type “Vepr” or “Sadko” (3-4 rangers)
snowmobile
Аll new cars equipped
GPS/Glonass
tracker and video
registration system
Type “UAZ” (2-3 rangers)
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Prevention of poaching of Amur tiger prey base
2012. Quantity of detected violations — 2688; confiscated 411 illegal firearms
(of which 78 were rifles) and 94 ungulates carcasses. For example, the Hunting
Department of Primorsky Province uncovered 1393 violations. According to
official data 1141 of these cases resulted in administrative penalties. In 22 cases
materials were presented to authorities for the opening of criminal cases, 15 of
which accepted for trial and 8 of which resulted in sentences.
Equipment for mobile group of rangers: case with special equipment for criminal cases;
satellite phone; GPS; lop-top with database and GIS; shot gun; metal detector and
other.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
PIAs for 2013-2014 in Russia: Enhance engaging and
sharing the benefits of conservation with COMMUNITIES
Square of Amur tiger range 180 thousand per km.
Population in tiger range 3,4 million people.
Two Special groups (3 rangers each group) were founded for the resolution of conflict
situations . One of the group based in Khabarovsk (north of tiger range) another group
based in Ussurisk (south of tiger range).
They were organized within the Hunting Department of Primorsky Province and the
Ministry of Natural Resources of Khabarovksy Province. Control is carried out by the
federal agency Rosprirodnadzor.
Equipment of Special group: vehicle
4x4; special transporter box for
tiger; equipment for immobilization;
equipment for veterinary car ;
satellite pfone; GPS and etc.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Methods resolve conflict human-tiger situations.
1. Propaganda. Work with local communities with the purpose of prevention
conflict situations
2. Catch and rehabilitation malnourished tiger cubs or injured adult tiger .
After providing professional veterinary treatment they transferred to a special
rehabilitation center.
3. Translocation adult tiger. Last year a young female tiger was caught, which
had attacked domestic dogs within the limits of a town. After providing necessary
treatment - moved to another territory. According to official observations that
tiger successfully adapted and is leading a normal existence there.
4. Special activities on scaring tigers from villages.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
2013. 9 confirmed conflict situations, in one case a tiger attacked domestic
dogs, in 4 cases tiger cubs were detected and in 1 case a tiger was caught in
a trap.
4 malnourished tiger cubs (3 females, 1 male) were found and caught.
After providing veterinary treatment they were transferred to a special
rehabilitation center in Khabarovsky Province. Two other were placed under
special care for exposure in Primorsky Province. One of the tiger cubs has
experienced trauma of the limbs. After treatment they will be sent to a special
center.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
PIAs for 2013-2014 in Russia: Develop a new partnership
with BUSINESS and INDUSTRY
To support initiative of natural resources users (hunters and
fishers) on reproduction of threatened species (including water
biological resources). Providing the system of privileges and
preferences in the hunting and fishing for users of natural
resources (hunters and fishers), which are working in practice
of reproduction of threatened species (including water
biological resources).
To increase tiger’s prey numbers in key habitat of tigers.
To create 'Strategy on development of the hunting
economy in Russia' for improving game management
and increasing prey capacity; provide economic incentives
to game management units.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
PIAs for 2013-2014 in Russia: Development of national
action plans to MONITOR NTRP/GTRP implementation
To provide monitoring and total accounting of the tiger and prey
1. To conduct annual monitoring in 16 monitoring
sites with tiger and prey surveys
2. To organize Total Accounting of the tiger in the
whole area in winter 2014 – 2015 (once in 10 years)
To provide scientific research is continuing, including:
- Studying spatial structure of population and movements with using satellite collars and camera -trapping
- Studying molecular-genetic research
Providing individual identification of tigers in the wild by DNA analysis to:
- estimate numbers and kinships of tigers;
- create genetic database of tigers from Primorsky and Khabarovsk Provinces;
- remain individual identification of the tigers for forensic tasks.
Thank you for attention!