I am sending you a link to the 43rd issue of Russian Conservation
News/ Novosti Okhrany Prirody Rossii, which can be downloaded free of
charge in English or in Russian from the website of the American
Councils for International Education at the following URL:
<http://www.americancouncils.org/newsDetail.php?news_id=MTg1>http://www.americancouncils.org/newsDetail.php?news_id=MTg1
When Russian Conservation News (RCN) was first issued in 1994, it was
a simple no-frills English-language publication produced with a
photocopy machine and a stapler. For almost 15 years it was issued
quarterly by a dedicated band of volunteers, led by Margaret Williams
of the World Wildlife Fund.
Now, with the 43rd issue, American Councils for International
Education (ACTR-ACCELS) has taken over responsibility for RCN, moved
it to the internet, added partners and contributors and developed a
Russian language edition. 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 to help language students of English and Russian.
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 knows
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 biodiversity are global phenomena that affect all
of us, no matter where they occur. 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."
If you would like to contribute an article to the next issue of
RCN, please send an e-mail to
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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:
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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/>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
Please help us by forwarding this notice to others who might be
interested in our journal. Thank you.
Judith Deane
Editor, Russian Conservation News
American Councils for International Education
1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington DC 20036
tel: (202) 833-7522 fax: (202) 872 9178
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