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All ecotours are organized in collaboration with the Russian non-profit organization The Ecotourism Development Fund Dersu Uzala. This organization was developed with the support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Dersu Uzala organizes ecotours, which support Russian nature reserves and local communities. Dersu Uzala also carries out student practices and volunteer expedition in Russian nature reserves and it educates the Russian general public about conservation issues through regular use of mass media, workshops and conferences. Together we work to promote conservation in Russia and promote fair employment practices and sustainable economic development.
By buying a tour, you are not only supporting a worthwhile organization, but you are investing in preserving the wild lands of Russia. Few people realize that Russia boasts the largest system of protected areas in the world.
Established during Soviet times, Russia has over 130 nature reserves and national parks that were established to protect Russia's diverse and unique ecosystems. These territories were closed off to human interference and they are home to a plethora of rare and endemic species of plants and animals. The protected zones span all of Russia's major ecosystems from the Arctic tundra to the subtropics. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, state funding to maintain and protect these nature preserves has decreased drastically endangering a rich legacy of natural protection. By encouraging ecotravel to Russia, we are bringing necessary funds to invest in Russia's environmental infrastructure to ensure that these protected environments are maintained and expanded.
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