Governments Are Urged To...






Finland backs conservation in the Russian Republic of Karelia

A joint initiative has been proposed by Enso (a major paper production company), the Ministry of Environment in Finland, and the Russian Republic of Karelia to prepare a conservation plan for the Green Belt of Karelia, one of the Global 200 ecoregions.



Below are the steps that governments are urged to take.

  1. Commit to support the development of the Forest Stewardship Council in your country
  2. Commit to the achievement of the WWF minimum 10% target for forest protected areas and to adopt a policy of sustainability towards the remaining forests
  3. Establish networks of protected areas that help ensure conservation of the Global 200
  4. Ratify, strengthen, and fulfill obligations under treaties such as the UN Climate Convention, the Biodiversity Convention, and the new world Fisheries treaty
  5. End subsidies that encourage over exploitation of fish stocks
  6. Adopt policies that reduce dependence on coal, oil, and gas
  7. End the unsustainable trade in wildlife, and take action to save the tiger, the giant panda, and the African black rhino
  8. Be sparing in your use of water
  9. Track down illegal dealers in threatened animal species
  10. Work on a worldwide basis to protect the most important wetlands