"Silver Taiga Foundation" was established in 2002 on the basis of the Syktyvkar Branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The foundation's activities are built around forest protection and its area expansion. The foundation is also engaged in the development of villages and remote areas of the Komi Republic.

In the summer of 2021, Silver Taiga Foundation held an art symposium in the village of Chernysh, joined by artists from Moscow, Yaroslavl, Izhevsk, and Minsk, and created an art space near the Chernysh House of Culture within a week. According to the idea, this was supposed to contribute to the development of tourism in the region.

Name
"Silver Taiga"
Field of activity
Environmental protection

Recognitions

Status
Foreign agent (NGO)
Year of recognition
2017
Inclusion date
14.06.2017
Reason for recognition
Donations from Machaon International (Slovakia), Mondi Plc (UK) and Mondi Syktyvkar LPK (Germany). The registry also mentions indirect funding from many Russian organisations, including the Silver Taiga Foundation itself. The NGO’s political activity, according to the Ministry of Justice, lies in petitioning the authorities for changes in the current legislation.
Registry status
Excluded from registry (2025)

Chronology

  1. Addition to the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
  2. Exclusion from the list: Foreign agent (NGO) Approximate date (year only)
Ecologists and environmental organizations

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