In Russia there are about 26 thousand hydraulic structures only 30% of which are considered safe and more than 10% - abandoned.

Representatives of Greenpeace at the press- conference in Hungary stated that the red sludge, which flooded some cities in Hungary, contains unusually high concentrations of toxicants. The red sludge samples taken by Greenpeace on Tuesday showed...

Against President's decision, construction of the road by the plan including destruction of the Khimki Forest, is going on. And defenders of the Khimki Forest are detained by militia again.

Greenpeace Russia has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in connection with the unlawful decisions of the city of Anapa and Krasnodar regional court.

On August 26, 2010 The President of Russia has instructed the Government to halt the implementation of the orders to build the toll highway section via the Khimki Forest and to hold additional public and expert discussions.

Greenpeace today published a map showing that wildfires are spreading across the radiation contaminated forests.

Greenpeace calculates those means the country will spend to fight the forest fires and deal with their consequences, would be enough to finance several-year work of a state forest protection body of 20 000 employees.

The climate change that caused a terrible heat wave and drought in Russia is important but not the only reason for the devastating wildfires in the Central Russia regions.

Two weeks ago the bathyscaphs “MIR” submerged not far from the Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill. They took samples at a depth of 33 metres in the area of the waste water pipe from the Mill. Analyses were undertaken over the following two weeks.