Baikal Environmental Wave
Environmental NGO for the Lake Baikal Region.
Great Baikal Trail
Volunteer projects on the shores of the Lake
Tahoe Baikal Institute
A USA-based institute for environmental inquiry, research and action - including student exchange visits to Lake Baikal region
Biointensive for Russia
A USA-based initiative to support organic farming in Russia
Lake Baikal Homepage
All you wanted to know about Lake Baikal
Oliver Ker, our brilliant logo designer
Siberian Environmental Centre, Novosibirsk
European Youth in Action Programme
Funding for European Youth and Volunteering
The British Council - Connect Youth
European Youth in Action Programme and European Voluntary Service in the UK
Translations for Progress
An online forum for volunteer translation and a public service intended for the international NGO community.
Centre for Alternative Technology
Europe's Leading Eco-Centre, in mid Wales, UK
Big Green Gathering
UK Green Festival
Taiga Rescue Network
TRN is an international network of NGOs working to conserve Boreal forests.
Sakhalin Environmental Watch
Sakhalin Environmental Watch is a Russian NGO based on the Island of Sakhalin. It co-ordinates an ongoing campaign against the harmful development of the oil industry on the island.
Partners for Environmental Cooperation in Europe
Partners for Environmental Cooperation in Europe brings together UK-based organisations from the public sector, business and civil society who have a shared goal to help protect the environment and promote sustainable development in the countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia.
Travel
Russian Train Journeys
www.seat61.com
Ural Tourism
www.poezda.net - Russia & CIS train timetables online
www.rzd.ru - Russian Railways website. (We hear a rumour that you can now purchase e-tickets on Russian trains via this site and pick the real ticket up at your departure station. A revolution in Russian train ticket purchase!! Let us know how you get on....)
Tour operators and Russian visa invitations
www.realrussia.co.uk
www.waytorussia.net
www.scottstours.co.uk
Lake Baikal Tourism - what to do and places to stay
www.baikalinfo.com
Nikita's Homestead on Olkhon Island
Baikal Hostels
Eco-Tourism in Siberia
Eco-friendly Tourist Camp 'Snow Leopard' in the remote mountains of southern Khakasia
www.ecosiberia.org - information on ecotourism and nature reserves of Southern Central Siberia (Khakasia, Tuva).
Russian Far East
Ferry from Japan to the Island of Sakhalin