Fire Fighting in Baikal Region in Russia

Local volunteers (trained by Greenpeace Russia to suppress wildfires) fight grass fires in Zabaikalsky region, Siberia, Russia

Unique identifier: GP0STPVWJ

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Shoot date: 09/04/2016

Locations: Eastern Europe, Lake Baikal, Russia, Zabaykalsky Krai

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Maria Vasilieva

Size: 5616px × 3744px 15MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Fire Fighting in Baikal Region in Russia

Greenpeace Russia visited three regions close to lake Baikal (UNESCO site) to train volunteers to suppress wildfires in the largest forested region in the world – Russian Boreal forests. It’s one of the most ‘biologically outstanding’ places in the world, according to the World Wildlife Fund, home to a range of species — from wolves and brown bears to golden eagles and Siberian accentors. And it suffers from fire: in 2015 forest fires had extended to 2 million hectares in Pribakalye (regions close to extremely valuable lake Baikal). State forest system can't manage it and local volunteers are motivated to stay at the forefront of the peat, grass and forest fires.

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