The Role of Environmental NGOs--Russian Challenges, American Lessons:

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Committee on Improving the Effectiveness of Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations in Russia, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, Security, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
1 Opening Remarks	1-2	(skim)
2 Introductory Remarks	3-4	(skim)
3 History of the Development of Ecological Nongovernmental Organizations in Russia	5-10	(skim)
4 Development of a Leading Environmental NGO: Thirty Years of Experience	11-18	(skim)
5 Role of Nongovernmental Organization in the Chemical Disarmament Process	19-26	(skim)
6 Organizing in Directly Impacted Communities: The SOCM Story	27-32	(skim)
7 Global Forest Watch: An Example of International Partnership with Russian NGOs and Scientists	33-38	(skim)
8 Role of International Relations in the Development of Ecological Nongovernment Organizations in Russia: The International Association Siberian Accord	39-52	(skim)
9 Public Dissemination of Information to Support Safe Management of Chemicals	53-58	(skim)
10 Internet Use by Nongovernmental Organizations: Tendencies and Prospects	59-72	(skim)
11 Emerging Tools for Developing, Integrating, and Distributing Conservation Information	73-76	(skim)
12 Experience in Coping with Effects of Radiation Accidents: Lessons for Society	77-90	(skim)
13 Role of Greenpeace of Russia and Other Public Organizations in the Conservation of Russian Forests	91-98	(skim)
14 Problems of Waste Management in the Moscow Region	99-108	(skim)
15 Emissions of Pollutants into the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere of the Kuznetsk Coal Basin	109-124	(skim)
16 Russian Far East Environmental Problems	125-132	(skim)
17 Dynamics of Radioactive Pollution of Primorye Territory and the Northern Shelf of the Sea of Japan	133-136	(skim)
18 Society Should Be Protected from the Metal Threat	137-140	(skim)
19 Influence of American NGOs on Environmental Decisions and Policies: Evolution Over Three Decades	141-160	(skim)
20 Collaboration of Regional Government Bodies with Environmental Public Organizations: The Example of Tomsk Oblast	161-168	(skim)
21 Interaction of Nongovernmental Organizations and Regional Authorities in Solving Problems of the Lake Baikal Region	169-178	(skim)
22 Public Participation in Environmentally Sound Decision-Making: Legal Aspects	179-190	(skim)
23 Highlights of Presentations	191-194	(skim)
24 Closing Remarks	195-196	(skim)
Appendix A: Scientific Council on Ecological Problems and Emergency Events	197-200	(skim)
Appendix B: Presentations	201-204	(skim)

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