RNP is primarily a publisher; please click for more information about RNP.

RNP's publications
are mainly books translated from Russian about the wildlife and natural history of Russia and the other CIS countries (CIS = all former Soviet Union except the three Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). Follow the links from this page, or download the order form.

Vadim Ryabitsev's ONE SEASON IN THE TAIGA
was RNP's first translation. It is a charming description of Professor Ryabitsev's expedition one summer to study warblers in the Ural Mountains. Illustrated with his own drawings. See One Season

Information service
RNP also provides this free service - see Directory of Ecology & Conservation in Russia/CIS.

Tours
RNP also aims to encourage visits to CIS countries. A page is devoted to tours offered by non-CIS companies, and also services available from some Russian and other CIS organisations.

Protected areas
included in the Directory is a list of zapovedniks (strict nature reserves for scientific research) - the jewel in the crown of Russian nature conservation. There is also a list of national parks.

Literature on CIS natural history, ecology & conservation:
This lists books in non-CIS languages (mostly English). See Literature

Lectures
a Lecturer Network is being developed, so that naturalists and conservationists may learn about the CIS countries through lectures to natural history societies, wildlife trusts and similar organisations.

'Russian Conservation News'
the work of RNP is complementary to that of Russian Conservation News (RCN), an English-language quarterly magazine providing regular news and other information.

'Biosphere Consciousness, Imperialism & the Zapovedniks'
This is an English version of an article published in Russian in 2000 in the magazine Sibirskiy ekologicheskiy vestnik, no.13-14, pp.42-49. See 'BCIZ'

Disclaimer: any information on this website concerning services offered by RNP or other organisations should not be construed as a recommendation, and RNP accepts no liability for inaccuracy of information. The compiler would be grateful to know of any errors.

'Democracy or Survival'
We are temporarily hosting the Democracy or Survival website giving details of a forth-coming book (to be published elsewhere) which discusses forms of governance appropriate for solving the 'biosphere crisis'. The biosphere crisis is the result of global over-population and excessive per capita resource use, and it is manifest primarily in the form of climate change. It is argued that current forms of governance accepted in 'the West' cannot solve the crisis, but the Russian and Chinese experience can offer guidance in finding a more appropriate form of governance. One of the main contributions from Russia is the zapovednik system - an approach to conservation that needs to be adopted worldwide in order to further our understanding of the biosphere.