About Us
Our mission is to identify climatic and environmental problems, combine effective technologies to solve them, create conditions for cross-border cooperation and expert interaction.
Our priorities
Permafrost Protection
Permafrost Protection
The Fund supports scientific and practical projects to develop solutions for preserving and reducing the rate of permafrost degradation. The Fund provides legal protection of permafrost by acting as a plaintiff in court cases of environmental law violations, as well as by improving the law through participation in working groups under the legislative and executive authorities
Unified Center of Expertise
Unified Center of Expertise
The Fund is creating a unique environmental technopark aimed at the comprehensive development of projects related to climate change and permafrost degradation. The Technopark acts as a unique platform for international dialogue between experts, legislators and executive authorities of the countries involved in the process of preserving permafrost. The Technopark implements projects aimed at studying the problems of complex impact of gas emissions (primarily methane emissions), the concept of feedback and global climate challenges.
Educational and outreach activities
Educational and outreach activities
The Fund seeks to provide comprehensive support to educational and public awareness projects aimed at studying and researching climate change, permafrost and emissions. The fund cooperates with higher educational institutions both in Russia and abroad in order to develop international academic cooperation in the aforementioned areas and to implement exchange programs between specialized educational institutions.
The involvement of local communities and small- and medium-sized businesses
The involvement of local communities and small- and medium-sized businesses
The Fund is engaged in projects that aim to integrate local communities into permafrost conservation efforts through educational activities. The Fund interacts with small- and medium-sized companies, which are among the key actors of changes in the permafrost area, to improve the sustainability of their models and businesses and reduce the negative impact on the environment.
Environmental and social consulting
Environmental and social consulting
The Fund can provide consulting services to reduce the impact of the activities of individual companies and organizations on permafrost degradation and climate change.
International activities.
International activities.
The Fund actively cooperates with international and intergovernmental organizations, providing expert support in the development of policy documents, preparation and holding of forums and conferences, as well as the organization of research missions. In particular the Fund can provide expert support in the framework of the activities of UNEP, UN ECOSOC, UNFCCC (key programs that define the UN climate agenda), Aga Khan Development Network (one of the most effective development organizations), World Bank (key economic actor of all development programs), Arctic Economic Council, International Permafrost Association (thematic organizations, specializing in the Arctic and permafrost problems). By 2023, the Fund becomes one of the key international stakeholder, shaping the agenda on permafrost, climate change and methane emissions regulation. The Fund will become an advisory organization of the United Nations, and will establish a UNESCO category 2 center for permafrost science on the basis of the Technopark. The Fund’s representative is the permafrost ambassador to a number of international organizations.
"Every day each of us struggles to help nature and save our planet Earth. To date, many factors negatively affecting the atmosphere, water and soil have not yet been studied. Our job is to study them and prevent a global catastrophe."
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Oleg Popov
Founder & President
"Climate change is real. We cannot change the past. But we are the generation of political and business leaders, the generation of conscientious citizens that can make things right. If not us, who? If not now, when?"
Eli A. Levin
Co-founder
"We live in an era of climate instability. It can be said with certainty that if humanity learns to at least to some extent regulate greenhouse gas emissions, this will invariably have a positive effect on the rate of climate change."
OLEG VOLKOV
Co-founder
Our priorities
Climate
• Fund representatives consider global climate change to be the key challenge facing humanity in the 21st century.
• Climate change issues are issues of global collaboration and cooperation.
• Climate change issues are issues of global collaboration and cooperation.
Permafrost
• The preservation of permafrost is a global priority, it is not just an issue for the northern countries.
• Permafrost requires protection at the legislative level, as well as the implementation of law enforcement practices to protect it.
• Legislative support of activities related to permafrost is one of the key tasks in the field of permafrost protection.
• Anthropogenic crimes committed against permafrost are crimes against humanity and must be investigated, and organizations or individuals who have committed these crimes must be brought to justice.
• Comprehensive study of methane emissions and the concept of feedback is the key scientific approach to work with permafrost protection, creation of a wide network of regional and international permafrost conservation influencers as an effective tool for promoting the issue.
• All actions taken to protect permafrost should be based on scientific research and be formed on the basis of a study of possible risks.
• Permafrost requires constant scientific international cooperation.
• Research on permafrost on the territory of the Russian Federation should be carried out in conditions worthy of scientific activity.
• Permafrost requires protection at the legislative level, as well as the implementation of law enforcement practices to protect it.
• Legislative support of activities related to permafrost is one of the key tasks in the field of permafrost protection.
• Anthropogenic crimes committed against permafrost are crimes against humanity and must be investigated, and organizations or individuals who have committed these crimes must be brought to justice.
• Comprehensive study of methane emissions and the concept of feedback is the key scientific approach to work with permafrost protection, creation of a wide network of regional and international permafrost conservation influencers as an effective tool for promoting the issue.
• All actions taken to protect permafrost should be based on scientific research and be formed on the basis of a study of possible risks.
• Permafrost requires constant scientific international cooperation.
• Research on permafrost on the territory of the Russian Federation should be carried out in conditions worthy of scientific activity.
Sustainable development
• Our Fund is aware of the importance of combining efforts of the state, business, scientific community and civil society to achieve harmonious coexistence of mankind and nature
• Our Fund recognizes the importance of protecting permafrost in the context of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and, in particular, the key goals:
1. Taking urgent measures to combat climate change and its consequences;
2. Building sustainable infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and innovation;
3. Ensuring transparency, security, resilience and sustainability of cities and towns;
4. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development;
5. Protection, restoration of terrestrial ecosystems and promotion of their rational use, sustainable forest management and combating desertification;
6. Halting and reversing land degradation and halting biodiversity loss;
7. Promoting the building of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development;
8. Ensuring access to justice for all and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels;
9. Strengthen the means to achieve sustainable development and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
• Our Fund recognizes the importance of protecting permafrost in the context of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and, in particular, the key goals:
1. Taking urgent measures to combat climate change and its consequences;
2. Building sustainable infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and innovation;
3. Ensuring transparency, security, resilience and sustainability of cities and towns;
4. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development;
5. Protection, restoration of terrestrial ecosystems and promotion of their rational use, sustainable forest management and combating desertification;
6. Halting and reversing land degradation and halting biodiversity loss;
7. Promoting the building of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development;
8. Ensuring access to justice for all and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels;
9. Strengthen the means to achieve sustainable development and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
Partnership
• Our Fund is open to new partnerships in the field of preservation and protection of permafrost and climate.
• Our Fund carries out its activities in close cooperation with the expert community.
• Our Fund carries out its activities taking into account the interests of local communities.
• Our Fund strives for a constructive dialogue with representatives of civil society, business and government.
• Our Fund's priority is respect and observance of environmental and social human rights.
• Our Fund values cooperation with supporters, partners and friends who help to achieve the set goals. Holistic approach to development.
• A key priority of our Fund is the introduction of environmental practices in the daily life of every person.
• Our Fund seeks to assist large, medium and small enterprises to increase the sustainability, “greenness” and circularity of their business models.
• The activities of our Fund guarantee the priority direction of legal protection of permafrost, including if this is contrary to the interests of individual companies and individuals.
• Our Fund carries out its activities in close cooperation with the expert community.
• Our Fund carries out its activities taking into account the interests of local communities.
• Our Fund strives for a constructive dialogue with representatives of civil society, business and government.
• Our Fund's priority is respect and observance of environmental and social human rights.
• Our Fund values cooperation with supporters, partners and friends who help to achieve the set goals. Holistic approach to development.
• A key priority of our Fund is the introduction of environmental practices in the daily life of every person.
• Our Fund seeks to assist large, medium and small enterprises to increase the sustainability, “greenness” and circularity of their business models.
• The activities of our Fund guarantee the priority direction of legal protection of permafrost, including if this is contrary to the interests of individual companies and individuals.
Holistic approach to development
• A key priority of our Fund is the introduction of environmental practices in the daily life of every person.
• Our Fund seeks to assist large, medium and small enterprises to increase the sustainability, “greenness” and circularity of their business models.
• The activities of our Fund guarantee the priority direction of legal protection of permafrost, including if this is contrary to the interests of individual companies and individuals.
• Our Fund seeks to assist large, medium and small enterprises to increase the sustainability, “greenness” and circularity of their business models.
• The activities of our Fund guarantee the priority direction of legal protection of permafrost, including if this is contrary to the interests of individual companies and individuals.