Steering Committee:

The steering committee is responsible for project oversight and high-level decision-making.

Mr. Amirkhan Amirkhanov, Chair (Ministry of Natural Federation, Russian Federation)
Ms. Berit Lein (Directorate for Nature Management, Norway)
Mr. Peter Prokosch (UNEP/GRID-Arendal)
Mr. Lev Neretin (UNEP/Global Environment Facility)
Mr. Rodion Sulyandziga (Russian Association for Indigenous Peoples of the North)

Project Implementation Unit:

The Project Implementation Unit is responsible for execution and management of the project on a day-to-day basis.

Project Manager - Mr. Evgeny Kuznetsov
Project Deputy Manager - Ms. Tiina Kurvits (UNEP/GRID-Arendal)
Project Assistant - Mr. Ilya Shabrin
Science Advisor / Expert Task Team Chair - Dr. Thor Larsen (UNEP/GRID-Arendal)
Education and Training Task Manager - Mr. Igor Ryzhov

Model Area Implementation Units:

The Model Area Implementation Units are responsible for implementation of the project in each Model Area. Regional Advisory Committees provide local expertise to the Model Area Implementation Units.

Kolguev Island Model Area:
Model Area Coordinator - Mr. Ruslan Bolshkov
Model Area Assistant - Mr. Andrey Vokuev
Western Advisor - Mr. Sune Sohlberg (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency)

Kolyma River Basin Model Area:
Model Area Coordinator - Mr. Vladimir Vasiliev
Model Area Assistant - Mr. Yakov Sivtsev
Western Advisor - Mr. Kent Wohl (US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska)

Beringovsky Model Area:
Model Area Coordinator:  Ms. Tatyana Demchenko
Model Area Assistant:  Ms. Ludmila Meleshchenko
Western Advisor:  Ms. Janet Hohn (US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska)