"Shortly before the international meeting on climate change action in Brazil commonly known as COP Russian President Vladmir Putin said his country was best off focusing on its own interests, when it came to dialogue on the topic with Western nations. Russia did send a delegation to Belem in Brazil, where COP30 is being held, but climate change action and environmental protection does not play a huge role in Russian self-interest."
"Still this has not stopped Bellona from reporting on Russia's environmental problems. Its analysts mostly use open-source information to do this, Bellona told DW. Meanwhile, the WWF says it is "no longer active in Russia" in response to a DW query. In 2023 alone, 38 environmental organizations in Russia were classified as "foreign agents," the Russian Socio-Ecological Union, or RSEU, reported."
Russia opted to prioritize national interests over engagement with Western nations on climate dialogue while still sending a delegation to COP30. Environmental protection holds limited weight in Russian self-interest, and several major NGOs were declared "undesirable," including Greenpeace, WWF, and Bellona. Bellona continues reporting on environmental problems using open-source information, while WWF is no longer active in Russia. In 2023, 38 environmental organizations were labeled "foreign agents," and 25 were forced to stop operations. Banned groups like Ecodefense have been legally defunct, and many ecologists now operate underground or from abroad.
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