Elvira G. Nikolenko

Issuing Redactor of bilingual scientific bulletin «Пернатые хищники и их охрана / Raptors Conservation» (NGO Sibecocenter and NGO Center of Field Stadies combined edition), Program Coordinator of NGO Siberian Environmental Center: Research and Conservation of Raptor Rare Species in the Southern Siberia Program and Counteraction Against Illegal Trade of CITES Species Program.

Published 27 scientific articles on the subject of raptor research and conservation.

Education

1990-1997 Novosibirsk State University, Department of Nature Science.

Additional Education, Probations:
1995 Additional Education Course of "NAShDI" School (Novosibirsk) – Chief Accountant qualification.

2005 "National Parks of USA" Open World Program – Participant

2008 Certification of Vladivostok brunch of Russia Custom Academy on "Custom regulation and counteraction against smuggling wildlife objects".

2008 Certification of "Creative City" Academy (The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University) on "Entrepreneurship in the Arts".

Operational experience

Since 2005, January Program Coordinator of NGO Siberian Environmental Center "Research and Conservation of Raptor Rare Species in the Southern Siberia"

Some finalized projects:

2009 "Saker Falcon population conservation supply by decrease of mortality on power lines and development of conditions for its breeding group restoration in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion" supported by UNDP/GEF Project "Biodiversity Conservation in the Russian Portion of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion", Coordinator.

2008 "Estimation of Saker Falcon numbers in the Russian Portion of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion", supported by UNDP/GEF Project “Biodiversity Conservation in the Russian Portion of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion”, Coordinator.

2006 "Restoration of Saker Falcon breeding places in Tyva Republic" (supported by Global Greengrants Fund), Coordinator.

Since 2002 Participation in annual expeditions in the Southern Siberia for study endangered raptors distribution and numbers, Researcher.

Since 2005, January Program Coordinator of NGO Siberian Environmental Center "Counteraction against illegal trade of CITES species" >>

2006-2008 Lecturer in the Novosibirsk Customs Education Center with the course "Legal regulation and control of transboundary trade in CITES and nationally protected species".

Some finalized projects:

2008 "Research of illegal wildlife traffic in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion" (supported by WWF Russia), Coordinator.

2008 "Seminar for custom staff  of the Siberian Custom Agency on legal regulation and control of transboundary trade in CITES species" (supported by UNDP/GEF Project "Biodiversity Conservation in the Russian Portion of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion"), Coordinator.

2007 Workshop "Development of International Cooperation to apply CITES in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion" for the custom staff from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia to combine their efforts against illegal trade in endangered species of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion (supported by UNDP/GEF Project "Biodiversity Conservation in the Russian Portion of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion"), logistics and organizational support

2007 "Supplying of informational and methodical support of governmental bodies for  Fighting against poaching and illegal trade in wildlife of Altay-Sayan Eco-region" - including trainings for inspectors of governmental bodies in wildlife protection in Kyzyl, Abakan, Barnaul and Gorno-Altaisk (Russia) (supported by UNDP/GEF Project "Biodiversity Conservation in the Russian Portion of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion"), Coordinator.

2006 "848 T-EUR Russia – Birds of Prey: illegal trade in wild falcons in the Altay-Sayan eco-region" (supported by Program TRAFFIC-International WWF Russia), Coordinator.

2006 "Prevention of illegal trapping and trading CITES species in Russian part of Altai-Sayan region" (supported by WWF Russia) – including report on illegal wildlife traffic in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion and working up and interfacing of collaboration ways for economization custom activity, Coordinator.

2005 "Workshop on the problems of control and prevention of illegal trade in wildlife species and their derivatives for custom staff of the Siberian Custom Agency and conservation governmental bodies" (supported by WWF Russia), Coordinator.

Participation in international meetings

• 2008, September, Topolovgrad (Bulgaria) – 6th International Conference on the Conservation of the Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca).
• 2009, April, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) – Specialist meeting on the conservation of the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug).

• 2010, May, Bad Düben/Saxony (Germany) – annual meeting and anniversary conference „20 new years of Saxony Ornithologist’s Association“.

• 2010, June, Ulaanbataar (Mongolia) - The 6th Symposium of Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network (ARRCN).

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