International Waters learning Exchange & Resource Network

Shoreline clean-up of Lake Baikal and Selenga, Buryatia, Russia

The Project supported the activity of Baikal shoreline volunteer group camp. Shoreline and lake’s ice-cover clean-up actions in winter period were held. Uda river shoreline action was organized together with the administration of Ulan-Ude and citizens. Such campaigns as "Pure Ice Lake Baikal in 2013", "Clean river Selenga", "Clean Olkhon Island” were also held in 2013.

4029 - Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem


"~900 tons of solid wastes were removed
~ 50 km of shoreline were cleaned as of beginning of 2014"