“The goal of the Baikal Forum is to create a permanent platform to develop and facilitate efforts to develop the Baikal region while protecting the environment”

M.V. Slipenchuk

Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Ecology.  State Duma of the Russian Federation

Founders of the forum believe that by creating an atmosphere of trust, openness and understanding, the Forum will become an influential event between the public, private and non-profit sectors.

The Forum's goal is to facilitate discussion between the legislative and executive branches of regional and federal government with business, non-profit organizations and academic institutions in order to protect the unique environment of Lake Baikal while promoting economic development.

Key themes of the Forum are:

• Development of principles of work and ways of implementing recommendations
• Water security in the Russian Federation
• Transnational water cooperation
• Development of the Baikal region
• Improving government legislation relating to Lake Baikal 
• Improving government legislation relating to specially protected areas
• Infrastructure development strategy in the Eastern Siberia and the Far East