In April WWF collected 14 500 signatures all over the world and more than 1800 signatures in Russia for the halt of those neftegazovykh projects on the shelf of Sakhalina, which present a danger for grey whale. Neftegazovye projects on the northeast of Sakhalina can destroy last 130 representatives of okhotsko-koreyskoy populyacii of grey whale, ecological organization considers. In this connection on April, 2, 2009 WWF called the supporters all over the world to sign Appeal
for the halt of all new projects on the shelf of island, while the requirements of environmentalists will not be executed. Less than for a month WWF it was succeeded to collect more than 16 thousand signatures all over the world. An appeal will be sent in neftegazovye companies, workings on Sakhaline.Collection of signatures
it was timed to meeting of the International scientific council of grey whale, which will take place 21-24 April in Geneva, Switzerland. Environmentalists want, that companies BP, Exxon and "Rosneft’", leading projects on Sakhaline, consented to take part in consultations with scientific
by advice, however while these companies did not express a desire to consult by environmentalists. "Sakhalin of Enerdzhi", operator of project Sakhalin-2 (companies Shell and "Gazprom"), already conduct a dialog with Covetom, but, to according to WWF, must more responsibly to behave to recommendations
Advice.According to petition, companies which work on Sakhaline – Exxon, Shell, "Gazprom", BP and "Rosneft’" – must set aside any reconnaissance and build works in a region until recommendations of scientists will not be formulated on development
neftegazovogo complex on this area of shelf without a damage to nature.WWF requires also, that oil companies excluded from the projects any activity within bounds of created for defence of whale of federal reserve «Sakhalinskiy marine». Creation
reserve already supported Ministry of natural resources and ecology.«If oil companies, workings on Sakhaline, cardinally will not improve the policy in regard to rare kinds, they will be ispytyva
motions, – a program head talks on the ecological policy of neftegazovogo sector WWF To Russia Alex Knizhnikov. – Besides appeals in headquarters Exxon, Shell, "Gazprom", BP and "Rosneft’", we prepare letters in quotients and state participating banks, for example,
in the Japanese bank of international development (JBIC), which allotted credit for sakhalinskikh projects and divide responsibility for the fate of grey whale».
