Boris Borisov
Eyge, Yakutsk, Rep. of Sakha, Russia
The Republic of Sakha in northeastern Siberia is
home to the one of the largest reserves of virgin
forest on the planet. Sakha comprises almost
one-fifth of the Russian Federation and almost half
of the region is covered with taiga forest. Prior to Boris none of the
conservation NGOs in Yakutsk were using GIS, and as a result we had
identified this region as a top priority.
During his training at our GIS lab, Boris learned
to use GIS and developed a spatial database for his
region that will be used to advance a number of
conservation efforts, including the monitoring of
logging activities and the management of protected areas. While
interning in Missoula, Boris also worked with EOS Education project at
the University of Montana and is now being supported by their "Hotspots"
program, which has funded the acquisition of several satellite images to
compliment Boris's GIS data. Boris returned to Sakha with a full suite
of GIS software, including PC ArcInfo, ArcView, Spatial Analyst, and
Digital Chart of the World. After Boris's visit, our International
Program submitted a GIS hardware grant in conjunction with his NGO,
Eyge, to the Conservation Technology Support Program (CTSP). This grant
was successful, and in 2001 CTSP provided the group with all the
resources necessary to complete their own GIS projects.
You can write a message for Boris to bzborisov@yandex.ru
