Vernadsky Non-governmental Environmental Foundation

About us

The V.I. Vernadsky Non-Governmental Environmental Fund was founded in 1995 on the initiative of PJSC Gazprom. The establishment of the Foundation heralded the beginning of the formation of environmental policy and culture in the fuel and energy sector, and then in other sectors of the Russian economy.

For the first time at the state level, the need to address environmental issues and the country's sustainable development through joint efforts of the state, business, and society began to be raised. The rational and careful use of natural resources, and preservation of a favorable natural environment and its biodiversity for the next generations are the large-scale and complex tasks that have come to the forefront of state management and social structure today.

It is not by chance that the Foundation bears the name of the great scientist V.I. Vernadsky, who laid the scientific and philosophical foundation for the sustainable development of mankind. He first used the concept of sustainable world existence back in 1911 in an article touching upon the geopolitical problems of Russia. According to the teachings of Academician V.I. Vernadsky, the biosphere is transitioning to its new state - noosphere, thanks to scientific thought embodied in the achievements of science and technology.

The Foundation initiates and implements socially significant projects in the field of environmental protection, environmental education and awareness, the formation of ecological culture for sustainable development, sectoral programs, and projects in the field of industrial ecology. The Foundation is one of the most well-known environmental non-governmental organizations in our country and in the international arena, has consultative status with UNESCO and the UN Economic and Social Council, and is an observer organization of the Conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.