Forewords
1. Economic, political and institutional frameworks1.1. Sustainable development and the ″green economy″ in Russia: the current situation, problems and perspectives (Sergei Bobylev, Renat Perelet)
1.2. Legal Aspects: The state of legislation and legal practice (Ekaterina Khmeleva)
1.3. Certification and standardisation : Semyon Gordyshevsky, Yulia Grachyova, Anna Matyagina
1.4. Oversight and supervision of compliance with environmental legislation and environmental standards in the Russian Federation: a summary of judicial practice: Nina Popravko
2. Economic prerequisites for sustainable development and environmental economics2.1. The energy sector in the context of sustainable development. Greening of the oil and gas sector problems and perspectives : Alexei Knizhnikov
2.2. Energy e ciency: legislation, state policy and economic and business practice: Yevgeny Gasho, Maria Stepanova
2.3. Renewable energy: legislation, state support and business and civil society initiatives: | Ivan Yegorov
2.4. The industrial sector and problems of economic development : Alexander Shabaldin
2.5. The waste management sector: the current situation, legislative framework, regional experience, perspectives and civil society initiatives: Marina Asadcheva, Anna Sycheva
3. Sustainable development of cities and regions3.1. City and regional planning: problems of city growth, urban ecology, perspectives for sustainable urban development and civil society initiatives: Daniyar Yusupov
3.2.: Greening the transport sector: Ilya Reznikov
3.3. Housing and public utilities – the speci cs of development in the context of sustainable development and the ″green economy″: Yevgeniya Kolesova
3.4. Sustainable development in the Russian regions: regional inequalities, environmental problems and social challenges: Sergei Bobylev, Yevgeny Shvarts
3.5. Sustainable development in Siberia: environmental aspects: Georgy Safonov
4. Environmental information and education in the eld of sustainable development4.1. The state of education for sustainable development in Russia: Maria Zhevlakova
4.2. The role of NGOs and civil society in environmental protection: Yevgeny Usov
4.3. The spectrum of environmental issues in the Russian media: Olga Dobrovidova, Angelina Davydova
5. The politics of environmental conservation and climate policy at the national level5.1. Forest management, problems of forest protection and the contribution of Russian forests to carbon sequestration: Georgy Safonov
5.2. Legal problems of public policy on management and development of specially protected areas in the Russian Federation: Michael Kreindlin
5.3. Water resource management, problems of aquatic ecology: Anatoly Shevchuk
5.4. The impact of climate change on the Russian economy. Russian policy toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptation to climate change in Russia: Georgy Safonov
6. Russia's role in international cooperation on the environment, climate and international development 6.1. Russia as a global energy supplier and Russia′s role in global energy security issues : Sergei Agibalov, Sergei Kondratyev
6.2. Russia's role in food security: Dmitriy Shevchenko
6.3. UN Action to Address the World Climate Problem and the Role of Russia : Alexei Kokorin
6.4. International Negotiations on Other Environmental Issues: Olga Ponizova
6.5. Social aspects of sustainable development – problems and strategies: re ections on the outcomes of Rio+20: Irina Shmeleva
Conclusion About the authors