The Characteristics And Influence Of Russia's Environmental Diplomacy

As a new field of international cooperation,environmental diplomacy has been gradually valued by the international community.Russia is one of the countries with the richest natural resources in the world.And this is an advantage for Russia in carrying out environmental diplomacy.With the deterioration of the global environmental situation and more attention to environmental issues from the international community,Russia’s environmental diplomacy has also become increasingly active.The environmental foreign policy that Russia pursues will directly affect the security and stability of the surrounding region and even the global environment.The development of Russian environmental diplomacy is a process of repeated changes from shallow to deep.The beginning of environmental diplomacy in Russia can back to the early 20 th century.And from that point on,Russia has spread the fields and contents of cooperation in environmental diplomacy.Russia has not only developed bilateral environmental cooperation relations with China,the United States,Kazakhstan and other neighboring countries,but also strengthened regional and multilateral environmental diplomacy activities in the Arctic,the European Union and the United Nations.In substance,Russian environmental diplomacy has gradually expanded from the initial accidental action on animal protection to the global cooperation in all fields of the environment.By the new century Russian put international interests at the center of the environmental diplomacy.The content of environmental diplomacy is more pragmatic,and the characteristics of independence and autonomy are increasingly prominent.The development of environmental diplomacy carries significant impact on Russia.On the one hand,Russian domestic environmental resources have been fully developed,and the environmental situation has been significantly improved.It has not only promoted the Russian international profile,but also got a greater say in the international system.On the other hand,a series of international environmental cooperation results in which Russia participates has reshaped the pattern of international environmental diplomacy.Meanwhile,Russia has set example for other countries in promoting the environmental cooperation.Although there are contradictions and conflicts in this process,international cooperation is still the main direction of the development of Russian environmental diplomacy that is showing a positive development trend.