Russia Withdraws From Worldwide Flora & Fauna

The Russian Flora and Fauna organisation has severed ties with World Wide Flora and Fauna and will no longer participate in its awards program. The coordinator of the Russian Flora and Fauna Award programme announced on the RFF website that it is withdrawing from World Wide Flora and Fauna activities effective immediately. Vitaly, RN3ANT, wrote that the decision was made with regret because of recent actions by the WWFF Committee, including the elimination in April of Crimean RRF park references.

Vitaly said in the 7th June 2024 posting that award applications that have already been approved will be completed but new RFF-H applications through WWFF will not.

He said that Russia's own Flora and Fauna programme will continue to operate and issue awards.

This incident closely follows a dustup - that is now resolved - wherein China pulled out of Parks on the Air, only to re-enter the programme after differences were resolved.