Environmental Monitoring of the Caspian Sea Area Adjacent to the Russian Federation Territory

The paper presents characteristics of current status and prospects for development of environmental monitoring of the Caspian Sea area adjacent to the territory of Russia from the viewpoint of implementing the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea. It was shown that international cooperation should be preceded by coordination at the national level between different monitoring types conducted by different state institutions and private corporations. Mechanisms for realization of state-private partnership in the field of environmental monitoring of the Caspian Sea area adjacent to the territory of Russia are suggested.