Political Party
G R E E N AL L I AN C E
People’s Party, Russia
PARTY PROGRAM
Political Party
‘Green Alliance – People’s Party’
Moscow, 2012
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The Green Alliance - People’s Party is a union of the Russian citizens
convinced that a free, happy person and healthy environment are of
absolute importance for political, economic, social and cultural
development of the state.
Healthy environment constitutes the foundation and the top priority of the
public interest established by the nature itself. Therefore it is our duty as
the environmental movement to get the well-deserved and rightful place in
the government through expression of the people’s will.
The heart of all our values lies in the preservation of the surrounding world
diversity. Exercise of the constitutional right of every citizen of our country
to a healthy environment is the final incarnation of the challenges we face.
We are confident that no economic or political rationale can outweigh the
absolute value of healthy nature and healthy society. We distance
ourselves from an uncritical belief in unlimited progress whether in socialist
or capitalist guise. The current development of the state is possible only on
the basis of harmony in the development of social, political, economic and
ecological processes. Our goal is to level up the objectives of the
development of productive forces, management of natural resources and
creation of a healthy and dignified life for the country’s population.
We are the followers of sustainable development, which suggests
harmonized and consistent exploitation of natural resources, scientific
and technological progress, development of an individual and society
in the interests of both present and future generations.
We are responsible before the future citizens of our country and must
provide them with a worthy heritage. Our party adheres to the slogan
of the Global Green movement - “We have only borrowed the world of
our children." Needs of the present generation should be secured in a
way not to restrict the access to natural and other resources in future.
We stand for rethinking the model of economic use of natural
resources and the boundaries of human impact on nature. Green
economy is an economy of sustainable development based on the
principles of efficient and effective use of the resources, energy and
space. Green economy is focused primarily on preservation of nature
and human capital rather than the traditional criteria of economic
growth.
Sustainable development means a new quality of human dignity and selfdetermination, as well as new values of human relations. We stand for
establishment of standards of life and world vision focused on quality of life
and building a healthy environment for the majority of the population.
We believe in a free, democratic and social state existing in a peaceful,
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equitable and environmentally sustainable world community. We promote
the building of the society of equal rights regardless of gender, race, age,
religion, class, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, disability, wealth
or health.
Our fundamental priority is justice granting not only rights but also
opportunities. We stand for the real equality in allocation of resources, high
quality and accessibility of health care, education, equal opportunities for
career growth and self-fulfillment. Every individual should have the
opportunity to fulfill their potential and receive fair remuneration for the
results of their labor.
We want to redeem the rights of the Russian citizens to participate in
political decision making. Every individual has the right to make their
own independent choices and decisions in regard of how to establish
and build their lives and social relationships. We support the
development of grassroots democratic institutions and maximum
delegation of authorities to local communities.
We yearn for becoming a part of a growing Global Green movement
which is “thinking globally, but acting locally”. We believe in attainment
of our goals within the framework of the global cooperation focused on
eradication of any differences between developing and industrially
advanced countries and division of the world into the rich north and the
poor south. Every citizen of the Earth has equal rights and is entitled for
an equal share of global resources within the context of individual
responsibility toward the future generations.
We declare out commitment to nonviolence and strive for establishment
of the war avoidance system based on negotiability, cooperation
between the states and environmental safety rather than military
potential.
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
Responsibility for nature conservation and environmental protection, as
well as safety of any life forms, is the core of our Green values. We stand
for preservation of natural diversity of the country. We value and commit to
preservation of all types of living organisms, ecosystems and landscapes
found in Russia.
We consider a healthy environment as the foundation of harmonious
development and the main criterion of efficiency, quality of life and social
justice.
We recognize commitment to nature as a set of preventive measures to
protect the environment, elimination of the inflicted damage, reproduction
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and development of existing natural wealth.
We commit to protect the natural resources and ecosystems from any
adverse effects caused by humans, especially during construction of the
transport and industrial infrastructure, plants and factories, road highways,
pipelines, power lines etc.
Environmental requirements shall have an absolute prevalence over any
economic standards. We shall stop irreversible pollution of air, depletion
and pollution of water sources, diminishing of soil fertility, degradation and
desertification of farming lands.
We unconditionally support expansion of natural areas of preferential
protection such as conservation areas, national parks and sanctuaries. We
recognize our responsibility to preserve rare and endangered species of
living organisms.
Prevention is always better than rectification of irreparable consequences
of human irresponsibility. The costs to remedy the effects of anthropogenic
influence are always higher than the investment needed to prevent them.
Therefore, we strongly support re-establishment of the institutions of
environmental assessment and gradual introduction of environmental
auditing practices in the context of any government decisions.
We support rehabilitation of the areas classified as ecological disaster
zones. We consider it necessary to increase reproduction of all types of
renewable natural resources.
We stand for a qualitatively new attitude of the state towards environmental
protection, which implies modernization and restructuring of the state
environment management system. Any law and subordinate legislation
must consider the environmental aspects and comply with the international
standards. We consider it necessary to re-establish the united independent
federal authorities on environmental and forest protection. Functions of
environmental and forest protection can be exercised either by a single
body or by different ones, however, these bodies shall be independent at
the federal level, and their leaders should be included in the Russian
government.
Protection of nature should be implemented in the context of social and
economic modernization. Environmental conservation and regeneration of
natural resources is an investment in the future ecologically balanced
economy.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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We believe that any development has a natural boundary when recovery of
the ecosystem is not possible anymore. Everything on the Earth is
interrelated and satisfaction of infinitely growing needs in the context of
limited resources appears impossible.
We do not have the right to live by borrowing a healthy environment and
natural resources from next generations, thus jeopardizing their future.
Therefore, we support the concept of sustainable development focused on
general benefits and merger of environmental, social and economic
principles. The economy must meet the needs of the entire society,
including its future generations but not selfish, private and clan interests.
We should satisfy the needs of the present generation and at the same
time we should not restrict access to natural and other national resources
for future generations. We stand for a civilized market economy
implemented by the efficient public administration ensuring social equality.
Our priority is the sustainable development of the society avoiding any
excesses of uncontrolled and state capitalism.
The Russian society requires highly competitive and diversified economy,
which shall be based on the principles of humanized and fair economic
relations, reasonable and responsible use of natural resources and
innovative production.
We stand for:
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Drastic decrease of the economy dependence on the “oil needle”;
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Reduction of energy and material consumption in production. The
increase of information, education and health services share in
consumption structure.
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Growth of the export
commodities.
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Concentration of resources on promising and innovative
technologies, such as biotechnologies, molecular biology and genetic
engineering, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, global information
networks and integrated transport systems, space technology, solar
energy.
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Upgrading the mining industries, fuel and energy complex, chemical
and metallurgical industry in the context of environmental
requirements.
of
advanced
processing
goods
and
Accelerated modernization and development of innovative resource-saving
technologies and industries constitute the fundamental principles of Green
and sustainable economic policy. We support both the promotion of the full
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testing – commissioning” principle and the adoption and assimilation of the
best available technologies. Thus, we have identified the three main
objectives that should be fulfilled in order to attain the foregoing. First of all,
it is required to minimize the administrative barriers in innovative
production, provide long-term funding, state guarantees and preferential
taxation for innovative sector entities. Secondly, it is required to spur the
demand for new environmentally friendly innovations, including but not
limited to the establishment of binding technical standards for the basic
industries. Finally, it is necessary to establish a broad network of
institutions providing non-financial support to innovative enterprises.
Green innovation policy should focus on favoring flexible and adaptable
technologies rather than irreversible large-scale technologies. We stand for
innovations encouraging ecological modernization. We support
establishment of new production and management procedures and ecofriendly technologies that reduce consumption of energy, resources and
space.
We stand for a Green economy and we believe that the social and
environmental objectives should be factored in development of industrial,
transport and energy sectors in addition to their economic performance.
Activities and business of all private and state enterprises and entities
should be driven by a single ultimate value - healthy environment and high
quality of life.
We support new management principles of industrial production:
 Country-wide
technologies;
introduction
of
resources
and
energy-saving
 Non-waste or low-waste utilization of natural resources;
 Advanced raw materials processing, wide use of secondary
resources.
 Production of eco-safe goods of long-term use that comply with the
highest health standards;
 Levying priority of natural resource rents and payments for natural
resources to other types of taxes;
 Establishment of the environmental audit of enterprises.
We believe that the economic feasibility of deploying the transport
infrastructure (roads, railways, pipelines) should not neglect the
environmental safety requirements and violate the rights of citizens to a
healthy environment. We stand for a radical severization of ecological
requirements for cars, trucks and aircrafts.
In terms of the energy sector, our priority is development of the
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decentralized energy industry based on alternative and renewable energy
sources. We have identified a number of opportunities for implementation
of public and private energy-saving programs in the production industries
and housing and utility services of our country. In this way we will cut the
huge losses of energy in our economy and reduce the GDP energy
intensity. We will support and implement projects that will facilitate
reduction of the specific pollutant emissions per unit of generated heat and
electric power. We believe that within the next 30-40 years our country
may abandon the use of a very dangerous nuclear power, fossil fuel
energy that causes catastrophic climate changes and will completely
switch to alternative and renewable energy sources. A discrete objective
of our party is to ultimately enhance nuclear and radiation safety of nuclear
power plants and subsequently refuse any construction of new nuclear
power plants.
NEW QUALITY OF LIFE
Environmental friendliness means a new quality of understanding the
value of any of nature’s creations and, ultimately, a reasonable attitude to
ourselves and people around. We stand for a new direction of education
and culture of people, for formation of civil responsibility and activity,
adequate living standards and rational satisfaction of needs.
The modern eco-culture based on human dignity, intelligence and
harmony facilitates resistance to global challenges. Establishment of new
life guidelines requires a new cultural and educational level. We support
the development of a system of continuous education focused on the
revival of morality, Greening of liberal arts and sciences education.
Sustention of a healthy environment is a multi-dimensional and complex
task, which roots back to the development of environmental outlook of the
society. The society must realize the absolute value of the problem of
preservation of natural wealth and diversity. It is the society that must set
the priorities of state environmental policy, the model of economic use of
natural resources and the limits of man-made impact.
We pursue the goal of raising awareness of the society in regard to human
dignity and social development. Development of any society primarily
depends not on the scale of consumption, but on its quality ensuring the
environment safety, quality of life and justice.
We support reasonable and sound consumption based on the
following principles:
 High quality and safety of food products. Complete cessation of
cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in open
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systems and elimination of GMO import in Russia as the constituent
part of food and feed.
 Environmental safety of consumer goods such as clothing,
household appliances and other household items, as well as
materials used in residential construction.
 Preference to the goods with ecological certification and products
from recyclable materials.
 Responsible attitude towards recycling the products of human
activity. Recovery and deep processing of household and industrial
waste, development of eco-recycling.
Preservation of natural wealth is the starting point for identification of any
human being’s role in the surrounding world. Responsible attitude
towards nature predefines the main tasks of building healthy and
harmonious human activity environment.
We stand for building a comfortable living environment for every
individual in our country:
 High quality and safety of the potable water, air pollution control.
 Town-planning policy focused on the needs of individuals;
establishment of comfortable and convenient public spaces, parks
and recreational areas, the consumption infrastructure.
 Construction meeting the highest standards of environmental safety,
comfort and architectural aesthetics. Restriction of compact
construction in large cities at the expense of Green areas and parks.
 Use of eco-friendly public and private transport, reduction of pollution
from operation of motor vehicles in cities and towns.
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Unconditional protection of forest zones in major cities. Extension of
Green spaces, gardens, parks, house land plots.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
We believe that social justice constitutes the foundation of the well-being
of the Russian society. Notions of social and ecological justice are
inseparable. The under-privileged and poor are deprived of any
opportunity to choose their residence, proper housing, disease
prevention, proper rest, nutrition etc., and in addition their experience of
environmental problems is much worse.
Therefore, we commit to closing the gap between the rich and the poor,
elimination of the causes of social tension and granting each citizen equal
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rights to national resources and public benefits. Only in this case the
majority of population will have a decent quality of life.
We stand for strict observance of all government commitments in regard of
social security, labor, health, education, housing and utility services. Social
policy should develop in two parallel directions: high level of social
development and establishment and strengthening of equality and justice
principles.
Social justice means quality and common access to health care,
education, housing and utility services.
 The task of bringing the quality of life of Russian citizens to the
standards of developed countries should be identified as the basic
priority of the state.
 Free and effective health care including the ultimate set of mandatory
services should be covered by health insurance of the working
population. Preventive treatment should be re-established in the
health care system.
 The main objectives of health care quality improvement include
equipping hospitals with modern medical appliances and upgrading
professional skills of public health care workers.
 We believe that the country requires new educational standards in
secondary and higher education, which provide equal opportunities
for realization of personal potential.
 Increase public investment in health and education along with
increased efficiency of public spending.
 We stand for returning the multi-apartment houses under state
management and freeing the apartment owners from the intolerable
burden of full responsibility for the housing. The primary task of the
state consists in modernization of worn-out public infrastructure.
Social justice means fair remuneration and equal opportunities
for professional fulfillment.
 Workers of the public and "real" economy sectors deserve a
substantial increase in wages and living standards.
 We support the overall introduction of the social partnership of
business, government and professional associations as a tool of selfregulation of the labor market.
 The equality between women and men in terms of professional
development and opportunities should be implemented in practice.
 We prioritize the task of increasing employment of population, in
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particular, senior age citizens and people with low competitive ability
at the labor market.
Social justice means confidence of vulnerable social groups in
tomorrow, well-deserved and fair support of public sector workers,
protection of mothers and children.
 Russian retirees created the industrial complex of our country, laid
the foundation for economic, social and cultural well-being of future
generations. They fully deserve the right to a decent life. We stand
for a significant increase in state pension costs and establishment of
social security packages for retirees at the level of European
standards.
 There are opportunities to increase the daily living activities and
participation of retirees in professional and social life. People should
not be limited in any way in terms of opportunities to continue
working beyond the retirement age.
 We want to provide an actual, not declared, fulfillment of obligations
undertaken by the state in regard to the disabled. First of all, the
disabled should be granted a decent social security and unimpeded
access to any infrastructure facilities.
 We believe it is required to establish a benefits system for teachers,
researchers and doctors, especially in rural areas. First of all, it is
concessional mortgages for construction and purchase of housing.
Enormous territorial disproportions in wages of doctors and teachers
should be eliminated.
 The demographic situation is another vital problem. A system of state
encouragement and preferences in social services, education and
healthcare should be provided for all large families. Such system
may include preferential housing loans in proportion to the number of
children in the family, increase of the “maternal capital” and
enhancing the opportunities and capacities of its utilization. Mothers
should be able to combine work and family responsibilities, as well as
have free access to advanced training in cases of employment
termination due to child care. It is necessary to address the problems
of kindergartens and nurseries maintenance.
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We support adoption of a state program for schoolchildren health
protection, including a healthy and eco-friendly educational
infrastructure focused on prevention of cardiovascular disorders and
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diseases of the locomotion system, promotion of healthy lifestyle,
establishment of a health monitoring system, providing favorable
social and psychological state of children.
Social justice is a myth without gender equality and solidarity between
generations.
Men and women should have equal rights and opportunities in the full
scale of public relations. There is a need for an institutional structure that
will guarantee equal rights for women in the family, at work, in society, in
public service or at other responsible positions. We will fight hidden
discrimination.
We commit to ensuring equal participation of all generations in the social
life. Solidarity and fair relationship between generations implies the duty
of the older generation to leave sustainable environmental, social and
cultural heritage to their children. On the other hand, it also includes the
obligation of the younger generation to provide a decent care to the
elderly.
In this regard, effective state youth policy based on comprehensive and
harmonious development of the youth, family strengthening and
development of intellectual potential of society constitutes the key priority
for us.
PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
We want to provide every citizen of our country with the right to participate
in making any environmental, economic, social and political decisions. This
goal can be achieved through strict adherence to the principles of equality
before the law and its supremacy, judicial independence, pluralism and
protection of the minority interests. On the other hand, it is necessary to
develop the civil society of conscious and active people, who are ready to
defend their rights. The most effective political design is based on selforganization of local communities, grassroots democratic institutions and
transfer of decision-making power to those directly affected by it.
We, the Greens, believe that every person has the right to independent
choice and participation in all decisions related to his or her life and social
order. Freedom, in its entirety, must cover the social, cultural, intellectual
and spiritual dimensions of human life.
Our goal consists in building a society of equal rights and opportunities for
all citizens. As an absolute value, we support careful preservation and
mutually supportive development of the spiritual, cultural, religious and
ethnic diversity of the country, recognition of the contribution of each
nationality of the country into the heritage of Russia.
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We stand for modernization of all institutions and procedures of Russian
democracy based on the principles of transparency, government
accountability and citizen participation.
In order to ensure the maximum efficiency of the political management
system, its tools and procedures must be democratic, transparent and fully
understandable for ordinary people.
First and foremost, it is important to establish and maintain transparent
electoral legislation, its unconditional application during elections of any
governmental authorities. This is the basis for the state legitimacy and
the guarantee of citizens' ability to influence political decisions. It is also
required to ensure accountability of all elected state authorities and
representatives to the civil society. Any person must have not only the
rights but also a real opportunity to explicitly express their views and
freely influence and obtain information about the actions of the state
influencing the environment, economy, social and all other areas of their
lives. Public explanation of the adoption of any decision by public
authorities is an essential element of democratic governance. In addition,
the rights of municipality citizens or citizens of a constituent entity of the
Russian Federation to make decisions related to such important matters
as the environment, economy, construction of hazardous facilities, etc.
by way of a referendum is essential. The right of the citizens to make the
most important political decisions by direct voting should be absolute.
The decision-making right should be delegated to the lowest possible level
of authority in order to ensure participation and the maximum benefit of the
citizens. And vice versa, when a problem should be addressed at the
higher level, one should consider the interests of the citizens at the local
level. The Green Alliance supports all forms of citizens’ self-organization
and actual implementation of existing but idle forms of direct power of local
governments, especially decision-making concerning life and health of
citizens, matters that could affect their legitimate interests or harm the
environment.
We believe that local government should be removed from under the
actual direct subordination to regional governments. Competence and
powers should be clearly defined for all levels of government. Any
authority and powers assigned to local authorities should have adequate
resource support.
The Green Alliance supports all forms of creative individual initiatives,
protects small and medium-size owners and entrepreneurs. The Party
strives for development of a wide creative class of responsible, educated
and entrepreneurial professionals.
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NONVIOLENCE
We declare our commitment to nonviolence. Conflicts between
individuals, social groups or states cannot be resolved by force. The
fundamental principle of the Greens consists in the idea that the funds
used for achievement of any goals must comply with the goal itself, i.e.
peace and justice cannot be attained by violence.
Violence has other than physical forms. Actions of people and global
economic structures may adversely affect the human rights and serve
as the cause of social injustice. From our point of view, in order to
eradicate poverty it is required to establish international institutions that
will fight for economic equality and put the lives and safety of people
first. Such institutions should perform their activities in accordance with
the binding principles of human rights protection.
We realize that actions of peacekeeping forces can be justified when
there is a danger of mass violence against civilians. In case of failure of
implemented preventive measures, military intervention may become
inevitable.
Nevertheless, we are confident that the success of military forces is of
short-term nature. The Green Alliance supports minimization of military
intervention and believes that the use of armed forces should be carried
out strictly in accordance with the international law.
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