For example, the city of Moscow (which, with St Petersburg, has the status of a region) has flagrantly flouted a federal ruling that its residency rules are illegal.
Beginning in 1999, the renowned conservationist and explorer spent more than a year hiking 2, 000 miles across Africa's Congo Basin to explore the ecology and environmental status of the region.
At the regional level, UNESCO Rabat Office supported a regional study in 2009, developing benchmarking for Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, and comparing the status in the region to internationally-recognized FOI principles.