Environmentalist, international coordinator of the Rivers Without Borders environmental coalition. The organization is engaged in the protection of river and lake ecosystems, in particular, in Siberia and the Far East.

Simonov has lived in China for 14 years and is an expert on environmental safety issues within the Chinese global «Belt and Road» program. In 2013, he received the prestigious Wheatley Foundation’s Wildlife Achievement Award from the Royal Geographical Society of London. In 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation awarded him the title of Excellence in Nature Conservation for his success in the protection of transboundary wetland ecosystems.

Name
Simonov Evgeny Alekseevich
Field of activity
Environmental protection
Status
«Foreign agent» (individual media)
Reason for recognition
Reasons for recognition as a foreign agent are unknown
Year of recognition
2021
Status description
Since 2019, this register includes those individuals who, in the opinion of the Russian government: a) publicly disseminate messages and materials created by a media-foreign agent, or participate in the creation of such materials, b) receive foreign funding (money or property). A person may be declared «foreign agent» if he/she reposts materials from a foreign media outlet, writes materials for it, publishes joint materials (for example, journalistic investigations), provides some data, prepares drawings, participates in the creation of a video or even gives comments as an expert, and at the same time has any income from a foreign source. Who recognizes: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Responsibilities and Limitations: An individual who is recognized as a foreign agent media is obliged to send to the Ministry of Justice a report on the expenditure of funds, including those received from foreign sources, and every six months publicly post a report on his activities on the Internet or provide to Russian media for publication. In addition, individuals included in this register must register a legal entity in Russia that receives the status of an NPO-foreign agent. The report on the activities of this NPO also needs to be submitted to the Ministry of Justice. Administrative liability: Violation of the order of activity after being recognized a foreign agent — a fine of 10 thousand rubles. A gross violation is threatened with a fine of five million rubles. (Article 19.34.1. of the Code of Administrative Offences) Criminal liability: If an individual-media-foreign agent does not fulfill the obligations required by law and has previously been held administratively liable because of this, a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles or imprisonment for up to two years (part 2 of article 330.1 of the Criminal Code).