The All–Russian Society for the Protection of Nature (VOOP) has become one of the partners of the Ecology - Everyone's Business award. It is one of the oldest active environmental associations in the world and the first all-Russian environmental society. In 2024, the society will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its creation.

During its almost century-long history, thousands of square kilometers of reservoirs and watercourses have been cleaned, millions of hectares of forest have been planted, dozens of endangered species of plants and animals have been preserved. Today, the offices of the VOOP operate in most of the subjects of Russia.