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Plans to include Arctic tourism service in a national project

Plans to include Arctic tourism service in a national project

Tourism and recreation
Putin sets up committee to prepare for Russia’s Arctic Council Chairmanship

Putin sets up committee to prepare for Russia’s Arctic Council Chairmanship

International cooperation
Far East and Arctic Development Ministry reveals support measures for entrepreneurs in the Arctic

Far East and Arctic Development Ministry reveals support measures for entrepreneurs in the Arctic

Economy
Photos of polar bears taken during the count in the Medvezhyi Islands Nature Reserve
Vladimir Putin visits the new icebreaker Viktor Chernomyrdin at the Sea Facade passenger port in St. Petersburg
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin delivers a speech during a ceremony launching the Akrtika nuclear icebreaker in the northern city of Murmansk, Russia
Haze over Arctic forests disrupts photosynthesis

Analytics

Haze over Arctic forests disrupts photosynthesis

Arctic obscuration (or haze) is an optical effect observed in the northern latitudes. It is produced by different aerosol pollutants — both industrial emissions and natural factors. This hazy air is a pollutant in the atmosphere and disrupts one more important process in subarctic ecosystems – the photosynthesis of trees, thereby hampering their growth. This was reported by Vladimir Shishov, one of the authors of a study on the influence of industrial emissions on subarctic forest ecosystems. Shishov is head of the faculty of Mathematic Methods and IT at Siberian Federal University (SFU).
Experts
Flying high: Aerial surveys of polar bears

Expeditions

Flying high: Aerial surveys of polar bears

An ice-resistant platform for service in the Arctic to be floated out in St. Petersburg

An ice-resistant platform for service in the Arctic to be floated out in St. Petersburg

Infrastructure
Experts speak about the upcoming program of Russia’s Arctic Council chairmanship 

Experts speak about the upcoming program of Russia’s Arctic Council chairmanship 

International cooperation
Arctic and Antarctic Days international forum kicks off in Moscow

Arctic and Antarctic Days international forum kicks off in Moscow

Economy
Ministry of Natural Resources to develop new Arctic “major cleaning” program 

Ministry of Natural Resources to develop new Arctic “major cleaning” program 

Ecology
Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic assesses global warming impact on the Arctic

Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic assesses global warming impact on the Arctic

Climate change
Mishustin announces liquidation of eight Russian development institutions

Mishustin announces liquidation of eight Russian development institutions

Economy