The press service of the Clean Arctic project reported that this project was presented at the All-Russian youth forum "Ecosystem. The reserved land". The expedition will be implemented jointly with the Russian Academy of Sciences.
"In mid–August, a unique scientific high-latitude expedition "Pure Arctic - Vostok 77" will be launched, which has not had analogues in our country for the last 40 years," the message says.
The last complex continental expeditions took place in the 1980s, when the first wave of industrial development of the Arctic ended. The new expedition will last a year. Its participants will study the state of tundra and permafrost soils, make maps of the industrial heritage of the USSR and modern transport infrastructure, explore microplastics in northern reservoirs and territories of future carbon polygons.
ALROSA presented the interim results of its corporate program "Territory of Well-Being"—a large-scale project that helps employees of Yakutia's diamond mining companies develop a mindful and healthy lifestyle.
Currently, the Russian icebreaking fleet has 43 icebreakers, including 8 nuclear-powered ships and by 2030 14 more icebreakers and 9 ice-class tankers will be built, said Deputy Minister of Transport Konstantin Pashkov.
Russia’s deputy prime minister Yuri Trutnev and governor of the Murmansk Region Andrey Chibis proposed declaring 2027 the Year of the Arctic in Russia.
The development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is impossible without the modernization of the main cities located in the Arctic, said Dmitry Pristanskov, State Secretary and Vice President of Norilsk Nickel.
The polar branch of Norilsk Nickel conducted comprehensive exercises to localize and eliminate the accident at the water transport operation site on the Norilsk River.
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) will host the first container transit voyage from a Chinese port to European ports, said Vladimir Panov, Deputy Chairman of the State Commission for Arctic Development.
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