The Clean Arctic project, aimed at cleaning the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation from waste accumulated since Soviet times, is planned to be extended to Svalbard, Chairman of the Board of the Clean Arctic autonomous non - profit organization Ruslan Gubaidullin told TASS.
The head of the Ministry of Regional Development Alexey Chekunkov previously reported that coal is not the future of Svalbard, the archipelago is interesting to tourists, and it is necessary to invest in this direction.
The Russian Federation has been working on Svalbard for more than 90 years, in 1931 the Arktikugol trust was founded, which produces 120 thousand tons of coal per year. This year, the government of the Russian Federation decided to transfer the management of the trust of the Ministry of Regional Development.
"Clean Arctic" has become a platform that unites public and volunteer organizations, scientists, heads of regions and business. The project partners are Norilsk Nickel, Rosatom, Phosagro and Russian Railways.
Amsterdam authorities have announced a series of measures aimed at curbing excessive tourism and preserving the city's livability for both residents and visitors
Marine biologists have discovered over 100 species of marine creatures new to science in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand. According to the Ocean Census project, a team from the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) of New Zealand collected about 1,800 samples of living organisms at depths of up to 4,800 meters during an expedition to the Bounty Trough off the east coast of the South Island
A meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko was held today to discuss the organization of the fourth "Travel!" forum, which will take place from June 12 to 16, 2024 at VDNKh
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The Gzhel Porcelain Factory has emerged victorious in the "Golden Ring Tourist Souvenir" interregional competition, according to the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Moscow Region
