A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS and the Arctic Research Center (part of the research and development unit of Rosneft), within the framework of the VII Eastern Economic Forum, signed an agreement to carry out research work aimed at developing a program for monitoring and preserving biological diversity in the regions of presence PJSC NK Rosneft.
These studies will contribute to the formation of a unified science-based approach to biodiversity conservation. In the course of the work, a team of specialists from the Institute will determine a list of the most effective methods for preserving biodiversity in aquatic, terrestrial ecosystems and in soil. The main methods of monitoring biodiversity will be assessed and key species will be identified that will need to be given special attention in each of the regions where the company operates.
As part of the national project "Ecology", smaller projects continue to study, monitor and develop conservation measures for animals and birds in the Arctic, which are indicators of the sustainable state of the region's ecosystems (wild reindeer, polar bear, Atlantic walrus, and white gull).
In continuation of the expedition work in 2020, in 2021, spring and summer field studies of the polar bear and walrus were carried out on the island of Alexandra Land (Franz Josef Archipelago), the Orange Islands and Cape Zhelaniya of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago. In the valleys of the Kheta and Khatanga rivers, studies were carried out on the habitat of wild reindeer, and the migration routes of animals on the territory of two municipal districts of the Krasnoyarsk Territory were studied. Field studies of bioindicator species of Arctic ecosystems continued in the summer-autumn of 2022.
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