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February 12, 2020
On February 4-5, 2020 a working meeting of the project “Collaborative Data and Information Exchange Network for Managing Invasive Alien Species - DIAS” took place in Helsinki.
The participants (experts, representatives of public agencies and volunteer movements) discussed the various aspects of legislation regarding invasive species and approaches to controlling their numbers. The first draft version of the web portal “Invasive species in the Republic of Karelia” was introduced at the meeting. A key mission of the portal is to raise awareness of the issues associated with invasive species.
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November 29, 2024
Prospects for regional scientific cooperation within the BRICS Green Agenda framework were presented by Olga Bakhmet, Corresponding Academician, KarRC RAS Director General, at the International Conference “Greater Eurasia: national and civilizational aspects of development and cooperation”, which is taking place in Moscow on November 27-29.
November 29, 2024
On November 17-23, a delegation representing several units of the Karelian Research Center RAS visited scientific organizations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Nanjing and Beijing. Together with Chinese colleagues, the scientists discussed topics for joint research and agreed to prepare applications for projects on the study of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Formal cooperation agreements are to be prepared with the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research and the Tibetan Plateau Research Institute CAS.
November 27, 2024
Regional cooperation of the BRICS countries in the sphere of ecology and nature management, as well as the results of a study of the environmental wellbeing of Arctic territories of European Russia were discussed at the Karelian Research Center RAS at the workshop “Integrated Development of Arctic Territories: Expert Opinion”. The event was organized on November 25 by the Department for Multidisciplinary Research KarRC RAS.