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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.

Staff members of the Northern Water Problems Institute, Institute of Biology and Department for Multidisciplinary Research, headed by KarRC RAS Director General Olga Bakhmet visited Nanjing and Beijing, where they presented their research and got acquainted with the work of their Chinese colleagues.In the former city, researchers visited the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology and the Institute of Soil Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

On November 21, Karelian scientists visited the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research CAS. Its staff work in a wide range of areas consonant with the research of Karelian scientists: study of terrestrial ecosystems, water resources, biodiversity, carbon pools and fluxes.

A discussion promising for future cooperation was held at the Tibetan Plateau Research Institute CAS. Its specialists study nature in harsh climatic conditions similar to those in Karelia, especially in its Arctic territories. KarRC RAS staff, in turn, introduced Chinese scientists to our research on water resources, soils, mires, and carbon emission, all of which the hosts found to be of interest.

- The visit turned out very productive. Communication in Beijing resulted in an agreement to prepare joint terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem research project applications with Chinese colleagues, - told Olga Bakhmet, KarRC RAS Director General.

In conclusion, the scientists visited CAS Bureau of International Cooperation, where together with its Deputy Director, Prof. Wu Yan they discussed the prospects for interactions with CAS scientific organizations.

At CAS Bureau of International Cooperation

- Quite a number of our research topics are of much interest to the Chinese side: climate change, carbon agenda, study of mineral and raw material resources, water and forest resources, pollution and restoration of ecosystems. We told about the BRICS environmental conference held at the Karelian Research Centre RAS, which is becoming traditional. Chinese scientists expressed their keen willingness to participate. Our colleagues also supported our initiative to create an environmental platform for the BRICS countries, - shared Olga Bakhmet.

Based on the results of the visit, formal memorandums of understanding with the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research and the Tibetan Plateau Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are now being prepared. Such a memorandum with the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology has been active since 2022.

Young CIS scientists networked on common water problems at a school and workshop organized by the KarRC RAS

The international school and workshop “Under the Pressure of Global Climate Change: a Youth Network for Water Ecosystem Research” in Petrozavodsk has come to an end. During four days, young researchers from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan listened to lectures and mastered scientific techniques in practice, under the guidance of seasoned experts. In conclusion, the participants agreed to maintain the network and keep looking for opportunities to jointly study common environmental problems.

March 27, 2026

RAS Corr. Fellow Olga Bakhmet: Arctic biodiversity conservation is impossible without science as its foundation

The International Forum "Polar Bear Universe", organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia and the Government of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, is taking place in St. Petersburg. At the forum’s Bio-ecological Arctic Cluster, KarRC RAS leader, RAS Corr. Fellow Olga Bakhmet spoke about the scientific foundations for conserving Arctic biodiversity and presented the expertise of Karelian scientists in this field.

March 26, 2026

Olga Bakhmet presented KarRC’s proposals for the federal Clean Ladoga project in St. Petersburg

Experts of the Karelian Research Centre RAS have prepared proposals for the federal project Clean Ladoga. The Centre’s CEO, Olga Bakhmet, presented them at a joint meeting of the Environmental Council under the Governor of St. Petersburg and the Public Environmental Council under the Governor of the Leningrad Region. The main point of her presentation was that the integrated program for the environmental rehabilitation of Lake Ladoga must encompass also the water bodies located throughout the lake’s catchment area.

March 24, 2026

A youth school and workshop on aquatic ecosystem studies gathers learners and lecturers from CIS countries at the KarRC RAS

The international school and workshop "Under the Pressure of Global Climate Change: a Youth Network for Aquatic Ecosystem Research" was launched in Petrozavodsk on March 24. Over four days, young researchers from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan will engage in theoretical and practical training under the guidance of experts from the KarRC RAS and researchers from CIS countries, India, and China.

March 16, 2026

Karelian entomologist, Andrei Humala, discovered six new species of parasitoid wasps last year

In 2025, entomologist from Karelia, Andrei Humala, described four new parasitoid wasp species from Africa. They all belong to a genus relatively rare in that region, Eusterinx. One more finding was made in each of samples from Mexico and Russian Far East. The scientist has specialized in the study of parasitoid wasps for over 30 years, during which time he has described 3 genera and 149 species new to science.

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