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August 25, 2026

Scientists from Russia and BRICS countries to gather in Petrozavodsk for the third time to discuss environmental and nature management issues

Experts from Russian regions, India, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Brazil, and other countries will gather in Petrozavodsk for the conference "Regional-level Cooperation Within BRICS: Modern Environmental and Nature Management Issues" to be held at the Karelian Research Centre RAS on September 15–17. Scientists will discuss the state of aquatic and forest ecosystems, geology- and soil science perspectives of sustainable use of natural resources, as well as green economy challenges.

On September 15–17, the Karelian Research Centre RAS will host the 3rd International Conference "Regional-Level Cooperation Within BRICS: Modern Environmental and Nature Management Issues". The forum will bring together experts from various regions of Russia, India, South Africa, Ethiopia, Brazil, Belarus, China, and other countries, to participate both offline and online in several sessions. The forum will discuss questions of aquatic and forest ecosystem ecology, geological and soil science perspectives of sustainable use of natural resources, and challenges of the green economy – where efficient use of resources is supposed to be combined with minimizing adverse environmental impacts.

The key themes of the event include global and regional environmental challenges on the interdisciplinary research radar, experience of cooperation in addressing sustainable natural resource management within BRICS and CIS, and interactions of science, business, and authorities in tackling global issues of sustainable territorial development.

The first conference dedicated to BRICS regional cooperation was held at the KarRC RAS in 2023. Two years later, its geographic scope has been expanded significantly following the accession of Egypt, Iran, the UAE, and Ethiopia into the interstate alliance. This fall, the conference is expected to gather over 100 participants, including around 80 authors contributing papers.

– Initiating the first conference in 2023, we aspired to create a platform for networking among BRICS scientists on environmental issues. Topics such as climate change effects, the carbon agenda, green economy, and many others affect all countries, and the most effective solutions can be found only through concerted efforts. Four years on, we can safely say we are moving in the right direction: the idea of network cooperation has proven to be in demand. In between our conferences, colleagues stay in touch online through seminars and workshops, meet in person in different countries, and come up with joint research projects, – shared KarRC RAS CEO Olga Bakhmet.

Participants of the international conference Regional-level Cooperation Within BRICS: Modern Environmental and Nature Management Issues 2024

The 3rd international conference “Regional-level Cooperation Within BRICS: Modern Environmental and Nature Management Issues” will be the central event of the international scientific forum “Science Beyond Borders: Advances in Interdisciplinary Academic Cooperation”, devoted to the 80th anniversary of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It will include events of both applied-science and popular-science nature. The detailed program of the conference and of the forum at large will be published shortly on the KarRC RAS website.

The conference is organized by the Karelian Research Centre RAS in collaboration with the Russian National Committee on BRICS Research under the cooperation agreement between the organizations.

Photo: Igor Georgievsky / KarRC RAS

Olga Bakhmet took part in the Russian Energy Week international forum

Karelian Research Centre’s CEO Olga Bakhmet took part in the 9th Russian Energy Week international forum. In 2026, the theme of this forum, held in Moscow at Manege Central Exhibition Hall, was formulated as “From Energy Resources and Technologies to Future Prosperity”. In this major energy forum, RAS Corr. Fellow, Dr.Sci. Olga Bakhmet was one of the speakers at the session “Bio-Eco-Settlements: A New Model of Energy and Utility Infrastructure for Remote and Anchor Settlements, Integrating All Life-Support Systems”.

October 16, 2026

Institute of Economics KarRC RAS arranged a number of meetings to discuss digital technology use by governments, businesses, and NGOs

A series of meetings has taken place at the Institute of Economics KarRC RAS to discuss the use of digital technologies in academia, administration of public, commercial, and non-profit organizations.
The participants were staff of the IE KarRC RAS, leaders of public organizations and NGOs, experts, as well as students of the College of Technology and Business and Karelian Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)

September 16, 2026

Conference “Regional-level Cooperation Within BRICS: Modern Environmental and Nature Management Issues” continues at KarRC RAS

On its second day, the International Conference “Regional-level Cooperation Within BRICS: Modern Environmental and Nature Management Issues” at KarRC RAS works in parallel thematic sessions. Scientists discuss sustainable nature management from the perspectives of terrestrial ecosystem and water resource studies, Earth and materials sciences, and under human impact. In addition, roundtable “On the Outstanding Contribution of I.V. Gorynin to the Development of Russian and World Science” is being held within the International Academic Forum.

September 15, 2026

Scientists from BRICS countries participate in KarRC RAS’s 80th Anniversary International Academic Forum

The Third International Conference “Regional-level Cooperation Within BRICS: Modern Environmental and Nature Management Issues” has opened at the Karelian Research Centre RAS. It gathers experts from Russian regions, India, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Brazil and other countries. During the opening ceremony, a cooperation agreement was signed between the KarRC RAS and the Angadi Institute of Technology and Management (India). The conference is part of the International Academic Forum dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Karelian Research Centre RAS.

September 15, 2026

Fifth international workshop on stochastic modeling and applied research launched at the KarRC RAS

The Institute of Applied Mathematical Research of the Karelian Research Centre RAS (IAMR KarRC RAS) is hosting the Fifth International Workshop on Stochastic Modeling and Applied Research in Technology: SMARTY 2026. The workshop is an important event within the International Academic Forum "Science Beyond Borders: Interdisciplinary Scientific Cooperation", dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Karelian Research Centre RAS.

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