#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Association of Geocryologists has officially appeared in Russia. This was announced at the final plenary session of the Northern forum in Yakutsk by Mikhail Zheleznyak, director of the Permafrost Institute of the of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Siberian Branch and the association head.
“We received the Association of Geocryologists establishment certificate just a few days ago, now we have official permission”, he said.
According to him, the main task of the organization is to unite specialists in this field in the country and hold joint conferences and symposia. The association includes more than a hundred participants, the community members are engaged in the study and research of permafrost zones.
In addition, during this year’s Northern forum, the office of the international Chinese-Russian-Mongolian center, engaged in the study of cold regions of Central Asia, was opened at the Permafrost Institute, and a cooperation agreement was signed with the Institute of Geography and Natural Resources (PRC).
It should be noted that the 5th Northern forum on sustainable development was held in Yakutsk from September 24 to 27. This year, more than 500 experts from ten countries have taken part in it, TASS reports.
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Text: Polina Bardik, Photo: Arseny Arlyukov