City in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

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«We are going through the times of turbulence, times of uncertainty in politics, but the Arctic states are committed to cooperation».

 

Lassi Heininen,

Professor, Editor-in-Chief of the Arctic Yearbook

Environment and Biodiversity Conservation

 

Working Group Members

14
Total Members
6
Regions
13
Organizations
RegionFull NamePosition
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Chair of the Working Group
2 Magadan Oblast Nikolai Dokuchaev Head of the Laboratory of Mammal Ecology, IBSS FEB RAS
3 Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra Alexey Kovalevsky Head of the Environmental, Wildlife and Forest Relations Service of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra
4 Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra Olga Stytsyuk Head of the Historical Museum "Otrazheniye"
5 Krasnoyarsk Krai Pavel Borzykh Minister of Ecology and Environmental Management of Krasnoyarsk Krai
6 Magadan Oblast Oleg Kosolapov Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Magadan Oblast
7 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Vladimir Pushkarev Deputy Chair of the State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and Affairs of the North and Far East; President of the Russian Arctic Development Centre
8 Kamchatka Krai Alexey Kumarkov Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Kamchatka Territory
9 Kamchatka Krai Anna Danilova Head of the Water Relations Regulatory Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Kamchatka Krai
10 Sakha Republic Yakov Sivtsev Director of the State Budgetary Institution of the RS (Ya) "Directorate of Biological Resources, Specially Protected Natural Territories and Natural Parks" of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
11 Sakha Republic Innokenty Okhlopkov Director of the Institute of Biological Problems of Cryolithozone of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Candidate of Biological Sciences
12 Sakha Republic Aleksey Chemezov Deputy Head of the Department of Hunting and Protected Areas of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
13 Sakha Republic Vladislav Veligura Deputy Head of the Department of Water Relations and Environmental Education of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
14 Sakha Republic Ivan Yadrikhinsky Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Environmental Department of the Institute of Natural Sciences of the M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU)
26 Mar 2026
Valery Anatolyevich Kryukov Awarded the Order of Friendship

On March 20, 2026, the President of the Russian Federation issued a Decree awarding the Order of Friendship to Valery Anatolyevich Kryukov, Chief Researcher at the Center for Resource Economics of the [ ... ]

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24 Mar 2026
Expedition of ZVEZDA LLC Held a Series of Meetings with Friends and Colleagues from the Northern Forum

The initiative to conduct an expedition trip by representatives of ZVEZDA LLC across the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug came from Nadezhda Anatolyevna Filippova, Chair of the Transport and Logistics Working [ ... ]

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24 Mar 2026

In Salekhard, as part of the Reindeer Herder’s Day celebration, a presentation was held for new Russian amphibious all-terrain vehicles manufactured by ZVEZDA LLC. 

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18 Mar 2026
The Northern Forum participates in Arctic Council's EPPR Working Group meeting

On March 18, The Northern Forum took part in the plenary meeting of the Arctic Council's Working Group on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Emergencies (EPPR).

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18 Mar 2026
The Northern Forum strengthens ties with the USA: Peter Clark's visit and plans to publish a book about ALSIB

On March 18, the Secretariat of The Northern Forum was visited by Peter Clark, an American of Yakut descent, and his wife Katerina. The meeting focused on promising projects aimed at strengthening [ ... ]

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17 Mar 2026
The Northern Forum Director Vladimir Vasiliev and leadership of Anabarsky District discuss ecotourism development

On March 17, a working meeting took place between the Director of The Northern Forum, Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasiliev, and the leadership of the Anabarsky National (Dolgan-Evenki) District (Ulus). [ ... ]

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Members of the Northern Forum

7th Northern Sustainable Development Forum

II half of 2026
Yakutsk, Russia

COP31 ARCTIC PAVILION

II half of 2026
Antalya, Turkey

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The Northern Forum Schools Association

The Northern Forum Schools Association an interregional association of secondary general education organizations of the Northern Forum member regions, as well as the regions interested in cooperation with the northern and Arctic regions, and is a structural subdivision of the International Organization of Northern Regions "The Northern Forum".