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Rosneft, together with the non-governmental development institute Innopraktika, launched an online course of popular science lectures, "Arctic Wanderer: Polar Bear." Scientists from the country's leading research center, the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS), and the Company's Arctic Research Center participated in its creation.
The course is available to everyone on the Lectorium educational platform. It includes 10 thematic lectures with quizzes and is dedicated to the polar bear, the largest predator and the Arctic's most important inhabitant. The lectures are based on materials from the atlas "Marine Mammals of Russia," produced by Rosneft. The course author is Svetlana Artemyeva, a researcher at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the head of Rosneft's polar bear research expeditions.
During the course, participants will learn interesting facts about the Arctic's ruler, its behavioral characteristics, and the species' origin story. Lecturers will also discuss the threats polar bears face and measures to help conserve them.
The course materials contain unique photographs and scientific data on the polar bear's condition, obtained during Rosneft's long-term research. The educational course is designed for a general audience and will be useful to anyone interested in the Arctic and its fauna, as well as those who want to broaden their horizons and learn more about this northern predator.
Polar bear conservation and protection is a key focus of Rosneft's extensive environmental program. The company has been conducting polar bear research expeditions since 2014. In 2024, Rosneft began a new four-year research cycle as part of its corporate Tamura program for preserving the biodiversity of Arctic ecosystems. As part of the new program, three expeditions to study this Arctic predator were conducted in 2025. Scientists were tasked with conducting the first full-scale aerial census of the Kara polar bear subpopulation in Russia. The specialists completed 25 flights, covering a total of nearly 24,000 kilometers.
Rosneft supports 35 polar bears in 16 zoos across the country. The company provides comprehensive care for the animals, including feeding, veterinary care, and the construction and maintenance of enclosures. Special toys have been developed to keep the bears active. Rosneft also runs a program to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned bear cubs in the wild. Thanks to these efforts, six animals have been rescued in the Russian Arctic since 2016.
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In 2020, Rosneft launched a lecture course on the biology of the Black and Azov Seas at the Lectorium platform. Experts in geology, hydrology, and marine biology contributed to the course's development. Participants received up-to-date information on the state of the Black and Azov Sea ecosystems and the changes occurring in these waters due to natural and anthropogenic factors.
In 2022, Rosneft, together with Innopraktika and Lomonosov Moscow State University, launched the online project "Open Lectures" on the "Battle of the Minds" online platform. This series of lectures by leading geologists, biologists, geochemists, hydrometeorologists, and other Russian scientists aims to understand the integrity of ecosystems and expand our understanding of ecology, the formation of land, water basins, and seafloor landscapes. In 2023, Rosneft, together with Innopraktika, developed the online lecture courses "Mysteries of the Ocean: Marine Mammals of Russia" and "Flight Above the Ice: Seabirds of the Russian Arctic." In 2024, the popular science lecture course "Flight Above the Ice: Seabirds of the Russian Arctic" won a prize in the international Edtek Award competition.
Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft January 20, 2026
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