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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
St. Petersburg, February 9 /Xinhua/ — Russian and Chinese scientists are intensifying their collaboration in Arctic research. This was stated in a recent interview with Xinhua News Agency by Trofim Maksimov, Doctor of Biological Sciences and Deputy Director General for Science and International Projects at the Yakutsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS).
According to him, scientists from both countries are studying permafrost degradation and its impact on natural and urban ecosystems in the Arctic region and Eurasia. "We scientists are seriously concerned about the unprecedented degradation of permafrost and its impact on natural and urban ecosystems in the region and on the continent. Transdisciplinary research is needed here, including issues related to the interaction between nature and society," said T. Makimov.
A new direction for joint scientific research has been set in this area. "Joint research has begun on megatransect monitoring of permafrost, from China to the Arctic Ocean. Plans are underway to expand the integrated observation network for climate, ecology, biology, greenhouse gases, and the impact of pollutants, with the establishment of a Russian-Chinese Arctic research station," the Russian scientist noted.
As T. Makimov explained, in 2024, the Yakutsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences also began joint research on modeling the carbon budget in the Lena and Amur (Heilongjiang) river basins. This is all being done in anticipation of Russia and China's announced transition to carbon neutrality by 2060.
"Our long-term research into climate change in Russia's Arctic zone is in high demand by our federal agencies and scientific organizations in friendly countries. I would especially like to highlight China, where there has been a significant leap in scientific development over the past two decades," said T. Maksimov.
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