Investment Portal of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation
The ‘Russian Arctic – Focal Point. Protected Areas in the 21st Century’ session took place on 16 June in St. Petersburg (at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum) as part of the plan for the events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which is being organized by the Roscongress Foundation.
The experts discussed the implementation of the Principles of State Policy and the Strategy for Development of the Arctic Zone at they pertain to the preservation of biodiversity and development of the system of protected areas, the contribution protected areas in the Arctic make in ensuring national and environmental security, prospects for developing a monitoring system in this areas. Discussion participants also focused on how to clean up the damage done to protected Arctic areas over the years, to consider best practices for interaction between the authorities and business companies on the conservation of biodiversity in the protected areas, and how to get youth involved in the conservation of Arctic biodiversity.