Poachers jeopardize the existence of the red-listed wild reindeer in Karelia. The weather conditions in the current season have made the situation especially critical. Scientists predict the problem will be aggravated in the near future by deterioration of the economic situation.

Scientists are studying biogeochemical processes in and under ice in the Kem River estuary as part of a study of the White Sea wintertime conditions. This is necessary to understand how marine systems function and change in response to climatic impact and human activities.

Federal TV channels broadcast stories about the efforts of the Forest Biotechnology Laboratory of the Forest Research Institute KarRC RAS for conserving and restoring the gene pool of curly (Karelian) birch. Scientists tell about the clonal micropropagation technique developed to this end.

The Learned Council of the Karelian Research Centre RAS has unanimously approved the report on the results of research and administrative activities of KarRC RAS in 2021 presented at the council meeting on March 4 by the Centre’s Director General Olga Bakhmet. She also told about future tasks for the organization and answered the questions from the leaders and staff of institutes.

Scientists from the Karelian Research Centre RAS are among recently announced winners of two regional competitions held by the Russian Science Foundation (RSF). Funding will be granted to research projects in mathematics, hydrology, linguistics, history, and economics.