The tundra-taiga zone is considered not only as a natural ecotone, but as a unique fringe zone with socioeconomic peculiarities. This holistic approach enables us to analyze several significant types ...

In Russia's Urals region, towns that once churned out industrial chemicals and coal are now largely abandoned. Verkhnyaya Gubakha was once a thriving city of more than 30,000, but the population has ...

Predicting environmental changes in the Arctic is never an easy task. It has become even harder after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which limited the data available to researchers from the ...

Discover the top 10 countries with the largest forests in 2025 — from Russia’s vast taiga to Brazil’s Amazon. Explore how these green giants sustain global biodiversity and fight climate change.