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 ...

With more than a month still to go in Siberia's annual fire season, more than 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) of Yakutia's swampy coniferous taiga has ...

In this photo taken from video released by Russia Emergency Situations Ministry press service on Thursday, July 24, 2025, smoke rises from the crash site of a Russian An-24 passenger plane of the ...

KHABAROVSK, July 10 (Itar-Tass) —— A total of 20 out of 68 wildfires have been extinguished in Russia’s Far Eastern regions over the past 24 hours, a spokesman for the Far Eastern federal district ...

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 ...

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.

Record heat and drought conditions have sparked massive wildfires in Russia that can be seen from space. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released photos Wednesday of the fires ...

The main cause of forest fires in the Trans-Baikal Territory is the burning of dry grass ULAN UDE, April 7 (Itar-Tass) —— Fourteen forest fires were extinguished on an area of 1,000 hectares of the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fossil fuel-rich Russia may not be known as a leader on climate action - but in the country's remote far east, authorities have launched an ...

Sergey had never set eyes on a wild tiger when he resolved to photograph one in the east of Russia. He found his ideal setting, minus the cat, and hid his camera on a tree. A few days later, a young ...