Scientists at KarRC RAS deem it necessary to designate the tip of the Lizh Peninsula in Lake Onego as a conservation area. Researchers have studied the local ecosystems and found that it has preserved pristine deciduous forest areas with rare plant species.

Why do settlements have certain names? Historically, the process of naming settlements was not arbitrary, but followed certain models or patterns operating within chronological and geographical timeframes. Employees of the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History of the Karelian Research Centre RAS have analyzed over a thousand place names in southern Karelia and revealed patterns in the formation of the naming system. A detailed account thereof was given by Irma Mullonen, RAS Corresponding Academician, Chief Researcher at the Linguistics Section of ILLH KarRC RAS, at KarRC RAS Learned Council meeting on October 13.

A children’s comic book about the geology of Karelia was published in Petrozavodsk. Its characters are four baby animals travelling around well-known places: Mount Vottovaara, Girval paleovolcano and others. The authors of the book are Director of the Institute of Geology KarRC RAS Sergey Svetov and artist Anna Danilova.

Media volunteers of the Russian Geographical Society to explore Karelia starting at the KarRC RAS Museum of Applied Environmental Research. October 1st was the launch day of the youth project “RGS Conservation Focus”, which has gathered participants from different parts of the country.

Doctoral students of the Karelian Research Centre RAS were awarded Republic of Karelia personal scholarships for the academic year 2022/23. We congratulate the young scientists and wish them successful studies and productive research!

Karelian Research Centre RAS is hosting Arsenyev’s Readings – a conference organized biennially by the Institute of Economics KarRC RAS. Its thematic focus this year is “Questions of economic geography and spatial development statistics”. Specialists from different regions will spend two days discussing high-relevance issues related to tourism, development of Arctic territories, digitalization and statistics.

Museum of Applied Environmental Research opened at the Karelian Research Centre RAS. It was created to communicate the results produced by scientists, to promote public environmental awareness and literacy in natural sciences, and to expand people’s knowledge about the nature of Karelia. The museum has over a thousand items on display.