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Nornickel to cut sulfur dioxide emissions in Norilsk by 730,000 tons in 2025

Number of visitors to Kuril Islands expected at 177,000 by 2040, regional authorities say

"The land becomes irrevocable part of state when put on the map." The history of Yakutsk

Aquaculture research center to be organized in Karelia's Arctic

AEON Corporation's investments in Vorkuta's development grow by 18.5 times to $9 million

Under separate agreements with the regional government, $455,000 have been allocated for upgrade of the Vorkuta airport's runway and apron

Komi Region reports growth tendency in SMB development dynamics

At the International Arctic Forum in Murmansk in March, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the government to adjust parameters for incentives offered to small and medium-sized businesses in the Far North, and to expand the list of industries for such incentives

More than 700 representatives of low-numbered peoples take Public Diplomacy School course

The Public Diplomacy School, the company's representative said, is a joint project of the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' MGIMO University, implemented with the support of Norilsk Nickel

Vologda's governor suggests organizing cargo corridor via Arkhangelsk, Northern Sea Route

The region's biggest export partners are Belarus, India, Mexico, Brazil and China

Komi Region's 15 unauthorized landfills to be cleaned

Additionally, the region will cleanup another 11 landfills on its own or during environmental events

Buryatia's business residents launch four tourism projects on Lake Baikal

The companies will create 700 jobs, Maria Badmatsyrenova added

Arctic business resident to build motel on Yamal

Additionally, by 2026, a new two-story building will appear in downtown Labytnangi, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region to accommodate a fast-food chain restaurant, cafes and consumer services

New icebreaker's maiden voyage due April 15

The crew will work in the Yenisei Region of the Kara Sea, Yakov Antonov added

Polar Lithium may build road to deposit using concession mechanism

The concession mechanism, where a private investor invests in infrastructures, and the state compensates for the expenses in the future, operates in the Arctic and the Far East

Travelers first time get to Severnaya Zemlya archipelago driving serial wheeled vehicles

Severnaya Zemlya is the Krasnoyarsk Region's northernmost point and the last great geographical discovery on the planet