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Information
Center
for Problems of Ecology and Poductivity of Forests of the Russian
Academy of Sciences (CEPF)
was established according to the Decree N 309 of the Presidium of the
USSR Academy of Sciences on the December, 9, 1991. The purpose of its
organization was connected with a "need of Russian
scientific research coordination and development of an international
scientific and technical cooperation on forest ecology issues, forest
ecosystems monitoring, conservation of biological diversity and gene
pool of forest vegetation, forest recreation and environmental functions
improvement ”.
Alexander Isaev, Academician,
is the initiator and the director of the CEPF from 1991 to 2004. Since
2004 Mr.Isaev is scientific adviser of the Center.
Georgiy Korovin, Doctor of agricultural sciences, is
the director of CEPF at present.
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Among main themes of the CEPF activity:
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development
and coordination of newest geoinformation technologies use
for study of
biosphere and resource role of Russian forests under global
environmental changes;
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solving
of some fundamental and applied problems on research of large-scale
processes impact on boreal forests of Russia;
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development of scientific principles of forest resources management, optimization
of forest use and modeling of forest forming process.
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