IFI PROJECT ACTIVITIES

• Forest resources of Siberia, its rational use and social and economic problems connected with it (Siberian forest project) (under agreement between RAS and International Institute of Applied System Analysis (IIASA)) ((1996-1998)

• Development of Russian forests changes accounting methods based on remote sensing data and GIS-technologies (in co-operation with Cosmic agency of France, CNES) (1997-1999)

• Elaboration and testing of methodology elements for satellite images use for Russian and Alaskan boreal forests monitoring (under contract with Michigan Research institute of ecology (USA) (1998-1999)

• Contribution in continental and regional monitoring of forest cover of Russia (United Research Center of European Commission IRC) (1999-2000)

• Consequences of fires in Eurasian boreal forests (US Forestry Service) (1999-2000)

• Sustainable boreal forests resources (Siberia-II) (IIASA) (2002)

• Elaboration of forest fires respond system (TACIS) (2000-2001)

• Research on succession dynamics of semi-natural forests of Krasnoyarskiy Kray (McArthur Foundation) (2001-2003)

• Econet-Kostroma (MATRA, The Netherlands) (2002-2005)

• To develop the Methodical Guidelines on the Definition of Legality of Wood Origin within the Framework of FLEG process under Voluntary Forest Certification (Ministry for Natural Resources of the RF) (2005)

• Model Forest Program: A Tool for Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Development (MATRA, the Netherlands) ( 2006-2008)

• To Develop of Methodical Guidelines for the Activities on Nature Protected Areas and of Implementation of controlling functions of POSPRIRODNADZOR and its Territorial Bodies (ROSPRIRODNADZOR of the Ministry for Natural Resources of the RF), (2006)

• Scientific, Analytic and Informational Support of Obligations of the Federal Forestry Agency within the Program of Russian-Canadian Agreement on Cooperation on Model Forests (Federal Forestry Agency) (2008-2010).

• Development of methodical basis on management of carbon supply in forests with consideration of the National strategy of forest complex development under climate change condition (Federal Forestry Agency) (2009) in cooperation with CEPL RAS.

• Development of models of carbon budget in forests in the RF and estimation of their potential on green gas absorption (Federal Forestry Agency) (2006-2008) in cooperation with CEPL RAS.

• Methodical provision of forestry activity and regular estimation of carbon emission and sink by forests in condition of the RF obligations on the UN Frame Convention on climate change and Kioto Protocol (Federal Forestry Agency) (2006-2008) in cooperation with CEPL RAS.

• Development of methodical recommendations on basis and implementation of calculation on carbon balance in forest in the RF for the period 1990-2012 ((Ministry for Natural Resources of the RF) (2005) in cooperation with CEPL RAS.