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The annual Arctic Attraction street photo exhibition, sponsored by Rosneft, has opened on Tverskoy Boulevard in Moscow. The project was prepared in cooperation with Innopraktika, a non-governmental development institute. The exhibition aims to showcase the unique nature of the Arctic region and is open to the public until 25 January.
The exhibition features footage from the Company’s environmental atlases, photos from Rosneft’s research expeditions and images of production facilities. Residents and visitors to the capital have the opportunity to admire the remarkable beauty of the flora and fauna of this northern region, as well as learn about the extensive scientific research being conducted in the Far North. Rosneft has been implementing a comprehensive scientific research programme in the Arctic region since 2012.
To date, the Company has carried out more than 60 expeditions in five Arctic seas and gathered a one-of-a-kind body of information on the Arctic region. There has not been such extensive scientific work since the Soviet era. Geological, oceanological, hydrometeorological and environmental studies are carried out in cooperation with the nation’s leading research organisations. The exhibition presents the entire range of objects being studied.
The Company launched a new biodiversity conservation programme called Tamura in 2024. Research is conducted on reindeer, polar bear, valuable bird species, and fish in the Taimyr Peninsula at the mouth of the Yenisey River.
Rosneft and Innopraktika have also implemented a major environmental project in the White Sea. The scientists retraced the route of the famous Soviet hydrobiologist Konstantin Deryugin, who explored the White Sea more than a hundred years ago. Specialists concluded that the White Sea ecosystem remains stable, allowing the region to serve as a reference point for comparison with other Arctic territories. However, the research revealed insufficient understanding of Arctic marine fauna as up to 30 per cent of species retain uncertain taxonomic status.
Scientists from the Arctic Research Centre, in collaboration with Innopraktika, have developed a unique biological agent called Okeanida designed to remove chronic hydrocarbon contamination. This year, the microbial treatment has received a positive state environmental expert review.
The results of research into the Russian North make a significant contribution to science and are presented in a series of environmental atlases published by the Company in collaboration with Innopraktika. Since 2016, more than 10 scientific works have been published, including “Kara Sea”, “Laptev Sea”, “Marine Mammals of the Russian Arctic and Far East”, “Black and Azov Seas”, “Species As Biological Indicators of the State of Arctic Marine Ecosystems”, “Barents Sea”.
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December 29, 2025
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