The State Duma Committee on the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic unanimously voted to support several draft laws on artisan gold production, laying the legal and organizational foundation for gold production by self-employed businesspeople and other artisanal activities.
The meeting marked the conclusion of the Russian Chairmanship and beginning of the Norwegian Chairship.
Researchers at the Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building are experimenting with durable concrete for more effective construction in the low temperature conditions of the Arctic and the Extreme North.
Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev and Roscosmos Director General Yury Borisov discussed creating an Arctic satellite constellation to promote navigation safety on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) at a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
The expedition ‘Arctic Floating University 2022: The Changing Arctic’ on the Professor Molchanov research vessel concluded on 16 July. The researchers shared the first results of the expedition at the Conference on Waste and Microplastics in the Arctic, which was held in Arkhangelsk as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation.
