February 3
The Second Meeting of the UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Boreal Forests

SPbFRI was represented at the meeting by junior researchers of the Research and Development Department for Monitoring Forest Ecosystems Kushnir E.A. and Nedbaev I.S.

March 15
Round table on boreal forests within the framework of the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

Kushnir E.A., junior research fellows of the Research and Development Department for Monitoring Forest Ecosystems, took part and Nedbaev I.S.

March 22
Video conference dedicated to the International Day of Forests

Deputy director for science A.V. Konstantinov took part.

March 22-24
42nd session of the Working Group of the Economic Commission for Europe and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on forest statistics, economics and management

Kushnir E.A., junior researcher of the Research and Development Department for Monitoring Forest Ecosystems, took part in the preparation of the draft integrated work program of the UNECE/FAO Joint Section on Forestry as part of the Russian delegation and Nedbaev I.S.

March 30
Seminar "Climate change and Russian forests: consequences, vulnerability and adaptation needs

Kushnir E.A., junior research fellows of the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Research Institute, participated and Nedbaev I.S.

April 7
Russian-Swedish joint online seminar "Creating a high-quality offset trading system based on forestry"

Kushnir E.A., junior research fellows of the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Research Institute, participated and Nedbaev I.S.

April 13-15
Sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Rome, Italy)

The head of the laboratory, Kalko G.V. took part in the work of the delegation on the development of the position of the Russian Federation on the materials prepared by the FAO.

April 22-23
Regional Online Workshop for National Focal Points in Central Asia and neighboring countries - training on how to use the Country Report Guidelines for the Second State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources to finalize national reports

The head of the laboratory, Kalko G.V. took part in the information seminar as a listener.

May 21
meeting of experts of the Working Group on the Forestry Sector of the Council of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region (BEAC)

Participants - junior researchers of the Research and Development Department for Monitoring Forest Ecosystems Kushnir E.A. and Nedbaev I.S.

May 26-28
VI Scientific and technical conference "Forests of Russia: politics, industry, science, education" (on the basis of the St. Petersburg State Forest Engineering University named after S.M. Kirov)

Head of the Research and Development Department for Selection, Reproduction and Chemical Care of the Forest Egorov A.B. made a presentation "The use of herbicides in the fight against the invasive species Heracleum sosnowskyi Mandem (Sosnowsky's hogweed) in forestry."

May 31 - June 17
Session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The session was attended by A.V. Konstantinov, Deputy Director for science.

June 14-18
6th international scientific conference "Genetics, genomics, bioinformatics and plant biotechnology", PlantGen2021 (Novosibirsk)

At the conference, a specialist of the research laboratory Karzhaev D.S. made a report.

June 16
Meeting of the Working Group on sustainable forestry, operating within the framework of the Russian-Finnish Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation

Nedbaev I.S., junior researcher of the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring, took part in the preparation of the report and presentation.

June 23
Third meeting of the UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Boreal Forests

Nedbaev I.S., junior researchers of the Research and Development Department for Monitoring Forest Ecosystems, participated in the discussion from SPbFRI and Kushnir E.A.

August 16-20
19th Conference of the International Association of Boreal Forest Researchers (IBFRA) "Changes in the boreal biome: assessing the vulnerability and resilience of boreal forests in the face of climate change and socio-economic consequences"

Within the framework of the conference, a special online meeting of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), dedicated to the problems of forest fires in the boreal zone, was held. The Russian delegation from SPbFRI included A.V. Konstantinov, Deputy Director for science.

September 23
International Seminar "Towards the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC: the role of Russian forests and the bioeconomy"

Seminar was attended by Deputy Director for science Konstantinov A.V.

September 28-29
23rd St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum (St. Petersburg)

Director of SPbFRI P.A. Rychenkov addressed the forum participants with a welcoming speech at the opening ceremony. As part of the business program, Deputy Directors Stepchenko A.A., Konstantinov A.V. made presentations. As experts of the conference "Forestry" took part: the leading researcher of the research laboratory Potokina E.K., the head of the research institute for selection, reproduction and chemical care of the forest Egorov A.B., the head of the research institute for forest management and forest management Romanyuk B.D.October 13 – Fourth Meeting of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Team of Specialists on Boreal Forests. Nedbaev I.S., junior research fellows of the Research and Development Department for Monitoring Forest Ecosystems, took part in it from the Institute and Kushnir E.A. with a report on the impact of climate change on the forest resources of the Russian Federation, and the leading specialist of STI Department Karamyshev V.A.

October 20-21
Forest Forum of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) chaired by the Kingdom of Norway

Kushnir E.A., junior researcher at the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Research Institute, took part in the preparation of the report “Impact of climate change on forest resources and issues of adaptation to climate change” and leading specialist Karamyshev V.A.

October 31 - November 12
26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC; 3rd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement; 52-55 session of the Subsidiary Body for the Implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; 52-55th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Glasgow, UK)

The Russian delegation included A.V. Konstantinov, Deputy Director for science and Junior Researcher of the Research and Development Department for Monitoring Forest Ecosystems Nedbaev I.S. Employees of SPbFRI took part in the consideration and discussion of issues provided for by sub-item "a" "land use, land-use change and forestry in accordance with paragraphs 3-4 of Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol and within the framework of the clean development mechanism" and sub-paragraph "b" "consequences of including reforestation on afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism” of SBSTA agenda item 13 “Methodological issues under the Kyoto Protocol”; conclusions of the SBSTA and the SBI, decisions of the Conference of the Parties and the Conference of the Parties to the Paris Agreement regarding the development and transfer of technologies that do not contradict the interests of the Russian Federation.

With the participation of SPbFRI employees in the discussion of issues regarding the rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the restriction of the types of project activities is excluded, and the duration of the credit (credit) period for the LULUCF sector is set at 15 years, with the possibility of a twofold extension.

With the participation of SPbFRI employees in the discussion of the issue of the general terms of nationally determined contributions, it was decided that the Parties should submit a nationally determined contribution in 2025 with a deadline of 2035, in 2030 - a nationally determined contribution with a deadline of 2040 year, and then every five years.

Nedbaev I.S. spoke at the side event as part of the business program of the pavilion "Day of Forest and Science" with the report "Boreal forests and climate change".

November 22-25
Joint session of the European Commission on Forestry of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO EFO) and the Committee on Forests and the Forestry Sector of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE CIF), as well as the sixth European Forest Week

Kushnir E.A., junior research fellows of the Research and Development Department for Monitoring Forest Ecosystems, took part in the events as part of the Russian delegation and Nedbaev I.S., leading specialist of STI Department Karamyshev V.A.

December 8-10
XXVI International Forestry Forum and International Exhibition of Machinery and Equipment for the Forest Complex "Russian Forest" (Vologda)

From SPbFRI, the business program of the forum was attended by deputy directors Stepchenko A.A., Konstantinov A.V., Petrunin N.A., a group of specialists, and analysts of the institute.

 
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