A new stage of the "Arctic. General cleanup" expedition has begun in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Its main goal is to clean up the surroundings of the rural settlement of Khatangaot of man-made pollutants that have accumulated in the tundra for decades, the administration of the Taimyr municipal district reported.
This year, the participants of the expedition organized by the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) together with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, will not only clean up the territory, but also do scientific work, geobotanical studies of the coast of Khatanga to assess the state of vegetation and the overall environmental situation.
The event will last until the middle of August. In addition, the volunteer movement "Volunteer of the Arctic" was launched along with the expedition. Its participants will form environmental teams to organize work throughout the Arctic zone of Russia.
The RGS has been supporting projects to clean up the Arctic from man-made pollution for more than 10 years. Since 2022, they have been held under the "Arctic. General cleanup" brand. Its participants have already cleared the islands of Kildin and Wrangel in Chukotka, removing about 300 tons of scrap metal, tass.ru reports.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
