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One of the first priority areas among joint East/West research
programs is the rational use of natural resources and sustainable
development of regions. In the boreal zone of North America and
Eurasia forests are economically very important and, at the same
time highly vulnerable to disturbances. Because of its size and
ecological functions the boreal forest zone and its most dynamic
disturbance factor - fire - play an important role in ecosystem
processes on global scale. Interest within the global change
research community in Northern Eurasia (Fennoscandia, European
Russia, Siberia, and the Far East of Russia) has grown dramatically
in the last few years. It is a vast area about which very little is
known. It is a region where temperature rise due to anthropogenic
climate forcing is predicted to be the greatest, and where the
consequent feedbacks to the atmosphere are potentially large. In
addition, it is poised to undergo rapid economic development, which
may lead to large and significant changes to its land cover. Much
of this interest in Northern Eurasia, as in the high latitude
regions in general, is centerd on its role in the global carbon
cycle, which is likely to be significantly affected under global
change. New research initiatives between Western and Eastern
countries have been designed to address a series of phenomena,
problems and management solutions.
One of the first priority areas among joint East/West research
programs is the rational use of natural resources and sustainable
development of regions. In the boreal zone of North America and
Eurasia forests are economically very important and, at the same
time highly vulnerable to disturbances. Because of its size and
ecological functions the boreal forest zone and its most dynamic
disturbance factor - fire - play an important role in ecosystem
processes on global scale. Interest within the global change
research community in Northern Eurasia (Fennoscandia, European
Russia, Siberia, and the Far East of Russia) has grown dramatically
in the last few years. It is a vast area about which very little is
known. It is a region where temperature rise due to anthropogenic
climate forcing is predicted to be the greatest, and where the
consequent feedbacks to the atmosphere are potentially large. In
addition, it is poised to undergo rapid economic development, which
may lead to large and significant changes to its land cover. Much
of this interest in Northern Eurasia, as in the high latitude
regions in general, is centerd on its role in the global carbon
cycle, which is likely to be significantly affected under global
change. New research initiatives between Western and Eastern
countries have been designed to address a series of phenomena,
problems and management solutions.
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