In recent years, amid an increasing shortage of resources, there has been a steady trend towards the search for new biotechnologically valuable algae strai

This study analyzes the forest flammability hazard in the south of Tyumen Oblast (Western Siberia, Russia) and identifies variation patterns in fire areas depending on weather and climate characteristics in 2008–2023. Using correlation analysis, we proved that the area of forest fires is primarily affected by maximum temperature, relative air humidity, and the amount of precipitation, as well as by global climate change associated with an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the maximum height of snow cover. As a rule, a year before the period of severe forest fires in the south of Tyumen Oblast, the height of snow cover is insignificant, which leads to insufficient soil moisture in the following spring, less or no time for the vegetation to enter the vegetative phase, and the forest leaf floor remaining dry and easily flammable, which contributes to an increase in the fire area. According to the estimates of the CMIP6 project climate models under the SSP2-4.5 scenario, by the end of the 21st century, a gradual increase in the number of summer temperatures above 35 °C is expected, whereas the extreme SSP5-8.5 scenario forecasts the tripling in the number of such hot days. The forecast shows an increase of fire hazardous conditions in the south of Tyumen Oblast by the late 21st century, which should be taken into account in the territory’s economic development.

Active anthropogenic activity is one of the main causes of serious environmental problems that hinder the development of the Arctic zone of Western Siberia — the most important resource potential of the country. The implementation of climate projects based on natural solutions is one of the areas of envi-ronmentally oriented economic growth. The formation and development of sequestration business is possible if there are conditions ensuring its economic efficiency. The article estimates the costs of absorbing of 1 ton of greenhouse gases during the implementation of climate projects in the northern taiga of Western Siberia. To achieve the goal, the predicted values of carbon sequestered from the atmosphere were calculated for different project scenarios. The CO2 effect was measured and the costs of carbon sequestration by tree and shrub communities of willow, alder and pine were analyzed. Alder monocultures showed the largest volumes of CO2 uptake and the lowest costs per carbon unit according to the carbon discounting model. CO2 duration analysis shows the sensitivity of the cost per carbon unit of a climate project based on alder monocultures to changes in the discount rate. The break-even price of a carbon unit is substantiated, which allows comparing it with the market price and drawing conclusions about the economic efficiency of the climate project on carbon sequestration. The study results provide practical recommendations for making decisions about investing in nature-based climate projects for low-carbon development in northern Western Siberia. The methodological approaches disclosed in the article can be used in other regions of Russia.

As education advances in digital epoch, the education process becomes adaptive and more and more individual to meet the demands of individual learners. Sustainable development, environmental protection, environmental management and environmental safety are now among the most popular areas of education in order to fulfil the demand in ecological mind formation as an essential soft skill. The article describes the experience of implementation of the results of two Erasmus + projects in 2015-2019 (Trans-Regional Environmental Awareness for Sustainable Usage of Water Resources / Treasure Water» and «Enhancing Competences in Sustainable Waste Management in Universities of Russia and Kazakhstan / EduEnvi) in the network interaction of several universities of Russia and Kazakhstan. The Projects aimed to create the most accessible educational products aimed at obtaining a new competence (EduEnvi), necessary for professional activity and vocational education (Treasure Water) using the capabilities of e-learning technologies. The article discusses the results of projects - strategic positions and conceptual solutions of educational product developers to create the structure of training modules, the choice of specific methods and techniques of distance learning, methods of evaluation of learning outcomes, taking into account different levels of starting training competences of students, their goals and motivation, time frames and forms of educational services (full-time, distant or blended learning). The effectiveness of the Projects is confirmed by the strengthening of relations in the field of environmental management and environmental education and the development of new areas of interaction between universities, economic entities and other social institutions, both within the partner States and at the regional level.

Ecosystem services are an integral part of a country's natural capital, and they require economic valuation. However, in Russia, there is no legislative methodological basis for the economic assessment of many ecosystem services in Russia, particularly the regulation of greenhouse gas flows. The Global climate change, the urgent need in transition to a low-carbon economy, the fall in global oil demand and the dissimilation of the alternative energy sources, the need to reduce the carbon footprint emphasize the strong demand for the creation of the system of payment for ecosystem services and considering service "regulation of greenhouse gas flows" as a category of marketable goods. "Low carbon" is a significant competitive advantage in the markets. The article considers the Russian experience of the ecosystem services of terrestrial ecosystems assessment snd provides an overview of crucial Russian regulations in the field of regulating greenhouse gas emissions. We established that the rhetoric of the key legislation items in the field of greenhouse gas regulation goes along with the world agenda. The main problem today is the need to launch an economic mechanism for regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

The authors present the results of mapping the “heat island” surface in the city of Tyumen and determining its spatial and seasonal manifestations using the Landsat-8 satellite data. Geothermic scenes of four seasons were obtained and analyzed