Dr. Farida E. Kozybayeva, Chief Researcher, Department of Soil Ecology, Kazakh Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry named after U.U. Uspanova. Scopus Author ID: 56943451900 orcid - 0000-0002-3576-548X Education: Doctor of Biological Sciences (1994), Professor of Biology since 2002. Candidate of Biological Sciences (1974), Senior Researcher (1986). Work experience: 57 years. Main scientific directions include research on disturbed lands, their reclamation, initial processes of soil formation in technogenically disturbed landscapes in conditions of natural restoration, and biological reclamation. Ecological problems of the soil cover of the Republic: degradation, pollution and erosion processes. Participated in international projects (Project K - 463 ISTC, INTAS No. 00-203), and provided scientific supervision.