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Ecological and scientific organizations propose to speed up the establishment of a new nature reserve in the Arkhangelsk region in order to protect the unique White Sea taiga.

Eleven participants from the bike-club ‘Cruise’ from Kotlas and Arkhangelsk – the capital of the Pomor land, set off to a bike trip along the roads of Finland and Sweden. The trip is devoted to the beginning of the summer Olympic Games.

The expedition will visit the territory of the national park “Russian Arctic” with the aim to collect scientific data to form the basis for the park’s future.

An open air dance party on the main square Stortorget wrapped up this year’s international week in Tromsø. The project ”Dance for love” was an event held against prejudice, racism and discrimination, though for love: for love between people, nations and countries.

The governor of the Arkhangelsk region, Igor Orlov having been in power for 100 days, has made some conclusions concerning the existing problems in the region as well as pointed out ways to solve them.

The steering committee on realization of a memorandum that was concluded between Arkhangelsk Oblast and Norwegian oil major Statoil in 2008 recently met in Arkhangelsk to discuss future projects.