Polar Expedition Kartesh is a cultural, educational and research project aimed at promoting the Arctic and establishing international and interregional ties via photography, and relevant research work.

 

Cultural and educational work:

• Arranging photography exhibitions in remote and hard-to-reach Far North areas;

• Implementing heritage projects in commemoration of the Arctic explorers and heroes;

• Developing cultural ties among the Far North residents and the residents of other regions;

• Carrying out art photography shootings and displaying exhibitions about the Arctic.

 
R&D:

The Arctic zone multidimensional research and development in close collaboration with the Marine Research Center of Moscow State University and other designated organizations.

• The assessment of the Arctic coastline vulnerability towards human impact;

• Determining weather conditions that influence potential oil spill response efficiency on the West Arctic coastline. Marine and coastal ecosystem and the Arctic seas landform condition monitoring;

• West Arctic biodiversity research;

• Oil oxidizing microorganism activity research;

• Historical and geographical analysis of the Pomor charts;

• Testing new methods of water areas remote sensing;

• Multidimensional research into the Arctic marine mammals (the Atlantic walrus and others) in collaboration with the Marine Mammal Council.