U.S.- U.S.S.R. Cooperation in Arctic Biological and Environmental Research

美苏环境领域合作协定 自2001年以来，保护北极地区的活动一直持续不断。 从1972年开始。 第五区涉及生物圈保护区， 关于北方野生动物、海洋资源和 植物 X区、北极和亚北极的五个项目 1990年1月，美苏两国正式达成协议， 在华盛顿举行的联合委员会会议。 石油和天然气开发中的环境保护， 区域规划、生态和文化监测、冰冻圈 在白令海附近开展联合活动。 这 机构间协议将促进人员交流， 1990年在《协定》第五和第十领域。 这些活动涉及 阿拉斯加、苏联远东和西伯利亚。 一个苏联小组将 6月访问阿拉斯加，交流环境和 与天然气和石油开发相关的操作实践。 几个科学家小组将参与实地考察， 调查，包括访问诺阿塔克生物圈保护区， 阿拉斯加、泰梅尔半岛、西伯利亚。 美国鱼类和野生动物 该处将负责技术管理， 联合活动。 北极司北极工作人员 项目与美国地质调查局共同主持X区。 苏联 小组包括科学院的几个研究所，天然气 国家自然保护委员会。 美国 机构间合作符合美国北极研究政策 根据1984年《北极研究和政策法》， 开展互利互惠的国际活动。 它还 满足了人们对保护北极环境日益增长的关注。

The US-USSR Agreement on Cooperation in the Field Environmental Protection has had several sustained Arctic activities since its beginning in 1972. Area V deals with Biosphere Reserves and specific projects on northern wildlife, marine resources, and plants. Five projects under Area X, Arctic and Subarctic Ecosystems, were formally agreed to at the January 1990 US-USSR Joint Committee meeting in Washington D.C. These include protection of the environment under oil and gas development, regional planning, ecological and cultural monitoring, cryospheric processes, and joint activities adjacent to the Bering Sea. This Interagency Agreement will facilitate exchange of personnel during 1990 under Areas V and X of the Agreement. These activities deal with Alaska, the Soviet Far East and Siberia. A Soviet group will visit Alaska in June to exchange information on environmental and operational practices associated with gas and oil developments. And several small teams of scientists will participate in field investigations including visits in the Noatak Biosphere Reserve, Alaska, and Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be responsible for the technical administration of the joint activities. The Arctic Staff of the Division of Polar Programs co-chairs Area X with the U.S. Geological Survey. Soviet groups include several Institutes of the Academy of Science, Gas Ministry, and the State Committee for Nature Protection. The U.S. interagency cooperation fulfills U.S. Arctic Research Policy developed under the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984, to pursue mutually beneficial international activities. It also fulfills a growing concern to protect the Arctic environment.