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

自1972年成立以来，美苏环境保护领域合作协定已经有了几次持续的北极活动。第五区涉及生物圈保护区和有关北部野生动物、海洋资源和植物的具体项目。1990年1月在华盛顿举行的美苏联合委员会会议正式商定了X区、北极和亚北极生态系统下的五个项目，其中包括石油和天然气开发下的环境保护、区域规划、生态和文化监测、冰冻圈进程以及白令海附近的联合活动。这项机构间协定将促进1990年在协定第五和第十领域下的人员交流。这些活动涉及阿拉斯加、苏联远东和西伯利亚。一个苏联小组将于6月份访问阿拉斯加，就与天然气和石油开发相关的环境和运营实践交换信息。几个科学家小组将参加实地考察，包括访问阿拉斯加的诺亚塔克生物圈保护区和西伯利亚的泰米尔半岛。美国鱼类和野生动物管理局将负责联合活动的技术管理。极地项目部的北极工作人员与美国地质调查局共同担任X区主席。苏联集团包括科学院的几个研究所、天然气部和国家自然保护委员会。美国机构间的合作履行了根据1984年《北极研究和政策法案》制定的美国北极研究政策，以追求互惠互利的国际活动。这也满足了人们对保护北极环境日益增长的关切。

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.