Today we launched the analytical service of the "Russian Taiga" project against the destruction of Russia's ancient forests. Based on scientific data, which we collect and combine into one database, we visualized on an interactive map the condition of entire forest areas, the scale of wildfires in recent years and combined all of this with the bear extermination prescription. We also added data on the expansion of the road network used to cut off and isolate wilderness areas from each other.
Now in the analytical center you can:
1. Map the remaining intact forest areas in Russia. From there we added scientific research, data with borders and put everything on an interactive map. Now you can see it to scale.
2. Choose a separate area and research the location of natural areas within its territory. In addition, we immediately added clusters of regions: the European part of the country and the Russian North, Siberia and the Far East.
3. Consider natural areas and see where taiga, forest-tundra, and tundra reside. For this we have combined data from 2017, the authors promise to release an update this year (2026), so we will update it soon as well. Therefore, it is possible to visually attach whole forest fragments to the general forest area and see their condition.
4. View data on areas that could have been affected by fires in different years. We integrated satellite data on fires in recent years; You can choose the desired dates and cover them on natural areas and whole forests. You can also select areas separately and work on each of them.
5. Explore scientific estimates of road network growth and forest fragmentation. My team and I wanted to develop a separate road layer, but the problem is that there is no uniform data! At the same time, estimates even for the areas studied indicate enormous pressure. Now we are working on this issue, collecting more data, maybe making a separate layer with roads and looking for roads in forest areas (including temporary ones for clearing trees).