The State Report “On the State and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation” is a unique information and analytical material containing systematized data on the current state of the environment of the Russian Federation in 2017 and 2018, including information on the state of components of the environment and types of natural resources, natural ecosystems, processes and phenomena, natural and anthropogenic factors, including the main economic activities affecting the state of the environment, analysis, trends and forecast of their impact on the environment, the main achievements in the state regulation of environmental protection and environmental management.
The State Report is intended to provide reliable, systematized information about the state of the environment, natural resources, and their protection to the state authorities, scientific, public organizations and the population of Russia. It serves as the basis for the defining and implementation of the state policy in the field of the environmental development of the Russian Federation, the identification of priority areas for the activities of state authorities in this area, as well as the development of measures aimed at preventing and reducing the negative impact on the environment.
The State Report is prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia in cooperation with interested ministries, federal services, agencies, other organizations and institutions. Scientific and technical support for the preparation of scientific information and analytical materials in the field of state and protection of environmental and ecological safety and the preparation of forecasts of changes in the state of the environment under the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors were carried out by Scientific Production Enterprise Cadaster.
The editorial board consisted of G.A. Fomenko, Doctor of Science in Geography, Professor, Academician of the Academy of Natural Sciences; P.Ya. Baklanov; Doctor of Science in Geography, Professor, Academician of RAS; A.A. Tishkov, Doctor of Science in Biology, Professor, Corresponding Member of RAS; V.M. Zakharov, Doctor of Science in Biology, Professor, Corresponding Member of RAS; V.V. Snakin, Doctor of Science in Biology, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences; S.N. Bobylev, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences; L.M. Korytny, Doctor of Science in Geography, Professor; S.L. Avaliani, Doctor of Medicine, Professor; E.A. Schwartz, Doctor of Science in Geography; M.A. Fomenko, PhD in Geography, Associate Professor; E.N. Nikitin, PhD in Geography, Associate Professor; R.A. Perelet, PhD in Economics.
The preparation of scientific information and analytical materials was done by: G.A. Fomenko, Doctor of Science in Geography, Professor, Academician of the Academy of Natural Sciences; M.A. Fomenko, PhD in Geography, Associate Professor, Corresponding Member of RANS; .M. Zakharov, Doctor of Science in Biology, Professor, Corresponding Member of RAS; A.P. Demin, Doctor of Science in Geography; D.S. Yermakov, Doctor of Education., PhD in Chemistry, Associate Professor; I.S. Urusevskaya, Doctor of Science in Biology, Professor; I.O. Alyabin, Doctor of Science in Biology, Associate Professor; E.A. Schwartz, Doctor of Science in Geography; K. A Loshadkin, PhD in Geography, Associate Professor; A.V. Mikhailova, PhD in Geography, Associate Professor; O.V. Ladygina, PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor; A.E. Borodkin, PhD in Geography; A.A. Kulpin, PhD in Biology, Associate Professor; E.N. Anashkina, PhD in Biology, Associate Professor; I.N. Volkova, PhD in Geography, Associate Professor; O.L. Petryakova, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor; I.E. Trofimov, PhD in Biology; A.K. Luzanova; E.V. Klimov; E.A. Arabova; V.S. Dunenkova; A.A. Terentyev; V.V. Vasilieva; M.I. Klemina; P.A. Boev.
Statistical data processing, mapping and layout were carried out by E.A. Goge; M.I. Klemina; S.V. Otrubina; V.A. Halaki; E.A. Lebedeva; A.P. Rustamova; T.A. Tsareva; A.A. Smirnova; T.S. Olneva; A.S. Ivaschenko; T.K. Limpias Chavez.