Russia plans to develop bioregions

Russia has adopted a strategy for the development of the bioeconomy until 2036, within the framework of which bioregions will develop.

Bioregions are specialized territorial clusters with infrastructure for bioproduction and logistics routes associated with the production and processing of biomass.

Depending on the natural and climatic conditions and types of biomass in different regions of Russia, it is planned to develop different types of bioregions: agro-industrial, marine, forest and others.

MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. Russia will develop bioregions - industrial and scientific growth centers, the specialization of which will depend on local sources of renewable raw materials, follows from the government order.

The government has adopted a strategy for the development of the bioeconomy in Russia until 2036. Within its framework, the bioeconomy is considered as one of the factors in the territorial and spatial development of the country, allowing for targeted and coordinated activities of the regions.

“The key tool for implementing the task of polycentric development of territories will be the formation of regional specialized territorial clusters,” the document says.

Such clusters are called "bioregions". They will form a modern infrastructure of bioproduction and logistics routes associated with the production and processing of biomass on the principles of bioeconomy.

“This will make it possible to integrate resources, science, education and production within complete value chains and specialize in certain types of economic activities depending on natural, climatic and geographical conditions, as well as the prevailing types of biomass available for processing,” the document says.

For example, in the south of Russia, in the Black Earth Region, the Volga region and Altai, agro-industrial bioregions may appear, developing smart agriculture and bioconversion. At the same time, marine bioregions can be created in Primorye and the Murmansk region, developing aquaculture and mariculture, extraction and processing of aquatic biological resources.

In the Arctic, it is advisable to study and sustainably use the region’s unique biological diversity and develop life support in extreme conditions, the document follows.