Beneficiary 6. FGU Far East Forestry Research Institute (FEFRI), Khabarovsk, Russia

The Far East Forestry Research Institute is the oldest scientific institute in the Far East of Russia. It was founded in 1939 on the basis of a small wood experimental station in Khabarovsk with the purpose of scientific maintenance of a developing wood complex in the Far East. Its research covers all directions of forestry activity. Now the institute is known in the region and beyond as a branch centre of science in the Russian Far East. Research and development activities since 2000 include:

• Dynamics of the forest ecosystems in the Far East of Russia;
• Scientific priority setting for forestry development, considering the steady management of woods, and the conjunctures of the internal and external markets;
• Sustainable utilization of cedar-broadleaved forests;
• Development of scientific and normative base of rational use of non-wooden resources;
• Development of technologies, means, machines and mechanisms for forestry, forest fire protection, and protection of forests against pests.

More than 100 publications devoted to these themes were published during the period of work. Some of main publications are listed below.

37. Dr. Kovalev A.P., Director of the FEFRI.
38. Yuri Grigorievich Tagiltsev, Dr. of biology, Honoured forester of Russia, leader of the working group, responsible for the technology of extracting bioactive substances from wood waste (bark, wood verdure) and the production of bioactive substances. Leader of the group.
39. Rimma Dmitrievna Kolesnikova, Dr. of biology, professor, Corresponding Member of the RANS, responsible for the research of compound and properties of bioactive substances.
40. Alexander Yurievich Alexeenko, kand. of agriculture, responsible for the research and estimation of bark and verdure resources in the Far East of Russia.
41. Alexey Mihailovich Orlov, kand. of biology, responsible for the research of bark of coniferous species and composts technology.
42. Denis Viktorovich Izotov, senior researcher, responsible for the study of resources of leafy species and extraction of bioactive second helping.
43. Sergey Vasilievich Karavaev, Director of the joint-stock company "Melnichnoe", provides the industrial extraction of bioactive substances from wood waste and experimental models.
44. Tatiana Semenovna Malokvasova, senior researcher, responsible for experimental research on wood protection from pests with biological preparations.
45. Vladimir Alexandrovich Tsupko, chief medical officer of the Medicinal center, responsible for medical testing of bioactive substances from bark and verdure.
46. Ekaterina Viktorovna Lysoon, junior researcher, interpreter.

Role in the project

• Isolation, fractionation and characterization of biologically active compounds from wood or wood residues (Larix gmelinii, Picea ajanensis, and Abies nephrolepis) (WP2).
• Bioactivity testing of fractions and compounds (WP2) on forest pest insects (WP4).
• Development of remediation methods for poor, arid soils (WP5).