Preserving Yamal’s buried forests

Since the 80’s, a team from the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of Yekaterinburg is organizing regular scientific expeditions in the remote North of Russia (specifically in the Yamal Peninsula) to collect antique wood remains from ancient forests. The landscape and the natural conditions are amazingly unique, as well as the working activities and logistic challenges related to such expeditions. Based on videos from the 2019 expedition, the movie wants to raise awareness of the beauty, difficulties, an