II congress of the Russian Association of researchers of the Himalayas and Tibet

Abstract

The article describes the II Congress of the Russian Association of explorers of the Himalayas and Tibet, created in 2019, which was held on November 28–29, 2024 at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg). The authors briefly present the topics of the reports of the scientific conference organized within the framework of the congress, which can be grouped into several areas: history of travel and exploration, oriental studies, botany and zoology. They also provide information on the organizations and members of the Association who delivered their reports and submitted articles to the collection of materials. Almost all of them are based on the authors’ original field research. The article analyzes trends in Russian studies of the Himalayas and Tibet and notes an increase in the number of reports on interdisciplinary topics and enhanced cooperation between scientific organizations from different cities.

Keywords

• himalayas
• tibet
• biology
• earth sciences
• oriental studies