Север и рынок. 2020, № 3.

числе по адаптации. Даны предложения по включению гражданских ученых и данных гражданской науки в процесс управления через межсекторные комиссии по разработке стратегий адаптации к изменениям климата и другие институты общественного участия. Ключевые слова: гражданская наука, представления населения, изменения климата, биоразнообразие, адаптация, Арктика, Мурманская область. L. A. Riabova PhD (Economics), Head of Department of Social Policy in the North, Research Director Luzin Institute for Economic Studies, Federal Research Centre “Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences”, Apatity, Russia E. M. Klyuchnikova PhD (Economics), Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Environmental and Economic Studies Institute of Industrial Ecology Problems of the North, Federal Research Centre “Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences”, Apatity, Russia E. A. Borovichev PhD (Biology), Leading Researcher, Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Deputy Research Director Institute of Industrial Ecology Problems of the North, Federal Research Centre “Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences”, Apatity, Russia V. A. Masloboev Doctor of Sciences (Engineering), Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Environmental and Economic Studies, Research Leader Institute of Industrial Ecology Problems of the North, Federal Research Centre “Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences”, Apatity, Russia CITIZEN SCIENCE AS A TOOL FOR INFORMATION SUPPORT OF DECISION-MAKING IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC UNDER CONDITIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Abstract. Rapid climate change in the Arctic requires management solutions that are based on timely and reliable factual data. In this context, the urgency o f the problem o f finding effective ways for obtaining such information is increasing. This article aims to substantiate the possibility o f using citizen science as a new tool for information support of decision-making with respect to the socio-economic development o f the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, and as a tool especially necessary when developing strategies for adaptation to climate change. Citizen science is a concept that implies increasing openness of science to society and the conduct of scientific research with the involvement of volunteers. The article provides an overview of the content of the concept of citizen science and the principles and methods on which it is based. The article describes the results of an interdisciplinary study to identify the perceptions o f inhabitants o f the Murmansk region on climate change and the presumably associated with it changes in biodiversity in this region o f the Russian Arctic. For the first time, based on the methods o f citizen science, the data on the perceptions o f inhabitants o f the Murmansk region on climate and biodiversity changes in the region over a thirty-year period has been obtained, and the comparisons of this information with the data from scientific observations were made. It was identified that inhabitants distinguish several trends in climate change in the region, consistent with the data of meteorological observations: climate warming, especially in the winter months; increased weather variability; increased duration of the off-season periods. Matching the observations of the respondents with biological scientific data made it possible to conclude that as a result o f the combined influence of natural and anthropogenic factors (including climatic ones) new species of pests and fungi appeared in the region, and the number and proportion of valuable fish species within the basin of Lake Imandra have declined. It is shown that the subjective perceptions of climate change should be taken into account in the management process, since this is one of the key characteristics of the comfort of people living in the territory and a motive for actions, including adaptation. The article offers proposals on the inclusion of citizen scientists and citizen science data in the governing process through inter­ sectoral commissions for the development of strategies for adaptation to climate change and other institutions of public participation. Keywords: citizen science, perceptions of inhabitants, climate change, biodiversity, adaptation, Arctic, Murmansk region. 41