Northern Eurasia (NE) is the largest landmass, the largest terrestrial reservoir of organic carbon. Active land use changes and socio-economic transformations Northern Eurasia is believed to play a critical role in global change NE remains a major source of uncertainly in global estimates of Area of forest, peatland, and other land cover types Carbon pools and flux Water discharge, etc. Opportunities for research Data resources Local experience and expertise Infrastructure Challenging environment Access to data resources, research expertise and infrastructure Need for coordination among project and synthesis of results