SRCES RAS established as an Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences based on the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences of March 19, 1991 No. 74 and the Decree of the Presidium of the Leningrad Scientific Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences of April 2, 1991 No. 01-78, in accordance with the Decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences of December 18, 2007 No. 274 renamed to the Institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences St. Petersburg Scientific Research Center for Ecological safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Based on the Decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences dated December 13, 2011 No. 262, the name of SRCES RAS was changed to the Federal State Institution of science St. Petersburg Scientific Research Center for Ecological Safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
In compliance with the Federal Law "On the Russian Academy of Sciences, reorganization of State Academies of Sciences and amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation” of September 27, 2013 No. 253-ФЗ and Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 30, 2013 No. 2591-p SRCES RAS was turned over to the management of the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations.
By the Decree of the Russian Federation President of May 15, 2018 No. 215: “On the structure of Federal Executive Authorities” and by the Order of the Russian Government of June 27, 2018 No. 1293-р SRCES RAS is transferred to The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation management.
In accordance with the Order of The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation of December 18, 2019 No. 1399 SRCES RAS became a separate division of the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
SRCES RAS does basic and applied research in ecological safety.