Environmental Problems in the Arctic: An International View

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (002) ◽  
pp. 24-34
Author(s):  
P. Sevostyanov
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
International View

scholarly journals Gender-specific perceptions of environmental problems by the indigenous peoples of the North of Russia

POPULATION ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-84
Author(s):  
Evgenia V. Potravnaya
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Full Account ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
The North ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gender Specific

The article deals with gender aspects of the perception of environmental problems by the population in the industrial development of the Arctic. There is substantiated the need to develop an ethno-social approach to the study of environmental problems in the framework of interaction between mining companies and the indigenous peoples of the North. It is proposed to conduct sociological surveys of the population when assessing the impact on the ethnological environment (ethnological expertise of the project). The experience of conducting such research to identify and assess gender-specific perceptions of environmental problems in the implementation of investment projects in the Arctic is shown. Based on the results of the empirical research in 2017–2019 on alluvial gold and diamond mining projects in the Northern regions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the main environmental problems that concern the local population are identified. These include: pollution of the environment in the territories of traditional nature use, decrease in the number of deer, reduction in the number of objects of traditional crafts, lack of a system for garbage removal and processing, climate change, and others. The article shows specifics of the environmental problems perception by the indigenous inhabitants of the North (Evenks, Dolgans, Yukagirs, Sakha) on a gender basis. It proposes a mechanism for taking into account the gender characteristics of the population’s behavior in the impact of economic activities on the environment in order to ensure gender equality by signing an agreement between mining companies and the local population on the socio-economic development of the territory. The concept of a gender approach to the account of ethnosocial and environmental aspects of territory development with the account the life cycle of the project is substantiated. Implementation of this approach will allow a more full account of the interests and needs of the indigenous population in the industrial development of the territory in the Arctic.

scholarly journals Environmental Problems Mining Industry in the Arctic

2019 ◽  
Vol 272 ◽  
pp. 022055 ◽  
Author(s):  
A P Pesterev ◽  
V A Yakovlev ◽  
A A Kirillina ◽  
D B Solovev
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Arctic

Environmental problems of the Arctic

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. Ventсyulis ◽  
N. Yu. Bystrova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Arctic

scholarly journals On the Issue of a Conceptual Model of Legal Regulation of Agricultural Activities in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 01021
Author(s):  
Natalia Voronina ◽  
Zhanna Shnorr
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
National Interests ◽  
The Russian Federation

Pursuant to the UN Millennium Goals, approved in 2000, hunger should be eradicated in the 21st century, while addressing environmental problems that have accumulated over the past hundred years. One of the global environmental problems is climate change. Areas with the most vulnerable ecological system, in particular, the Arctic, are under a special blow. The Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the RF AZ) is the territory of the national interests of our country. These are geopolitical, military, environmental, demographic and other interests. One of the current economic problems of the RF AZ is low food self-sufficiency. Therefore, one of the tasks is the growth of agricultural production. The situation is complicated by the fact that climatic changes negatively affect the food base of reindeer, there is a decrease in the volume of aquatic biological resources, and land resources are being depleted. The experience of foreign subarctic states shows that it is possible to use genetic technologies in agricultural activities. But at the same time, agricultural technologies should be safe for the environment. Therefore, the current task is the legislative definition of legal requirements, including environmental ones, for agricultural activities in the RF AZ. The purpose of the article is to define a conceptual model of legal regulation of agricultural activities in the RF AZ. By means of the methods of comparative analysis, legal hermeneutics and legal modeling, the content and form of the conceptual model of legal regulation of agricultural activities in the RF AZ have been formulated.

scholarly journals THE VIEW OF THE YOUNG CONTINGENT OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE NORTH ON THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARCTIC

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 277-281
Author(s):  
E.V. Potravnaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Placer Gold ◽  
The North ◽  
Local Residents

The article deals with the implementation of Russia’s national development goals for the period up to 2030, including population conservation, improving the demographic situation, fighting poverty, and creating new jobs in relation to the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. Based on the results of a sociological study carried out in 2019 in the Momsky and Oymyakonsky districts of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the views and economic behavior of the young generation of indigenous peoples of the North on the industrial development of the Arctic are analyzed. The purpose of the study was to study the behavioral and social attitudes of local residents of these areas on issues related to the implementation of projects for the extraction of placer gold and the formation of recommendations for building effective communication between local residents and representatives of the mining company. As a result of sociological surveys to identify the attitude of local residents towards the socio-economic, environmental problems and problems related to the preservation of the traditional culture of the inhabitants of these areas to develop recommendations to improve the quality level of life, identified the most promising areas of development that can be supported by the mining company identified the correlation between age and other socio–demographic indicators of the population, in particular young people with the perception of socio-economic and environmental problems of the area, as well as economic activity for the extraction of placer gold on the river Artyk, as well as identified needs and setup of local residents, you need to consider the controls and the mining company at the organization of economic activity during project implementation for the extraction of placer gold.

scholarly journals The Evolution of Higher Education Collaboration in the Arctic Through Networking

2021 ◽  
pp. 127-130
Author(s):  
Outi Snellman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
International Association ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Academic Collaboration ◽  
Arctic Circle ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
The Cold War

AbstractAcademic collaboration across the Arctic region—the eight nations bordering the Arctic Circle (United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland)—was extremely difficult and restricted during the Cold War years, despite efforts like the establishment of UNESCO and, indeed, the International Association of Universities. Issues and problems, however, do not respect national boundaries: for example, the emergence of massive environmental problems across borders in the region became quite clear during the 1980s. The iron curtain was successful in restricting the movement of people and ideas, but not pollutants.

The Arctic Environmental Problems

2015 ◽  
pp. 487-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir F. Krapivin ◽  
Costas A. Varotsos ◽  
Vladimir Yu. Soldatov
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Arctic

scholarly journals The Next Generation of International Law: Space, Ice, and the Cosmolegal Proposal

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-167
Author(s):  
Elena Cirkovic
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Ontological Pluralism ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Broad Term ◽  
Set Up

AbstractWith the increasing environmental degradation in spaces most affected by climate change such as the Arctic, and the extension of anthropogenic environmental problems even into the Earth’s orbit, international law is confronted with some unprecedented challenges. Much of the legal dialogue surrounding this question is taking place in the abstract, such that there are no exact proposals for methodological and practical applications in lawmaking. In this Article, I argue that current governance relevant to the Arctic and outer space precedes an understanding of these spaces. Critical posthumanism, and other approaches, point out the continuation of strict boundaries that have been set up between the human body and the environment. International law’s formalist doctrinal deductions exacerbate these boundaries. I propose an approach to lawmaking under a broad term: the cosmolegal. The cosmolegal proposal challenges distinctions between human-made and non-human “laws”—scientific and social laws—and questions the foundational determination of both. The framework I suggest in this Article, therefore, requires a new approximation to accuracy in lawmaking, which could be achieved by greater interdisciplinarity and acceptance of ontological pluralism. This Article is divided into two broader sections. The first section focuses on two environmental problems: A) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Arctic and B) orbital debris. The second section argues for a different ontology of law and human self-understanding in the context of the unknown. It proposes “cosmolegality” in an attempt to approximate the inclusion and representation of ‘everything considered to be non-human.

scholarly journals The role of specially protected natural areas in solving environmental problems of the Russian arctic (using the example of Vaygach Island)

2020 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 02019
Author(s):  
Anna Aleinikova ◽  
Maksim Byashkin ◽  
Tatiana Gaivoron ◽  
Galina Mainasheva ◽  
Natalia Marsheva
Keyword(s):  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Northern Eurasia ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
The North ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas

The Russian Arctic is a unified physical and geographical system of land and sea areas of Northern Eurasia, within which unique natural and historical and cultural objects are concentrated. The system of specially protected natural areas of the Russian Arctic preserves vulnerable arctic, tundra landscapes under conditions of various anthropogenic activities. In the face of modern climate change, monitoring of the transformation of the Arctic landscapes in specially protected natural areas is important. The landscape map compiled as a result of our own field and office studies shows 26 natural complexes. The most interesting for ecological tourism is the north-western part of the island. .By the example of Vaygach Island, the natural and historical-cultural possibilities of organizing a protected area, including the solution of environmental problems, are considered.

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