scholarly journals “General cleaning” of the Arctic: causes, current problems and prospects for resolving the issue

2020 ◽  
pp. 507-528
Author(s):  
Andrej A. Alimov ◽  
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Sergej V. Viktorov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
International Forum ◽  
Panel Session ◽  
Ecological Damage ◽  
Accumulated Damage ◽  
The Way

On the basis of a critical analysis of the materials of “Liquidation of the accumulated ecological damage in the Arctic: on the way cooperation between business and power” panel session in the frames of VII International Forum “The Arctic to Day and in Future” conducted in St. Petersburg on December 4–6, 2017 the article covers the main our day problems in the process of “cleaning the Arctic zone of Russia”. The main gaps in the legal aspects as well as problems of cadres for conducting the process of liquidation of the accumulated damage to natural environment are discussed.

WARMING IN THE ARCTIC: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-87
Author(s):  
Irina Zhilina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The North ◽  
The Way

The dynamics and forecasts of climate change in the Arctic as a result of global warming on the planet are considered. The article analyzes the influence of climate change on the natural environment, some sectors of the economy and social sphere of the Arctic zone of Russia, and the way of life of the indigenous peoples of the North.

scholarly journals Environmental and legal aspects of sustainable development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation using the genomic technologies

2020 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 01015
Author(s):  
N.O. Vedysheva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Genomic Technologies ◽  
Legal Problems ◽  
The Russian Federation

After analyzing the documents of the strategic planning of the Russian Federation, the state policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic until 2035, the author makes an attempt to consider current legal problems in the field of environmental management and environmental protection in the region, ensuring the sustainable development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. The article highlights the main threats and risks of ensuring the environmental safety, including when applying innovative, genomic technologies in the field of agriculture. In conclusion, a summary is made about the need to amend the legislation of the Russian Federation in terms of ensuring the environmental safety and sustainable development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation

Crop production in the Soviet Arctic

Polar Record ◽  
1951 ◽  
Vol 6 (42) ◽  
pp. 227-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Richens
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Northern Limit ◽  
Arctic Circle ◽  
Far North ◽  
Plant Life ◽  
Growing Conditions ◽  
Economic Considerations

The northern limit of agriculture depends not on physiographical conditions but on economic considerations. This truism is frequently emphasized by Soviet writers, who point out that it is possible to provide the requisite conditions for plant life at any point on the earth's surface. What determines whether or not a crop is to be grown is the extent to which agriculturalists are willing to provide the plant with its appropriate environment. The latter very rarely coincides with the natural environment, and in some cases, as in the far north, may differ greatly from it. The following survey attempts to outline the extent to which Soviet agriculturalists have gone in providing plants with suitable growing conditions north of the arctic circle. The question whether the objective of arctic agriculture, food and fodder for the arctic zone, could not be realized more conveniently by transporting produce from a milder clime, will also be discussed.

scholarly journals Finland’s Arctic strategy: international cooperation and legal aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
Vladimir Jilkine
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Interstate Relations ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
The Government

The article is devoted to the issues of international cooperation of Finland in the Arctic in the sphere of environment on a stable international legal basis. The international cooperation in the Arctic began at the government level in 1991 at Rovaniemi at the meeting of the Arctic countries ministers. The improvement of the regulatory and legal framework for environmental protection and perfection of the legal instruments of interaction with international environmental organizations is a priority task in the development of the Arctic zone. The development of interstate relations is promoted by a multitude of Arctic forums and discussion platforms that unite Finland and Russia in virtue of these countries geographical neighbourhood and trade and economic relations. Finland actively stands for mutually beneficial bilateral and multilateral cooperation with the Arctic countries on the basis of international treaties and agreements, and favours international scientific and technical cooperation within the framework of global and regional technological and research projects in the Arctic. The international attention to the prospects of the Arctic, as well as Finlands climate-related agreements and commitments, required a revision of the national legislation on environmental. In the first 11 months of 2018, the Parliament of Finland received 265 draft bills in the sphere of ecology for consideration. The protection of indigenous small-numbered nations, their original habitat and traditional way of life is based on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In the authors opinion, the study and application of the experience and achievements in the field of digital technologies in legal science in Finland will give a positive impetus to the perfection of the Russian digital model of legal groundwork for the Arctic, it will favour the improvement of the regulatory and legal framework for laying the foundations of state governance of the Russian Federation Arctic Zone and for legislative recognition of its status as a special object of state regulation, and it will also promote development of technologies for legal monitoring, legal prognostication and expert examination of international projects of statutory legal acts.

Environmental and legal problems of ensuring biological safety in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-69
Author(s):  
Natalia Zhavoronkova ◽  
Vyacheslav Agafonov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Biological Safety ◽  
Legal Problems ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article is devoted to the study of modern theoretical and legal problems of ensuring biological security in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. The published Draft of Federal law No. 850485-7“On biological security of the Russian Federation”provides an opportunity to take a closer look at the problem of legal provision of biological security in relation to the most vulnerable ecosystems, and, first of all, the Arctic. The article considers the most important features and potential risks of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation of critical importance from the point of view of biological hazards, the features (specificity) of biological safety problems from the point of view of organizational-legal features and, in particular, from the perspective of environmental law. It is proved that, given the special situation of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, in addition to the base Federal law“About biological safety” required a specific law on biological and ecological safety of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, which should be generated on a slightly different model than the draft Federal law «On biological safety”, to wear the most specific, applied nature.

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