scholarly journals Acts of the international union for conservation of nature: potential for the protection of the ecosystem of the Baikal natural territory

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 83-88
Author(s):  
R. Yu. Kolobov ◽  
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Ya. B. Ditsevich ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Lake Baikal ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
International Union ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Natural Territory

Within the framework of the project of building the concept of international legal protection of Lake Baikal, supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, the analysis of acts and activities of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (hereinafter-IUCN; organization), promising for strength-World Heritage site “Lake Baikal”. The documents developed in the IUCN system on climate change (the manual “Adaptation to Climate Change”) are analyzed. Some of the conclusions of this document are extrapolated to the problems of protecting the Baikal ecosystem.

scholarly journals Acts of the international union for conservation of nature: potential for the protection of the ecosystem of the Baikal natural territory

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 83-88
Author(s):  
R. Yu. Kolobov ◽  
◽  
Ya. B. Ditsevich ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Lake Baikal ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
International Union ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Natural Territory

Within the framework of the project of building the concept of international legal protection of Lake Baikal, supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, the analysis of acts and activities of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (hereinafter-IUCN; organization), promising for strength-World Heritage site “Lake Baikal”. The documents developed in the IUCN system on climate change (the manual “Adaptation to Climate Change”) are analyzed. Some of the conclusions of this document are extrapolated to the problems of protecting the Baikal ecosystem.

scholarly journals The issues of international legal protection of the Lake Baikal: results of the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-39
Author(s):  
Roman Yur'evich Kolobov ◽  
Yaroslava Borisovna Ditsevich
Keyword(s):  
Lake Baikal ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Ecological Zone ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The World

The subject of this research is the decisions made at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in the matter of conservation of the World Heritage Site – Lake Baikal. Using the scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, etc., the author carries out in-depth analysis of the content of documents approved at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee regarding the Lake Baikal held in July 2021, within the framework of which the international community estimates the discharge of obligations by the Russian Federation concerning the preservation of ecosystem of the Lake Baikal. The goal of this article is to explore and offer solutions to certain problematic aspects of international legal protection of the Lake Baikal in the context of discussion unfolded at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee. The article examines the legislative changes in regulation of the various groups of social relations in the Central Ecological Zone of Lake Baikal and its islands, and formulates recommendations for their improvement. The author determines the non-systemic nature of legal regulation in this sphere, and this, inability to forecast changes in the regime of legal protection of the Lake Baikal. For solution of the indicated issue, the author formulates the proposal on the need to develop and approve the long-term management plan for the World Heritage Site “Lake Baikal” using approaches of the bodies of the system of world heritage protection. The development of such plan would be facilitated by extension of the umbrella regime of the listed territory to the Central Ecological Zone of Lake Baikal and its islands, as well as by creation of single administration that would also control other listed territories that are part of it. Analysis is conducted on the topical issues related to conservation of the Lake Baikal ecosystem, which were outlined at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee. The author suggests a number of amendments to the federal legislation aimed at strengthening the national legal protection of World Heritage Sites.

scholarly journals Place of the ESPOO convention in the formation of the international legal mechanism for the protection of lake Baikal

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 97-102
Author(s):  
D.V. Shornikov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Lake Baikal ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Anthropogenic Impact ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Legal Mechanism ◽  
National Practice

The article examines the key provisions of the 1991 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, the so-called Espoo Convention, as well as the developing provisions of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kiev Protocol) of 2003 in terms of preventing negative anthropogenic impact on the natural environment, bearing in mind, first of all, the development of the mechanism of international legal protection of Lake Baikal. In the article is briefly characterized the experience of a number of countries in the post-Soviet space in the implementation of the provisions of these international documents into national legislation. The experience and current position of the Russian Federation on the application of the provisions and mechanisms of the Espoo Convention and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment in national practice are analyzed. The conclusion is sub-stantiated about the relevance and effectiveness of the use of mechanisms to prevent negative anthropogenic impact on the environment, enshrined in these international documents for the preservation of the unique ecosystem of the World Heritage Site - Lake Baikal.

scholarly journals Balancing the dual mandate of conservation and visitor use at a Canadian world heritage site in an era of rapid climate change

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1318-1337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Weber ◽  
Mark Groulx ◽  
Christopher J. Lemieux ◽  
Daniel Scott ◽  
Jackie Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Rapid Climate Change ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Visitor Use ◽  
Dual Mandate

scholarly journals Potential of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage for resolution of environmental problems of the world heritage site “Lake Baikal”

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Yaroslava Borisovna Ditsevich ◽  
Roman Yur'evich Kolobov
Keyword(s):  
Lake Baikal ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
The World ◽  
Legal Regimes ◽  
The Impact

This article reflects certain results of the research conducted within the framework of implementation of the scientific project No.0-011-00168, supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, dedicated to comprehensive analysis of the international legal regimes for the protection of Lake Baikal. Emphasis is placed on the protection regime of the world heritage, realized on the basis of the cognominal convention. Recognition of the role played by the mechanisms for protection of the World Heritage in conservation of the unique ecosystem of Lake Baikal, the authors note that within the framework of Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage there are promising mechanisms that are currently did not receive due reflection with regards to protection of the lake. Such instruments include the list of world heritage sites that are under a threat; development of the plan for maintaining the world heritage site; strategic environmental assessment of planned activity that may negatively impact the site. The conclusion is made on the need for implementation of the following international legal mechanisms with regards to protection of Lake Baikal: inclusion of Lake Baikal into the list of world heritage sites that are under the threat, upon the initiative of the Russian Federation in case of construction of hydroengineering structures by Mongolia on the Selenga River without taking into account the priorities for preservation of the lake ecosystem; elaboration of the plan for protection of Lake Baikal as the world heritage site. The author also underlines the need to develop the plan that would become the means for harmonization of various legal regimes that ensure protection of the Lake Baikal. Attention given to the approaches towards assessing the impact upon the environment existing within the system of protection of world heritage. It is suggested to consider the recommendations of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources to conduct such assessment on World Heritage sites.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development in International Law: History, Normative Consolidation and Value for the Legal Protection of the Baikal World Heritage Site

2020 ◽  
pp. 247-257
Author(s):  
Roman Yu. Kolobov ◽  
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Elena D. Makritskaia ◽  
Yaroslava B. Ditsevich ◽  
Dmitry V. Shornikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Lake Baikal ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Settlement Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Outcome Document ◽  
New Urban Agenda ◽  
Natural Territory

The article continues the study of the international legal basis of the regime of legal protection of Lake Baikal, supported by the RFBR grant (Project No. 20-011-00618). The origin of the category “sustainable development” is revealed, and the main stages of the formation of perceptions of sustainable development are noted. Particular attention is paid to the basic ideas of the report “Our Common Future”, also known as the Bruntland Commission report. Two components of sustainable development under this instrument are noted: needs (present and future generations) and constraints. The normative integration of the concept of sustainable development into international instruments is analysed: the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (Rio Declaration); the Millennium Development Goals; The Future We Want, the outcome document of the 2012 Conference on Sustainable Development; and the sustainable development goals of 2015. A separate block of research is the criticism of the concept of sustainable development developed both in Western (D. Carruthers, I. Bluhdorn, L. Tulloch) and in the domestic (M.M. Brinchuk) doctrine of environmental law. Based on the results of the analysis of the concept, it is concluded that the concept should be used primarily for the organic development of settlements located within the Lake Baikal Natural Territory. In the system of sustainable development goals, the issue of settlement development is addressed in Goal No. 11. In addition, the conclusions of the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Development (Habitat 3) have considerable potential. The article reviews Habitat Outcome Document 3 The New Urban Agenda, briefly compares it with the documents of previous UN-Habitat conferences, describes the content of the New Urban Agenda, identifies the basic principles of sustainable human settlement development, and addresses criticisms of the document analysed in the article. In the final part of the article, the authors analyse the documents on the territorial development of settlements located within the boundaries of the Lake Baikal Natural Territory. The conclusion is formulated that the principles of the New Urban Agenda should be incorporated into the development plans of the above-mentioned settlements, in particular, the principles of the development and introduction of indicators of urban sustainability. A number of proposals are made to reflect the principles of sustainable development in such documents.

scholarly journals Threats to conservation of World Heritage Site “Lake Baikal” and measures to reduce them (based on the results of the 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee)

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Yaroslava Borisovna Ditsevich ◽  
Roman Yur'evich Kolobov
Keyword(s):  
Lake Baikal ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Protection Mechanism ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Selenga River ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
The World ◽  
Hydropower Stations

The subject of this research is the decisions adopted at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee on the conservation of the World Heritage Site “Lake Baikal” pertaining to such relevant questions as the construction of hydropower station on the Selenga River, as well as countering such phenomena as wild fires and illegal construction within the Central Ecological Zone of the Baikal Natural Territory. The article provides characteristics to the content of documents approved at the recently held 44th session of the World Heritage Committee for the Conservation of the World Heritage Site “Lake Baikal”, within the framework of which the international community assess the actions of the Russian Federation on discharge of the obligations on conservation of the ecosystem of Lake Baikal. Analysis of the problems to be solved that are listed in documentation of the 44th session of committee, the author notes the potential of the world heritage protection mechanism in solution of the problem of constructing hydropower stations on the Selenga River. These include extension of the applicable scope of the “No-go” agreements to the sphere of financial and insurance services, consideration of positive experience of using such institution as the List of World Heritage in Danger, as well as interaction with the International Hydropower Association on elaboration of the universal approaches towards the problem of impact of hydropower stations upon the World Heritage Sites.

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