scholarly journals THE ARCTIC AS A SPECIFIC OBJECT OF ECOLOGICAL SAFETY

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-242
Author(s):  
M.M. Brinchuk ◽  
Yu.A. Kasprova
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Ecological Safety ◽  
Russian Constitution ◽  
Specific Object ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article explores issues relevant to ecological and natural resources law concerning the Arctic as a specific object of use of natural resources of the region and their protection, i.e. its ecological safety. The importance of this study for the authors is due to the intensive environmentally significant activities being carried out in the region. Geographical and environmental specific features of the Arctic are noted - a large part of the territory of the Russian Federation, a significant geopolitical factor in the life of Russia. It is emphasized that the Arctic as a natural territory has a complex natural structure as a system of natural objects and resources, the relations about which are regulated simultaneously by the whole set of ecological and natural resources legislation and law. As an object of environmental safety, according to art. 72 of the Russian Constitution, the regulation of these relations is jointly administered by the Russian Federation and the subjects of the Russian Federation. The authors draw attention to the need to improve the legal regulation of environmental relations in the Arctic, in particular, in the form of the adoption of a special law on the Arctic, and defects in the development of ecological legislation of the Russian Federation. The main task is highlighted, which should be addressed by the development of ecological and natural resources legislation - the establishment of special regimes of nature use and environmental protection in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals Legal regulation of the use and protection of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation: certain relevant issues

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Olga Anatolevna Samonchik
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Traditional Management ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
The Russian Federation

The subject of this research is a set of legal norms regulating social relations that arise in the context of use and protection of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. The goal lies in formulation of the conclusions and recommendations for the improvement of legal regulation in this sphere. The relevance of the selected topic is substantiated by interest of the state in the development of Arctic Zone as a strategic resource base for accelerating the economic growth of the Russian Federation. Among the priority national interests are also the environmental protection of region, conservation of the native habitat and traditional way of living of the indigenous small-numbered peoples. This emphasizes the importance of intensification of use and preservation of the vulnerable areas of the region. The author dwells on the current issues of the formation of territories of traditional management of natural resources and legal status of their lands; rights of the indigenous peoples to land in their native habitat and traditional economy; provision of land plots to entrepreneurs who are the residents of the Arctic Zone; protection of the Arctic lands, etc. The conclusion is made on the existence of gaps and contradictions in legislation of the indicated sphere, which requires revision and improvement. This pertains to the questions of formation of the territories of traditional management of natural resources, maintenance and modification of their boundaries, establishment of the special protection regime in the federal law, etc. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the adopted simplified procedure for providing entrepreneurs who are residents of the Arctic Zone with land plots aimed at expansion of the development of natural resources of the Arctic, may negatively affect the status of lands and overall fragile environment of the Arctic Zone, and thus, lead to infringement upon the interests of the local population, including the indigenous peoples. The author formulates a number of recommendations for the improvement of legislation, among which is the amendments to the Paragraph 2 of the Article 39.34 of the Land Code of the Russian Federation on the establishment of highly restricted cases of termination of permits using the land plots by the indigenous small-numbered peoples.

scholarly journals The problem of waste in the Russian Federation

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 02030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kseniya Kovalenko ◽  
Nataliya Kovalenko
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Waste Utilization ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Solid Domestic Waste ◽  
The World ◽  
The Russian Federation

This article discusses the problems of environmental safety in the sphere of disposing of domestic and industrial wastes in the environment as one of the most important aspects of sustainable development of society. At present, this problem is one of the top priorities and is being solved at the world level. With the emergence of the consumer nature of society, the issue of waste disposal becomes more acute, requiring immediate solutions on a global scale. At present, the quantity and variety of solid household waste (MSW) in the countries is rapidly increasing. This is typical not only for industry, agriculture, megacities, but also for individual residents. At the beginning of 2014, the Russian Federation accumulated more than 35 billion tons of waste. The problem of garbage is not just a difficulty, but a global environmental challenge. One of the main reasons is that there are no mechanisms for regulating the market for collection and processing of solid domestic waste in Russia. We can also say that there is a shortage of specialists in this field, competent managers capable of establishing the entire chain of waste utilization. In the Russian Federation, this problem is as acute as it is throughout the world. Unauthorized landfills are one of the components of this problem. The state should pay more attention to legal regulation of this issue, engage in environmental and legal culture of citizens in order to prevent the emergence of unauthorized landfills, their prompt liquidation, and protect the constitutional rights of citizens to an environmentally safe environment.

Administrative Legal Regime in the Arctic Area

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Владимир Кузнецов ◽  
Vladimir Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Management Procedure ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Northern Territories ◽  
Arctic Area

The development of the Russian Northern territories is not only a domestic problem of this country, but also a global one. The Polar region, which is also called the Arctic area, attracts many and requires concentration of all forces on the solution of the problem of its development in the economic, social, military and strategic dimensions. In proportion to these circumstances, the role of legal aspects in the developing and emerging social relations also increases. Legal regulation for these parts of the Russian Northern territories and adjacent waters of the Arctic Ocean, constituting the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, requires certain uniformity. This can be achieved by improving public administration over the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, legislative recognition of its special status and the establishment of special regimes for natural resources, environmental protection, regulation of navigation along the seaways of the Northern sea route. It involves the formation of a special management procedure, i.e. the formation of a special administrative-legal regime. This is a complex task that requires scientific understanding of the problems that have a significant impact on the formation of the administrative legal regime in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.

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

scholarly journals Strategic Directions of Legal Support of Environmental Safety in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

2019 ◽  
pp. 161-171
Author(s):  
N. G. Zhavoronkova ◽  
V. B. Agafonov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Compensatory Mechanisms ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Programs

The paper discusses the strategic directions of legal support of environmental safety in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, including the concept, specificity, types of environmental hazard, as well as the criteria, boundaries and possibilities for ensuring environmental safety in the Arctic region. Based on the analysis of the existing and future state programs and areas of economic development in the Arctic, the main trends in the socioeconomic development of the Russian Arctic are identified and analyzed. The authors formulate key compensatory mechanisms for preventing threats and risks of ensuring environmental safety in the Arctic by changing the conceptual approach to the system of natural resource management by ecosystem management model, as well as the development and implementation of nature-like technologies. The conclusion is substantiated that, given the special nature of the development of the Arctic, it is required to adopt a single continuous and balanced in terms of goals, objectives, resources, implementers, a long-term sustainable development plan for the Arctic, taking into account both economic and environmental safety criteria.

scholarly journals Legislative Formation of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
V N Shelomentsev
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Ice Cover ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Ecological Changes ◽  
The Russian Federation

Russia in XXI century conducts intensive scientific, economic, transport research in the Arctic zone, which is facilitated by certain climatic conditions. Our state is making great efforts to develop this region and protect its richest natural resources. Although there are certain climatic and ecological changes that lead to warming and shrinking ice cover.

Problems of Legal Regulation of Subsoil Use in Modern Russia

2020 ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
E. V. Voskresenskaya ◽  
N. N. Zhilskiy ◽  
E. A. Sharyapova
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Russian State ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Mineral Reserves

The article deals with public relations that affect controversial issues of subsoil use. The relevance of the topic is not in doubt, since article 9, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation [1] defines that land and other natural resources are used and protected in the Russian Federation as the basis of life and activities of peoples living in the relevant territory. Among natural resources, a special place is occupied by subsoil resources, as they have a large amount of very valuable properties. In the modern Russian economy, the problem of effective subsoil use, which is associated with the need for advanced reconstruction of the mineral resource base and replenishment of strategic mineral reserves, should be one of the most important priorities of Russian state policy.

Environmental Assessment in Russian Law: Can It Promote Sustainable Development in the Russian Arctic?

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna A. Ignatyeva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Russian Law

Abstract The current plans of the Russian Federation to intensify significantly economic and other activities in Russian Arctic include the widespread exploitation of Arctic natural resources. At the same time, however, high vulnerability of the Arctic environment has been recognized in the country’s legislation. The plans for development in such a vulnerable region as the Arctic give rise to concern as to how it can be realized sustainably. For this reason, it is useful to examine one legal tool of environmental protection, an environmental assessment (EA) procedure, since this institution at least provides the possibility to enable the exploitation of Arctic’s natural resources in a way that protects the environment. Yet, as the article will point out, the conditions for effective EA have been in recent years severely limited, which can be seen in the current legislation. It is hence justifiable to be concerned of the future of Arctic vulnerable environment and, as the article proposes, restore some of the elements of the past EA legislation, which enable a stronger EA mechanism.

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