Legal and Institutional Frameworks for the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Davydova, M L, Epifanov, A Y, Sharno, O I, Vanicheva, M N
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2019
• Subjects: Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012010; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012010/pdf; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012010

Abstract In light of attempts made to consolidate questions on regulating development support zones, the author has attempted to analyze questions on the legal regulation of current issues regarding the use of Russia’s Arctic Zone. This paper analyzes the study of public opinion on the legalization project in the Russian Arctic. It studies the ecological aspects and problems of land use, which are foreseeable in the impact that passing the bill “On the Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation” would have in its current interpretation. In order to analyze whether or not the legal regulation of issues on the development of the Arctic are sufficient enough, regulatory documents, both active and planned, are enumerated. The author describes the possibility of adopting the term “territory” for Russia’s Arctic Zone, as well as analyzes its composition. The paper focuses on the question of forming and operating development support zones from a historical point of view and also in light of a conceptual and declaratory transformation. Problems of ecological expertise, land use, and territory planning for the construction of infrastructure facilities are looked at while taking into account environmental protection and protecting the interests of the indigenous peoples living within the corresponding borders. The research reflects the global environmental problems of the Arctic region as a climate region of the planet, as well as of the indigenous peoples inhabiting it.