The Northern Sea Route: New Opportunities, New Challenges

This paper focuses on the environmental challenges related to the future development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). With special reference to the Sino-Russian cooperation, this article assumes the opportunity for Russia to develop its Arctic zone with new infrastructure by taking advantage of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nordicum-Mediterraneum
Main Authors: Eleni Kontostathi, Polina Ananina
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The University of Akureyri 2023
Subjects:
northern sea route (nsr)
sino-russian cooperation
china’s arctic policy
lng market
arctic environment
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
Human ecology. Anthropogeography
GF1-900
Arctic
Northern Sea Route
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33112/nm.18.2.7
https://doaj.org/article/d0db941cc80a43e980349791da7b25b4
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Summary:This paper focuses on the environmental challenges related to the future development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). With special reference to the Sino-Russian cooperation, this article assumes the opportunity for Russia to develop its Arctic zone with new infrastructure by taking advantage of the opening of the NSR as a future extension of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). However, the increasing shipping activities in the Arctic waters raise much concern regarding the vulnerability of the Arctic environment. The article concludes that a more environmentally conscious approach to the economic enhancement of the NSR is highly recommended.

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