New look at territories of traditional nature use – traditional nature management lands at the coastal zone of the Ice Silk Road: a case study for the Russian Arctic

Evseev, A. V.; Krasovskaya, T.M.; Тикунов, В.С.; Tikunova, Irina

doi:10.1080/17538947.2017.1423405

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“…Ecosystems of northwestern Russia and northeastern Canada are the natural biosphere reserves supporting ecological functions and links between native peoples and the environment from global to local levels [1]. In these areas, including Nunavut and Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO), tundra and sub-arctic boreal landscapes are mostly preserved in their original form.…”

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Traditional nature management as a way to prevent the loss of wildlife species in a changing environment

Nekrich

2024

E3S Web Conf.

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Wildlife species of tundra and sub-arctic boreal regions are facing an immediate threat to its existence owning to environmental changes. This paper highlights how traditional nature management in northwestern Russia and northeastern Canada is able to reduce threats to the environment, focusing on vulnerability of biodiversity to changing climatic conditions. The goal of this study is to identify key areas of wildlife species loss during a changing climate by exploring the ability of traditional nature management to support environmentally sustainable habitats for the existence of the most typical biomes of tundra and sub-arctic boreal landscapes. The differentiating biodiversity method was used to determinate presence of rare species as a criterion of non-disturbed areas. This research is based on statistical data on biodiversity dynamics, meteorological data, reports on environmental conditions, cartographic materials, satellite images collected from open sources, and fieldworks. The author indicates non-disturbed sites in terms of biological resources protection in the studied regions. Obtained results confirm that on territories where traditional nature management is carried out, the reduction of biodiversity is much lower than on areas located in equal environmental conditions.

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“…In 2023, the number of Nenets carried out traditional way of life reached 8,200 people [16]; in Nunavut the total population of Inuit is 40,673; in the coastal community Igloolik -over 1,540, in North Bay -about 840 people [19]. Environment for these peoples is a source of their life and culture origin [1][2].…”

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Traditional nature management as a way to prevent the loss of wildlife species in a changing environment

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2024

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“…There is now a large body of literature that addresses the social and environmental consequences of road and railway expansion in many parts of the world (Dalakoglou and Harvey 2012;Swanson 2015;Van der Ree et al 2015;Borda-de-Água et al 2017; Barrientos et al 2019). Less attention has been paid to the complex interactions between humans, transport infrastructure and the environment in northern high-latitude regions, which encompass a diverse set of cultures, landscapes and ecozones, along with particularities that require special consideration such as ice-rich permafrost, accelerated climate change and traditional land use practices (Orians et al 2003;Raynolds et al 2014;Vincent et al 2017;Evseev et al 2019;Ashpiz 2020;Walker et al 2022). A notable early example of detailed assessment of the socio-ecological consequences of linear infrastructure in the Arctic, as well as consideration of economic and engineering issues, is the Berger Inquiry of the proposed Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline in Canada.…”

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Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North

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Land-based transport corridors and their related infrastructure increasingly extend into and across the Arctic in support of resource development and population growth, causing large-scale cumulative changes in northern socio-ecological systems. These changes result from the increased mobility of people, goods and resources, and from environmental impacts on landscapes and ecosystems as the human footprint extends into remote, unindustrialized regions. Arctic climate change is bringing new challenges for construction and maintenance of transport systems, requiring adaptive engineering solutions as well as community resilience to change. In this review article, we consider the complex entanglements between humans, the environment and land transportation infrastructure in the North, and illustrate these aspects by way of seven case studies: Baikal-Amur Mainline, Bovanenkovo Railway, Alaska-Canada Highway, Inuvik-Tuktoyatuk Highway, Alaska Railroad, Hudson Bay Railway and proposed railways on Baffin Island, Canada. As new infrastructure is anticipated and built across the circumpolar North, there is an urgent need for an integrated socio-ecological approach to impact assessment. This would include full consideration of Indigenous knowledge and concerns, collaboration with local communities and user groups in assessment, planning and monitoring, and evaluation of alternative engineering designs to contend with the impacts of climate change in the decades ahead.

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“…In this regard, regions are bound together by a decrease in travel and transport time, or the establishment of new regional supply networks. Researchers also perceive these infrastructural connections as a prerequisite for sustainable mobility, which should be researched further [120,170,197]. Regional integration is also a matter of multi-level governance that focuses the decision-making processes and their coordination among several levels, including the local, regional, and global [198].…”

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Towards Local Sustainability of Mega Infrastructure: Reviewing Research on the New Silk Road

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2020

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The Belt and Road Initiative is the leading project in the regions along the ancient Silk Road. This aims to revive the New Silk Road (NSR) as a transnational space towards an era of new regional integration and globalization. Despite the potential economic effects on a global scale, local sustainability remains questionable. Building upon the central engagement in infrastructure improvements, this article aims to investigate the role of local sustainability in research along the New Silk Road. Starting with 597 scientific articles, this article conducts a systematic literature review on four levels of concretization to characterize the research field of the New Silk Road, and to develop in-depth insights systematically. The results reveal a research focus on economic growth, which is lacking in environmental considerations and especially the socio-cultural dimension of sustainability on a local scale. Future directions in local sustainability should therefore include local stakeholders to build a joint understanding of sustainability by recognizing the characteristics of regionalism upon which manifold local support of mega infrastructure can evolve. Given these findings, the New Silk Road emerges as a field of study that calls for interdisciplinary research on different spatial levels.

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New look at territories of traditional nature use – traditional nature management lands at the coastal zone of the Ice Silk Road: a case study for the Russian Arctic

Cited by 10 publications

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Traditional nature management as a way to prevent the loss of wildlife species in a changing environment

Traditional nature management as a way to prevent the loss of wildlife species in a changing environment

Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North

Towards Local Sustainability of Mega Infrastructure: Reviewing Research on the New Silk Road

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