Environment and health

The oil industry and reindeer herding: Problems implementing indigenous rights in the Nenets AO
A. Degteva, July 2006

Development Assistance Plan for the indigenous peoples of Sakhalin
Continuing the discussion on the situation in Sakhalin
O. Murashko, July 2006

IPY project: Monitoring of oil development and traditional indigenous lands in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug ILLUSTRATED
NB.: Title changed in 2007 on request of the Nenets AO Administration:
Monitoring of development of traditional indigenous land use areas in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, NW Russia.
W. Dallmann, Norw. Polar Institute & V. Peskov, President of "Yasavey", July 2006

There are achievements, but tundra people still face challenges
Kh. Ezynghi
from "Mir Korennykh Narodov - Zhivaya Arktika" No. 17, 2005

Public of Buryat Republic opposes oil pipeline close to Baikal Lake
Information Agency“REGNUM”
from "Mir Korennykh Narodov - Zhivaya Arktika" No. 16, 2005

One step forward, two steps backward: The continuing story about the situation in Sakhalin
O. Murashko and E. Krikunenko, December 2006

Recent developments in Sakhalin ILLUSTRATED
O. Murashko and E. Krikunenko, July 2005

A nature reserve off the western coast of Kamchatka?
Lach Ethno-Ecological Information Center, July 2005

Poster: Oil development and indigenous peoples in the Russian Arctic:
Environmental changes, mistrust and dialogue.
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Winfried K.Dallmann, Norwegian Polar Institute, and
Vladislav V. Peskov, Association “Yasavey”, 2004

Roundtable talks between numerically small indigenous peoples of Sakhalin and oil industry
December 2004

Letter to LUKoil
Vladislav V. Peskov
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 14, 2004

Whoever in Kamchatka needs oil?
Andrey Yablochkov
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 14, 2004

Buryatia's court allows to cut window to China through Tunka
O. Belskaya
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 14, 2004

Modern mutual relations authorities-aborigines-mineral resource users: an inward-looking essay
A.S. Sopochina
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 14, 2004

Project proposal: Monitoring of oil development in traditional indigenous lands of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Winfried K.Dallmann, Norwegian Polar Institute, and
Vladislav V. Peskov, Association “Yasavey”, 2004

ANGARSK-DATSIN PIPELINE PROJECT:
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 13, 2003
1. Assessment of the situation in the Zakamenskiy District arising from the YUKOS oil pipeline construction project
V.D. Sharaldaeva
2. Meeting at the village of Mylo, Zakamenskiy District, Republic of Buryatiya
A.P. Naikanchina
3. Public environmental expert evaluation of the YUKOS 'Russia-China' oil pipeline project

A real Die-Hard or How a persevering Khant woman has defended her kinship land. As yet ...
Albina Glukhikh
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 13, 2003

Oilmen again violated the rights of Sakhalin's indigenous peoples
with comments by the Rodnik Legal Centre
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 13, 2003

Extractive companies and indigenous peoples
Sergey N. Kharyuchi
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 13, 2003

Reindeer herders of the Komi Republic and oil extraction: Points of mutual cooperation and conflicts
K. Istomin
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 11-12, 2002

Yuriy Ayvaseda's nomad camp besieged
E.N. Khmeleva
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 13, 2003

The oil adventure and indigenous people in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug ILLUSTRATED
W. Dallmann, Norw. Polar Institute & V. Peskov, President of "Yasavey"
November 2003

Indigenous peoples and oil
Nina Zaporotskaya and Olga Murashko
translated from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 9-10, 2002

The choice is there
Zinaida Kalte
translated from "Mir Korennykh Narodov - Zhivaya Arktika" No. 9-10, 2002

Relationship of the Yasavey Association with oil companies
Vladislav Peskov, May 2002

Transparent contractual relations – a basis for building up interaction between indigenous peoples and consumers of the depths of the earth
Vladislav Peskov, May 2001

Endangered grey whales have caused suspension of prospecting by the EXXON company
Nataliya Barannikova, from "Mir Korennykh Narodov - Zhivaya Arktika" No. 8, 2001
Why protect grey whales?
Olga Yakovleva and Nataliya Barannikova, from "Mir Korennykh Narodov - Zhivaya Arktika" No. 8, 2001

Yuriy Ayvaseda versus LUKoil
ANSIPRA, February 2001

The indigenous people of the Nenets region and the exploration for oil and gas
Asbjørn Sæbøe, Norsk Hydro, November 1999

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Digging in deep: Mining impact on Russia's indigenous peoples
M. Jones, July 2005

Biodiversity and nature protection in residence areas of indigenous peoples
P. Sulyandziga, V. Bocharnikov and R. Sulyandziga
from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 15, 2004

About poaching and sustainable nature use
D. Berezhkov
from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 15, 2004

Development of traditional nature use in Gornaya Shorya
A. Arbachakov
from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 15, 2004

Agreement between Primore RAIPON branch and the timber company "Terneyles"
P. Sulyandziga
from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 15, 2004

Avert felling of Bikin forests
N. Aleshina
from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 13, 2003

How can Samarga Woodland Udeges live on?
RAIPON
from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 11-12, 2002

The Samarga forests threatened to be cut down
Arkadiy Kaza, Chairman of “Azgu” community; with editor’s remarks (RAIPON)
from “Mir Korennykh Narodov – Zhivaya Arktika” No. 8, 2001

UNDP in Kamchatka
Collected documents, 2003

Russian locals trying to stop major road from being built into their wilderness area
Paul Brown, reprint from "The Timber Trap"
January 2003

Significance of protecting sacred sites of the Arctic’s indigenous peoples. Project
M.A. Todyshev
from "Mir Korennykh Narodov - Zhivaya Arktika" No. 9-10, 2002

Hungry Russian soldiers helped poach wild reindeer to extinction, scientist says
Reprint from: The Record, March 23, 2002

The Udege are forest people, and they protect their forest
P. Sulyandziga (RAIPON), T. Køhler (TGK Consult) & O. Murashko (IWGIA), 2000

Disturbing news from Kamchatka
O. Murashko, IWGIA,
translated from "Mir Korennykh Narodov - Zhivaya Arktika" No. 4, 2000

Canadians see gold in Russian paradise
"The Globe and Mail", August 2000

Threats for Reindeer-Herding in Murmansk Region: The Voronya Minerals Scare of 1998
Yulian Konstantinov, New Bulgarian University, February 1999

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