Siberian mega project
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- Created on: 31-10-22 10:18
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- Yamal mega project in Siberia
- location
- Siberian Arctic- west Siberian north
- Russia
- Yamal peninsula
- Asia Europe boarder above the arctic circle
- culture/ ways of life of the nenet people
- move huge herds of reindeer from the summer pastures in the north and the winter pastures in the just south of the Artic circle
- 10,000 nomads and 300,000 domestic reindeer
- a dowry of a reindeer is common in marriage
- It’s believed the people and the deer entered a kind of social contract, where reindeer offered themselves to humans for their subsistence and transport, and humans agree to accompany them on their seasonal migrations and protect them from predators
- reindeer symbol made it to the centre of the YNAO coat of arms.
- The Nenets still rely on traditional clothing sewn by the women. A Nenets man wears a Malitsa which is a coat made of around 4 reindeer skins, the fur being closest to the skin on the inside and the leather on the outside.
- move huge herds of reindeer from the summer pastures in the north and the winter pastures in the just south of the Artic circle
- threats to Nenet culture
- the soviet union collectivised the reindeer into state herds (1961) and thus forcing the farmers to abandon their way of life
- the expantion of the drilling upon the oil and gas fields in the area has reduced grazing space as well as lead to unwanted outside contact
- climate change changing the seasonal patterns that the nomads rely on for their herds
- Yamal mega project, is a long-term plan to exploit and bring to the markets the vast natural gas reserves in the Yamal Peninsula, Russia. - produced by Gazprom
- Yamal produces over 20% of Russia's natural gas
- A train on the Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway Bovanenkovo railway was opened in 2011 to provide all year access to the Bovanenkovo gas field.
- solutions
- reduce/ stop the mining in the area
- leave them alone
- location
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