The role of specially protected natural areas in solving environmental problems of the Russian arctic (using the example of Vaygach Island)

А М Алейникова ,Galina Mainasheva,Tatiana Gaivoron,Maksim Byashkin,N V Marsheva

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202016902019

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https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202016902019

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Abstract

The Russian Arctic is a unified physical and geographical system of land and sea areas of Northern Eurasia, within which unique natural and historical and cultural objects are concentrated. The system of specially protected natural areas of the Russian Arctic preserves vulnerable arctic, tundra landscapes under conditions of various anthropogenic activities. In the face of modern climate change, monitoring of the transformation of the Arctic landscapes in specially protected natural areas is important. The landscape map compiled as a result of our own field and office studies shows 26 natural complexes. The most interesting for ecological tourism is the north-western part of the island. .By the example of Vaygach Island, the natural and historical-cultural possibilities of organizing a protected area, including the solution of environmental problems, are considered.

Highlights

Environmental problems in the Russian Arctic are caused by both natural and anthropogenic factors.In the Arctic region, there are signs of global climate change: an increase in the temperature of surface air layers, a decrease in the area of land glaciers and sea ice, and permafrost.Global climate change is leading to a widespread reduction in the permafrost area in the western Arctic
A variety of unique landscapes are located on the island of Vaygach, which were studied by a scientific expedition of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2013 to justify the establishment of a protected area
Modern climate change will lead to the transformation of landscapes of the island such as changes in the coastline, increased abrasion, swamping of coastal areas, lowland and flat landscapes of the island

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Introduction

Environmental problems in the Russian Arctic are caused by both natural and anthropogenic factors.In the Arctic region, there are signs of global climate change: an increase in the temperature of surface air layers, a decrease in the area of land glaciers and sea ice, and permafrost.Global climate change is leading to a widespread reduction in the permafrost area in the western Arctic. Environmental problems in the Russian Arctic are caused by both natural and anthropogenic factors. In the Arctic region, there are signs of global climate change: an increase in the temperature of surface air layers, a decrease in the area of land glaciers and sea ice, and permafrost.

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