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Yamal-Nenets

Society Society (Russia) 

A generation of reindeer herders is perishing in the war

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 15:32
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The governor of the Yamal-Nenets region in mid-January landed with his helicopter in the southern edge of the vast Yamal

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Politics Politics (Russia) 

Russia’s Navalny describes harsh reality at ‘Polar Wolf’ Arctic prison

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 08:53
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Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday confirmed his arrival at what he described as a snow-swept prison above

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Politics Politics (Russia) 

From the Arctic tundra to the Ukrainian front

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 09:38
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“All of Yamal is with you,” the governor of the far northern Russian region proclaimed as he wished his drafted

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Politics Politics (Russia) 

The Army is on its way to extinguish fire at Russia’s biggest natural gas field

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 10:06
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A raging blaze at the far northern Urengoy field is to be put out by a shot from an anti-tank

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Moscow wants new connection to Arctic coast, revives plans for a railway to Sabetta

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 11, 2021 at 08:55
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Following Putin’s highlighting of the Northern Latitudinal Passage in his recent address to the nation, the major railway project might

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Mass vaccination is underway on Russia’s Yamal tundra

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 09:30
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The world’s biggest reindeer population is up for big vaccination as regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug act to

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Environment Environment (Russia) General News Russia 

Longread — Russia’s quest for Arctic resources unhindered by climate crisis

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 25, 2019 at 15:08 — Last Updated: Friday, January 25, 2019 at 15:40
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Regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets region, in Arctic Russia, are aware of the potential devastating consequences of climate change, but

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

As funds run low, Kremlin seeks help from big business for grand Arctic projects

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 09:05
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As the Russian treasury is running out of money, government appeals to the country’s biggest industrial companies for funding to

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General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

After bridge to Crimea, Russia set to build new railway to Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 18, 2018 at 09:55
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It will open new export routes for natural resources from the Ural region and be key part of Russia’s future

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General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia plans fenced parks to confine reindeer herding in Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 10:19 — Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 09:50
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The region that holds the world’s biggest number of reindeer wants to restrict animal migration and establish fenced “reindeer parks”.

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

How did the Russian Arctic vote?

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 18:39
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Voter turnout and support for the United Russia is biggest in the Yamal-Nenets region. Like in the rest of the

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Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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