Natural Resource Extraction in the Nenets Autonomous Region
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Natural Resource Extraction in the Nenets Autonomous Region Indigenous communities Indigenous communities and oil companies: and oil companies: perspectives for collaboration perspectives for collaboration Vladislav Peskov Association of the Nenets People “Yasavey”
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Natural Resource Extraction in the Nenets Autonomous Region
Indigenous communitiesIndigenous communitiesand oil companies:and oil companies:
perspectives for collaborationperspectives for collaboration
Vladislav PeskovAssociation of the Nenets People “Yasavey”
NenetsNenets region in European Northregion in European North
About 1000 kmAbout 1000 km
About 300 km
NenetsNenets peoples peoples –– about 7500about 7500
Association of Association of NenetsNenets People People ““YasaveyYasavey””
Was organized in 1989 in First Congress of the Nenets people in Naryan-MarHave legislation initiative in Nenets AO (special right describe in the Nenetsokrug charter)Member of RAIPON (Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North)
Association of Nenets Peoples “Yasavey”
Has 21 regional departments in settlements in Nenets AO
Association of Nenets Peoples “Yasavey”
Yasavey CouncilYasavey CouncilVII Yasavey CongressVII Yasavey Congress
Work with reindeerWork with reindeer--herdersherders Work with communitiesWork with communities
Background of Background of YasaveyYasavey activityactivity
11 May 2001First round table meeting in Naryan Marbetween oil companies and the association “Yasavey”. Working group established to plan regional laws on the relations between oil extraction and indigenous peoples
17 May 2002Second round table meetingErv-Varandeyneftegaz conflict
17 May 2003Development of the draft regional laws
Proposal for legislative reform in the Nenets Autonomous Region
Need for reform of legislation relating to northern indigenous peoples in the NenetsAR
Special focus on laws concerning relations between reindeer herders and oil companies
Need to develop and pass the following laws for the Nenets AR:
‘On the regulation of land rights in areas where northern indigenous peoples and other ethnic communities practice traditional natural resource use in the Nenets AR’
‘On carrying out anthropological expert reviews in areas where indigenous northern peoples and other ethnic communities practice traditional natural resource use in the Nenets AR’
‘On the programme for the socio-economic development of the indigenous and rural populations of the Nenets AR in the context of the expansion of the Nenets AR oil and gas industry’
Example – oil industry impacts
The Way ForwardDevelop the conception of laws and present them for public review and commentEngage all interested parties, including reindeer herders and oil companiesRefine the conception and draft bills for submission to the Nenets AR regional parliamentSubmission of draft bills to the NenetsAR regional parliament
Contactwith Association of the Nenets People “Yasavey”
http://www.raipon.net/yasavey
E-mail: [email protected]
Contactwith RAIPON
http://www.raipon.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Associationof the Nenets People
“Yasavey”
Cambridge, UKCambridge, UK20042004
