Transforming Ideas of Nature Conservation in Murmansk Region, Russia

A guest lecture by Dr Vladislava Vladimirova (Uppsala universitet)

A top-bottom neoliberal nature conservation drive in Russia is represented in terms of improvement of the Soviet system of protected territories that was undermined in the crisis of the 1990s. Critical studies of nature conservation in other parts of the world, however, warn that envisioning protected areas as ecosystem services and tourist enterprises has negative social impact and in the long run can constitute a threat to the environment by transforming irreversibly human relations to nature. Russia has a long and specific history of nature conservation, during which a variety of ideas have been discussed and an original philosophy has crystalized. How is this philosophy being renegotiated and transformed in present day legal regulation, civil activism, and scientific work and practical activities around nature conservation?  This presentation will scratch the surface of this complex set of questions by introducing some examples of protected territories in Murmansk Region.

This is an event jointly organised by the Russian Space research group and the research seminar in social anthropology.

When: 25.01.19 at 13.15–15.00
Where: SVHUM A-1018
Location / Campus: Tromsø
Target group: Students, Guests, Unit
Contact: Andrei Rogatchevski
E-mail: andrei.rogatchevski@uit.no
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