An interactive map that, for the first time, allows users to track vessel traffic in the Northern Sea Route for the years 2023–2025
How large corporations and the government impact the fragile ecosystem and the lives of Indigenous peoples
Who really makes the decisions about the region’s development? This project helps uncover who shapes Russia’s Arctic agenda today — and makes regional decision-making more transparent and easier to understand.
Arctida Indigenous Rights Consultant
Career, connections, environmental disasters, and the reputation of Lukoil’s new Executive Director
How Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects in the Russian Arctic Affect Indigenous Peoples from Murmansk to Chukotka
For a long time, sustainable development of the Arctic, including its Russian part, relied on a global consensus regarding the exceptional status of these territories and waters.
Infrastructure, economy, ecology, geopolitics of the region, and pressure on Indigenous organizations under the pressure of new realities.
An inside look at the whaling industry in Chukotka—and how state intervention is once again putting Indigenous life at risk, just as it did in Soviet times.
