State environmental policy in the arctic districts of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia): the case of of Bulunsky and Ust-Yansky districts

The article discusses the state environmental policy carried out in the Bulunsky and Ustyansky Districts, which belong to a group of the Arctic districts. The sources of environmental pollution in these districts and the measures taken by state bodies to eliminate them are noted. The natural ecosystem of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), like many other northern territories of Russia, is particularly vulnerable, weak resistance to external influences, reduced ability to restore and self-cleaning. At the moment, the current problems for the ecology of the Arctic districts of Yakutia are accumulated environmental damage and increased environmental safety in the implementation of activities by economic entities.

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