RUSSIAN FEDERATION The Republic of Buryatia
CONFERENCE OF PARLIAMENTARIANS OF THE ARCTIC REGION
14 - 17 June 2016 Ulan-Ude, Gremyachinsk Actual issues of Arctic cooperation
Climate&Ecology HUMAN NEW
Influence of human Climatic and New opportunities in factors, social and environmental the Arctic, economic, cultural challenges in changes in the Arctic technical and the Arctic, possible in the light of scientific opportunities for discussions at the development, indigenous people Climate Conference cooperation with the and northern in Paris (2015) business community residents The Republic of Buryatia
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St. Peterburg St. Peterburg Noril’sk Petropavlovsk Moscow Yakutsk Moscow RUSSIA Ekaterinburg Khabarovsk Novosibirsk Irkutsk Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude The Federal Law of the Russian Federation from May, 1 1999 № 94 "On the Protection of Lake Baikal"
"Baikal natural territory is the territory, which includes Lake Baikal water protection zone adjacent to Lake Baikal and its catchment area within the territory of the Russian Federation, specially protected natural areas adjacent to Lake Baikal and adjacent to the Lake Baikal area width up 200 kilometers to the west and north-west of it" The Federal Law of the Russian Federation from May, 1 1999 № 94 "On the Protection of Lake Baikal"
On the Baikal natural territory is prohibited or limited activities, the implementation of which is a negative impact on the unique ecological system of Lake Baikal:
Chemical pollution of Lake Baikal, or its part, as well as its catchment area, associated with the discharges and emissions of hazardous substances, the use of pesticides, agricultural chemicals, radioactive substances, transport operation, placement of production and consumption waste
Physical changes in Lake Baikal or part thereof (the change of the temperature of water regimes, fluctuating water level indicators outside the allowable values, changing waste into Lake Baikal)
Biological pollution of Lake Baikal associated with the use of, breeding or acclimatization of aquatic biological objects peculiar ecological system of Lake Baikal and in water bodies that have permanent or temporary connection to Lake Baikal. The Republic of Buryatia
Specially protected areas are designed to preserve typical and unique natural landscapes, flora and fauna diversity, the protection of natural and cultural heritage
This category of land is specially protected. In order to ensure their safety, they are withdrawn from economic use completely or partially.
Specially protected areas include the following categories of protected areas: state natural reserves, national parks, state nature reserves, natural monuments, therapeutic areas and resorts.
There are three nature reserves on the territory of Buryatia: two national parks, 18 nature reserves (3 federal - Altacheysky, Kabansky, Frolihinsky), 266 monuments of nature
The natural-reserve fund of the Republic is 3262.2 ha (6% of the Republic territory) Baikal Nature Territory
1 Baykal-Lensky State Nature Reserve (659.9 thous. Ha) 5 Zabaykalsky National Park (230,2 thous. Ha) 7
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Pribaikalsky National Park 1 2 (417.3 thous. Ha) 5 Barguzin State 6 Nature Reserve (374.3 thous. Ha)
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Tunkinsky National Park (1088.2 thous. Ha) 3 Dzherginsky State Natural Reserve 7 (238.1 thous. Ha)
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Sokhondinsky State Nature Baikalsky State Nature Biosphere Biosphere Reserve 8 Reserve (165.7 thous. Ha) 4 (210.9 (on BNT - 42.8) thous. Ha.) 8 The Republic of Buryatia
351 334 km², Area 1/20 of area of Russia ≈ Japan area
Climate Sharply continental
mostly mountainous, Relief 4/5 of the territory - a mountainous area
alternation of taiga Landscape (80% of the territory) and steppe zones
Average January – - 22 ° C The northern and central parts of the Republic of Buryatia temperatures July – +18.5 ° C are located in the zone of permafrost
Amount Severobaikalsk, as well as the North-Baikalsky, Barguzinsky, ≈ 300 days per year Bauntovsky, Kurumkansky, Muisky, Okinsky regions equate to of sunny days areas of the Extreme North The Republic of Buryatia
Population: Population density: Population (2015): 982 314 (2016) 2.8 pers. / km2 (2016) urban - 58.68%, agriculture - 41,32%
Ethnic composition (2010)
The republic is home to over 167 nationalities (According to the population Russians 64,9% Buryats 29,5% Soyots 0,4% census in 2010) 630, 8 thous. 286, 8 thous. 3, 6 thous.
The small indigenous peoples of the North living in Buryatia Tatars 0,7% Ukrainians 0,7% Evenki 0,3% 6, 8 thous. 5,6 thous. 2, 9 thous. The Republic of Buryatia
Agriculture
Trade Tourism Service
Industry
The largest enterprises
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant Ulan-Ude Instrument Production Association Ulan-Ude Locomotive and Wagon Repair Factory Selenginsky Pulp and Cardboard Mill "Buryatzoloto"
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Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant Helicopter Factory
The largest industrial enterprise of the Republic of Buryatia, one of the leading Russian aviation industry
Included in the holding company "Russian Helicopters" state Rostec Corporation
Put into operation in 1939 Issued more than 10,000 aircraft units
Provides manufacturing, repair and modernization of civil and military aircraft
Specialized in serial production of medium-class helicopters (Mi-171, Mi-171A1, Mi-171SH)
Aircraft components are exported to the CIS countries, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America In 2015 Rostec Corporation signed with the Ministry of Defence contract to supply helicopters to the Arctic. In November 2015 the Ministry of Defence received the first new military-transport helicopter Mi- 8AMTSh-VA for performing tasks in the Arctic region. Flight tests were conducted in August - September 2015. Deliveries of the helicopters Mi-8AMTSh-VA Russian Armed Forces is scheduled to begin in 2016.
Mi-8AMTSh-VA is based on the latest version of military transport helicopters series Mi-8/17 - Mi- 8AMTSh-V
Created for operation in the northern regions at < - 40 ° C. Flight range (with auxiliary fuel tanks) - more than 1,300 km
The helicopter is designed to transport and amphibious support the actions of the Arctic group of troops forces to support their actions with the air monitoring specified areas of responsibility and to provide search and rescue distress crews and passengers of aircraft and vessels on the Northern Sea Route. The Republic of Buryatia
Education
517 schools (including primary - 104, regular - 43, secondary - 370) 20 high schools and gymnasiums and 46 schools with advanced study of specific subjects, 6 author schools, 152 national schools and other schools (2009)
15% of the population has higher 17.1% of the population has a secondary professional education education
Institutions of higher education - 5 universities and 7 branches, including:
Buryat State University
Buryat State Agriculture Academy East Siberian State University of Technology and by V.R.Philippov Management
Baikalsky Institute of Economics and Law East-Siberian State Academy of Culture and Arts The Republic of Buryatia
Major religions
Orthodoxy Buddhism Shamanism
Old Believers Islam Buddhist monastery, datsan, center of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia Location of the incorruptible body of Hambo Lama Itigelov Semeiskie A large group of Russian ethno- confessional population living on some areas of the Republic of Buryatia. They settled in Buryatia in result of forced displacement in the Zabaikalsky region in the XVIII century during the division of Rzeczpospolita. Keepers of the indigenous culture, based on the ancient Russian culture Shamans Shamanism, communication with spirits and gods, is the basis of the traditional worldview of peoples of Siberia and has long been the main religion of the Buryats. Even now, the shamans continue to play a role in rituals and magical rituals. Across the region are set the "serge” - symbolic hitching post for the horses of the gods and spirits. In 2006 was founded the Counsil of shamanic communities of the Baikal region Ulan-Ude - the capital of the Republic of Buryatia
Founded in 1666 Population (2015): 511,000 people
In 2016, the city celebrates the anniversary - 350 years
All of the transport routes to the East pass through the city :
Trans-Siberian Railway Federal roads (M-55, A-165, A-164)
The international airport "Baikal" (11 domestic and 4 international destinations)
Industrial and cultural center of Buryatia Ulan-Ude - the capital of the Republic of Buryatia
Sister cities
Anyang Berdyansk Berkeley Changchun Chita Darkhan
Erenhot Dnepropetrovsk Donetsk Elista Erdenet Haeju
Hohhot Hulunbuir Kazan Manzhouli Mannheim Omsk
Rumoi Taipei Ulan Bator Yalta Yamagata Yeongwol Ulan-Ude - the capital of the Republic of Buryatia
10 museums, including: 6 theaters, including: Buryatia History Museum, Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre Nature Museum Buryatia, Buryat State Academic Drama Theatre Ulan-Ude Ethnographic Museum Doll Theatre "Ulger” Buryat State National Theatre 4 cinemas of Song and Dance "Baikal" Since 1990 Ulan-Ude is included in list of Russian historical cities
234 objects of cultural heritage (11 objects of federal value, 223 objects of republican value) Symbol of Ulan-Ude Sculpture statue of Lenin's head installed in the center of city on the Soviet Square. The biggest Lenin's head sculpture in the world (height - 7.7 m, width - 4.5 m, weight - 42 tons)
Monument to Lenin in Ulan-Ude The highest monument of the city Orthodox Church Set with its back to the center of Ulan- First stone building in the city of Ulan-Ude Ude, facing the airport Monument of Siberian Baroque architecture
Sculpture "Hospitable St. Odigitrievsky Buryatia" Cathedral Lake Baikal Pearl of Siberia Lake Baikal
Age: Area: Location: about 25 million years 31 500 km2 130 km from Ulan-Ude
Depth: Volume: 23 thousand km3 of fresh water - 1,637 m - the deepest lake 20% of world reserves and 80% Russian, on the planet the largest natural reservoir of fresh water
Water temperature Water temperature (In the open lake in summer): (In the shallow waters): the highest - 19.5 ° C, the highest - 26,5 ° C the lowest - 7,7 ° C the lowest -21,5 ° C Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal serves as a termoaccumulator Winters are milder, summers – cooler than in other areas of the region
Air temperature in winter: around -30 ° C Air temperature in summer: around + 25 ° C
Special features of the climate caused by Baikal winds, which have their own names - barguzin, sarma, verkhovik, kultuk and others.
Most of the year the lake is overcast by ice
Freeze on the lake lasts from mid-January until the end of April
In June fogs are frequent due to condensation
In some places of the lake mirages can be seen (2-6 days per year)
Baikal Area relates to areas of high seismicity Baikal's endemics
More than 2,630 species and varieties of animals Over 1,000 species of plants
Almost 2/3 of the flora and fauna of Lake Baikal are endemic
Baikal endemics include about 1000 species, 96 genera, 11 families and subfamilies
Baikal seal Golomyanka Baikalsky omul
Сибирский кедр Barguzinsky sable Baikal epishura
Since 1996, Lake Baikal listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Lake Baikal Long (200 kilometers) valley between The second largest Bay of Baikal the Barguzin and Ikat mountain ridges It is located on the territory of Zabaikalsky National Park. The legendary Genghis Khan's burial place Area - about km2, length-28 km, width - from 6.1 to 14 km In the valley there are a number of natural and On the western side of the bay in the Zmeinaya Bay is a cultural attractions, shamanistic and Buddhist thermal spring. The bay is famous for trophy fishing shrines - Ininsky rock garden, Bukhe-Shulun, Dugan Yanzhima and others
Chivyrkuisky Bay Barguzinskaya Valley
Olkhon island Ushkany island
The largest island of Lake Baikal A group of islands in the middle of the Lake Baikal Length - 73.5 km, width - 15 km, the area - 730 km² in Barguzinsky region of Buryatia The Shaman Rock (Stone Temple) on the island is The favorite rookery of Baikal seals one of the holy places of Asia, Ushkany islands are monuments of nature, part the famous image of the lake of the Zabaikalsky National Park In Buryat myths and legends Olkhon is the abode of menacing spirits of Lake Baikal International research expedition “Mirs" on Baikal "(2008-2010 years)
215 hydronauts from 12 countries took part in the diving
Among the crew members were government officials, businessmen, artists and cultural figures, journalists
Mikhail SLIPENCHUK Vladimir PUTIN Tsakhiagiin ELBEGDORJ General Director of LLC “IFC" Metropol “ The President of Russian Federation The President of Mongolia (01.08.2009) (01.08.2009) (16.07.2010) Expedition “Mirs" on Baikal "(2008-2010 years)
James CAMERON (left) Hatsuo ROYAMA (left) Film director (USA) President of the International Federation of Kyokushin-kan karate-do (Japan) Expedition “Mirs" on Baikal "(2008-2010 years)
The organizer of the expedition - the Lake Baikal Protection Fund (the founder of the Foundation - GC "Metropol")
Goal: a comprehensive study of the lake at the Russian Academy of Sciences Program
Diving of two deep-sea manned submersibles "Mir" on the bottom of Lake Baikal (the first time in history)
First dive - July 29, 2008 3 stages (2008, 2009, 2010)
178 dives (2008-2010 )
Expedition "Mirs on Baikal" confirmed the picture of Lake Baikal as the ocean in miniature
Oil-bearing rock, gas hydrates output sources were found, paleocoast line of the lake was fixed
New forms of living organisms were found - blue sponge and Baikal Planaria Thank you for your consideration!
See you on Baikal shore!