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Kola Waste Project Cleaning of the Sámi Territory in the Murmansk Region KOLA WASTE PROJECT CLEANING OF THE SÁMI TERRITORY IN THE MURMANSK REGION (2018-2020) REPORT 2021 KOLA WASTE PROJECT: CLEANING OF THE SÁMI TERRITORY IN THE MURMANSK REGION (2018-2020) This document exists in 1 version ISBN 978-82-93600-70-1 - A4, digital (PDF) © Arctic Contaminants Action Program, 2021 This document is available as an electronic document from the Arctic Council’s open access repository: oaarchive.arctic-council.org This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non- Commercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 Suggested citation ACAP, 2021, Kola Waste Project: Cleaning of the Sámi Territory in the Mur- mansk Region (2018-2020). Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP). 16 pp. Authors Saami Council, Arctic Contaminants Action Program Published by Arctic Council Secretariat Cover photograph Old ruined houses, Teriberka, Kolskiy district, Murmansk Region, Russian Federation. Photo: OOSMO Funding and support The Kola Waste project is based on a partnership between the Saami Council and OOSMO (Russia), which is one of the member organizations of the Saami Council, and supported by the Arctic Council’s Arctic Con- taminants Action Program (ACAP) Working Group with financial support provided by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Minis- try of Climate and Environment of Norway. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................2 About the Saami Council .................................................................2 About OOSMO ..............................................................................2 Executive Summary .........................................................................3 PROJECT IDEA ..............................................................................4 Objective ......................................................................................4 Planned Activities ...........................................................................4 Methods ........................................................................................4 IMPLEMENTATION REPORT ...........................................................5 Inventory of Unauthorized Waste Dumpsites .......................................5 Primary Clean-up Activities...............................................................5 Training, Awareness Raising and Outreach .........................................8 FUTURE PLANS ........................................................................ 12 CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................... 13 1 INTRODUCTION The Kola Waste project is based on a partnership between the Saami Council and OOSMO (Russia), which is one of the member organizations of the Saami Council, and supported by the Arctic Council’s Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP) Working Group. The Sámi people are the Indigenous People of Finland, The Saami Council is one of six Permanent Participants Norway, the Russian Federation, and Sweden. In the of the Arctic Council and participates also in the work Russian Federation, the Murmansk Region is the ter- of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), ritory of the Sámi people. The main traditional liveli- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate hoods are reindeer herding, fishing, hunting, and gath- Change (UNFCCC), and the UN Sustainable Develop- ering of wild plants. ment Goals (SDGs). The Saami Council has nominated a representative to the Indigenous Peoples Contami- nants Action Program (IPCAP), an expert group under ABOUT THE SAAMI COUNCIL the Arctic Council Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP). The goal of IPCAP is to enhance the involve- The Saami Council is a voluntary Sámi organization (a ment of Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ communities in re- non–governmental organization), with 9 Sámi mem- ducing exposure and impact of contaminants in their ber organizations in Finland, the Russian Federation, communities. Norway, and Sweden. Since it was founded in 1956 the Saami Council has actively dealt with Sámi poli- cy tasks. For this reason, the Saami Council is one of ABOUT OOSMO the Indigenous Peoples’ organizations worldwide that have existed longest. The Public Organization for Promotion of Legal Edu- cation and Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of the The primary aim of the Saami Council is the promo- Sámi of the Murmansk Region (OOSMO) is a member tion of Sámi rights and interests in the four countries organization of the Saami Council. OOSMO was estab- where the Sámi are living. The main task of the Saami lished in 1998. In July 2018, the organization celebrat- Council is to consolidate the feeling of affinity among ed its 20th anniversary. OOSMO’s work is aimed at the Sámi people, to attain recognition for the Sámi as a legal education, development of Sámi’s national iden- nation and to maintain the cultural, political, econom- tity, as well as social, cultural, and economic develop- ic and social rights of the Sámi in the legislation of the ment of the Sámi people. OOSMO also works on estab- four states (Norway, Sweden, The Russian Federation, lishing cultural contacts with the Sámi people living and Finland) and in agreements between states and in Norway, Sweden, and Finland, as well as with other Sámi representative organizations. The Saami Council peoples and states. It also arranges outreach activities participates in international processes and has four to share information on the history, art, and culture of administrative units: Human Rights Unit, Arctic- and the Sámi people. Environmental Unit, Cultural Unit and European Union Unit. The dumpsite in Revda: before and after. PHOTOS: OOSMO 2 2021 | KOLA WASTE PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Saami Council and its member organization and lo- on the Ponoi River bank and in a nearby forest. cal partner, OOSMO, have been leading the Kola Waste These dumpsites had not been identified during project since April 2018. The project was supported by the inventory phase in 2018. Waste backhaul the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Murmansk Re- from Krasnoshchelye was carried out by winter gion and by the Arctic Council’s Arctic Contaminants roads on caterpillar vehicles in winter, the total Action Program (ACAP) Working Group. The project of 15 tonnes of waste collected from the three has been financed by Norway and Sweden within the dumpsites in Krasnoshchelye were back- work of ACAP’s Indigenous Peoples’ Contaminants Ac- hauled to an authorized landfill in Lovozero. tion Program (IPCAP EG). • In general, about 30 tonnes of waste, including The goal of the project was to map local sources of pos- plastic waste, were collected for further disposal in sible pollution (waste dumpsites), clean up previously 2019. Besides, about 5 tonnes of scrap metal were mapped abandoned and unauthorized dumpsites, and, collected and staged. thus, contribute to a better environment for the Sámi communities of the Kola peninsula (Russian Federa- • In spite of COVID-19 pandemic, the clean-up tion). Part of the project has been to raise awareness continued in 2020, and a total of 66 tonnes of of the risks of pollution from unauthorized dumpsites waste was collected from waste dumpsites in and prevent appearance of new dumpsites, and to en- Lovozero, Revda and Krasnoshchelye. gage local population, including youth. In the inventory phase of the project, OOSMO entered During the inventory phase of the project in 2018, into cooperation agreements with local and district ad- OOSMO conducted an inventory of abandoned and ministrators, which was an important momentum for unauthorized dumpsites in the areas of residence of achieving the project objectives. In cooperation with the Sámi people: in the Lovozersky, Kovdor, and Tersky the local authorities, the project was implemented in a districts and partially in the Kola district. As a result, timely, efficient, and safe manner. It has also been cru- 43 previously known and unknown unauthorized cial to have the local Sámi communities involved in the dumpsites were identified and documented. Un- project. Only with their involvement the project team authorized dumpsites near the villages of Revda and was able to identify the most critical and time-sensitive Krasnoshchelye were identified as priorities. sites for the clean-up. The following results have been achieved during the It was obvious that the project was highly welcomed primary clean-up phase: by the local communities, as the waste issue had been bothering them for a long time but could not be ad- • The clean-up activities started in the summer sea- dressed due to lack of capacity and resources. To build son of 2019. Planning, meetings with local and dis- a long-lasting capacity on proper waste management trict administrators, and telephone calls to prepare to prevent littering and appearance of new unautho- the clean-up in Revda took place in July and Au- rized dumpsites in the communities in the future, gust 2019. Lovozero- Zhilservice Limited Liability OOSMO organized training and awareness-raising for Company took on the task to backhaul the waste local residents. to an authorized landfill. The total of 3 tonnes of construction and household waste, and The Saami Council keeps the waste clean-up on the 3 tonnes of scrap metal were collected, and Kola Peninsula as a high priority and is planning to the clean-up of the dumpsite was completed continue this work in 2021 as well. These activities
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