Cooperation in the Barents Sea. Environmental Protection between Russia and Norway

In the Barents region, Norway & Russia are in conflict over ecological issues. This involves fishing quotas & fishing equipment, the over-fishing of Atlantic cod, the clean up of radioactive waste left on the Kola Peninsula by the Soviet Northern Fleet, C02 emissions & nuclear safety. In...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Osteuropa (Stuttgart) 2008-04, Vol.58 (4-5), p.447-457
Main Author: Honneland, Geir
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Environmental Protection
Fishing
International Cooperation
Natural Resources
Norway
Oceans
Quotas
Russia
Wastes
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:In the Barents region, Norway & Russia are in conflict over ecological issues. This involves fishing quotas & fishing equipment, the over-fishing of Atlantic cod, the clean up of radioactive waste left on the Kola Peninsula by the Soviet Northern Fleet, C02 emissions & nuclear safety. In order to regulate these conflicts, both countries are working at the bilateral level & in transnational forums such as the Euro-Arctic Barents Region. The results of such cross-border environmental protection efforts have been quite modest The erratic actions of the Russian environmental authority & its break up under Vladimir Putin both limit environmentalists' ability to act & weaken cooperation. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0030-6428