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  • Lake Baikal and Russia's environmental policy process

    Author(s)
    Martus, E
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Martus, Ellie M.
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    Lake Baikal is an important environmental symbol in Russia, and one of the few cases to have attracted significant attention from environmentalists, the government, and the international community. While in many ways a unique case, the protection of Lake Baikal provides valuable insight into policymaking in Russia and highlights some of the major challenges associated with environmental conservation efforts. This article will focus on key developments in the post-Soviet environmental policy process, using the examples of the 1999 Law on Baikal, and the closure of the Baikal Pulp and Paper Plant. The case of Lake Baikal reveals ...
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    Lake Baikal is an important environmental symbol in Russia, and one of the few cases to have attracted significant attention from environmentalists, the government, and the international community. While in many ways a unique case, the protection of Lake Baikal provides valuable insight into policymaking in Russia and highlights some of the major challenges associated with environmental conservation efforts. This article will focus on key developments in the post-Soviet environmental policy process, using the examples of the 1999 Law on Baikal, and the closure of the Baikal Pulp and Paper Plant. The case of Lake Baikal reveals a policy process characterized by high levels of intervention from political leadership, frequent changes in direction, and an insular decision-making context with only limited input from environmental actors.
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    Journal Title
    Demokratizatsiya
    Volume
    25
    Issue
    2
    Publisher URI
    https://muse.jhu.edu/article/657200/pdf
    Subject
    Environmental politics
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/408187
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