Nature Management Risks In Siberia
Nature Management Risks In Siberia

Summary/Abstract: The natural human environment is a source not only of resources for development, but also of a variety of hazards that can hamper this development. Abrupt climate changes, enormous consumption of natural resources, and pollution of the environment inevitably lead to an increase in the probability of making wrong decisions in various aspects of nature management. The paper considers five basic types of anthropogenic impacts on the Earth's ecosystem, namely: destruction of the biosphere, intensification of natural disasters, pollution of natural environments, depletion of natural resources, and land degradation. The features of Siberian nature that create special environmental situation conditions are shown. A scheme for studying the natural-anthropogenic risk at the regional level is suggested. Economic development of new territories in Siberia, including the development of oil and gas fields, and pipelines, power lines, and roads construction, leads to increased natural hazards. Knowledge of natural processes, assessment of hazard and risk of nature management, forecast of environmental hazards development, and proposals development to reduce the natural-anthropogenic risk is required.

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