Arctic Indigenous Peoples Need Protection Amid Growing Oil, Gas Industry – Sputnik News

Oil and gas exploration immensely impacts the lives of indigenous peoples in the Arctic states, changing the natural surroundings they are used to and forcing them to change their lifestyle. In particular, the issue is relevant in the United States, Canada, Russia and Greenland.

SALEKHARD (Sputnik), Anastasia Levchenko — United Nations member states must ensure the protection of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic given the development of the oil and gas industry that affects them acutely, the chairwoman of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues said Thursday.

Oil and gas exploration immensely impacts the lives of indigenous peoples in the Arctic states, changing the natural surroundings they are used to and forcing them to change their lifestyle. In particular, the issue is relevant in the United States, Canada, Russia and Greenland.