Impact analysis of oil and gas extraction facilities on hanting mammals of the “Botuobuia” (tribal community) of indigenous minorities in the Mirninsky district of Yakutia

The article analyzes the results of the conducted assessment of the impact on the ethnological environment of the tribal community of indigenous minorities “Botuobuia” as the landholder of the territory of traditional residence and traditional economic activity of the indigenous peoples of the North within the Tas-Yuryakh licensed area. Using the established methodology No. 565 from 2009, losses to the tribal community of indigenous minorities from the industrial activity of the production facility of PJSC Gazprom were determined. The industrial impact object is exploration well No. 141-16 of the Tas-Yuryakhskoye OGCF, which is located on the territory of the tribal community. The article provides information on the biology of hanting mammals, and also analyzes the dynamics of their numbers in the hunting grounds of the Mirninsky district of Yakutia. It has been established that a significant change in the state of the number of hanting mammals has been recorded on the territory of the tribal community. The main types of industrial activity due to which changes occur are the search, exploration and production of hydrocarbon raw materials, which are accompanied by the construction of highways, quarries of common minerals, shift housing complexes, infrastructure facilities of deposits, a significant increase in the intensity of traffic, etc. In 2010, the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) adopted the law “On Ethnological Expertise”, as a results to which many subsoil users have already conducted an ethnological expertise of their activities to assess the impact of gas and oil production facilities on the traditional industries of tribal communities on whose lands these facilities are located. Based on the results of the ethnological examination, subsoil users conclude agreements with communities of indigenous peoples in which they undertake not only to develop the infrastructure of the villages, but also to promote an increase in the number of hanting mammals. 

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