Association to Save Yugra explained

The Association to Save Yugra (or Save Yugra, Russian: Спасение Югры, Spaseniye Yugry) is an Indigenous-rights organisation of the nomadic Khanty, Mansi and Nenets peoples of Western Siberia.[1] The organisation was founded in 1989 to protect their traditional lands against extractive industries such as oil, gas, and logging.[2] The organisation held its first congress in August 1989, and took a stance opposing logging in their forests.[3]

The organisation is named for Yugra, the traditional homeland of the Uralic peoples, in what is now Northern Russia.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indigenous reindeer herders under siege by oil industry. www.hartford-hwp.com. 2019-06-06.
  2. Book: Richard Vaughan. The Arctic: a history. registration. 9 June 2012. 17 March 1994. A. Sutton. 978-0-7509-0177-2. 289.
  3. Book: Wadebridge Ecological Centre. The Ecologist. 9 June 2012. 1992. Ecosystems Limited. 270.