An expedition of ethnographers and ecologists dedicated to the ethnological expertise of the Kolmozersk lithium deposit development project and the collection of data on the environmental situation in the vicinity of the deposit has been completed in the Lovozersk district of the Murmansk region.
Ethnographers interviewed 68 people for three weeks, collected 143 questionnaires and conducted four focus groups. At the next stage of the expedition, work will be carried out with the local administration of the settlements, with representatives of the administration of the Murmansk region, public organizations of the Sami indigenous peoples and the regional Museum of local lore, the press service of Norilsk Nickel reports.
At the same time, ecologists assessed the state of terrestrial ecosystems within the boundaries of the deposit and its surroundings. The collected materials will allow to assess the environment data before the start of project development. The continuation of ornithological and hydrobiological studies is scheduled for early September.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
