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Development of Ecology and Natural Resource Use in the Russian Federation: Balance between Private and Public Interests

18 May 2018
Round table

Event Description

On May 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. during the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum International and Comparative Law Research Center held the round table on Development of ecology and natural resource use in the Russian Federation: balance between private and public interests.

The global trend towards neutralization of the human-induced impact on the climate system has pushed environmental agenda to the central stage of international politics and economics. Adaptation to the changing conditions is becoming a factor of competitiveness for the Russian resource companies that are the drivers of the Russian economy. However, these changes require appropriate regulation that takes into account both the best international practices and national interests.

Search for the balance between private and public interests in this area was the subject of discussion that involved the leading Russian and foreign experts, as well as representatives of the Russian resource companies.

The photos are available on the Forum's website.

Presentations were made by

Tommy Beaudreau
Partner, Latham & Watkins, former first Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the United States Department of the Interior (USA)
Ruven Fleming
Assistant Professor, Groningen Centre of Energy Law, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen (The Netherlands)
Marina Gassiy
Deputy Director General - Director for Legal Support, SUE "Vodokanal of St. Petersburg" (Russia)
Pavel Malchikov
Deputy Director, Department of Public Policy and Regulation of Environmental Protection, The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation (Russia)
Roman Kvitko
Head of Legal, Gazprom Neft (Russia)
Timo Mäkelä
Senior Advisor, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra (Finland)
Elena Novikova
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Independent legal consultant for international raw materials companies (Russia)
Svetlana Pavlenko
Deputy Head of Draft Law Expertise Division, Legal Department, PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (Russia)
Petr Popov
Senior Associate, Pepeliaev Group LLC, expert of International and Comparative Law Research Center (Russia) – moderator
Alexey Popovtsev
Senior Legal Counsel, SIBUR (Russia)

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