Study of environmental protection costs in the Russian Arctic

in this article, an analysis of the level of environmental protection expenditures to gross domestic product in the countries of the Arctic region was carried out, which showed a low level of the indicator in Russia. The dynamics of environmental protection expenditures in Russia and the Arctic regions of the country has been analyzed, which showed their significant growth over the period 2012-2022. The level of these expenditures in the gross regional product and gross domestic product in Russia and in the Arctic regions decreases during the study period. The structure of these costs in Russia and in the Arctic regions for the period 2012-2023 was also analyzed, which showed an uneven distribution of funds, as well as a significant increase in investment costs. The directions of the implementation of the state program «Environmental protection» in Russia are characterized, and such problems as the uneven distribution of environmental protection costs and budget financing in the context of Arctic regions, heterogeneity of approaches and capabilities of different regions in environmental protection issues, constant underfunding of environmental protection costs from the budget in certain Arctic regions are identified There is a shortage of government inspectors needed to oversee vast areas of specially protected natural areas. Some measures have been proposed to solve these problems.

Arctic, Arctic zone, ecology, environmental protection, environmental costs, Arctic regions