Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources
Russian executive body
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The Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor; Russian: Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере природопользования (Росприроднадзор), tr. Federal'naya sluzhba po nadzoru v sfere prirodopolzovaniya) is the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service of Russia.[2] This regulator is part of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation.[3][4]
- Svetlana Radionova[1]
| Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере природопользования (Росприроднадзор) | |
Digital emblem of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources | |
 Emblem of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources | |
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| Formed | 2004 |
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Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
| Website | Rpn.gov.ru |
History
In August 2019, the Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation decreed that Rosprirodnadzor would be shrunk from 89 regional entities into 32 super-regional entities.[5]
In September 2019, Rosprirodnadzor and Norilsk Nickel signed an agreement whereby the latter would "automatically meter and monitor pollutant emissions" from "its mining facilities".[6]
On 4 June 2020, Rosprirodnadzor declared a state of emergency when 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil had spilled since 29 May from a plant owned by power subsidiary NTEK of Norilsk Nickel. The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case "over the pollution and alleged negligence", and the plant supervisor was taken into custody.[2]
In July 2020, Rosprirodnadzor sought compensation of $2 billion for the diesel spill. Minister of Natural Resources Dmitry Kobylkin reminded everyone that the polluter-pay principle strengthens his jurisdiction.[3]
Leadership
- Oleg Mitvol (2004-2009)[2]
- Svetlana Radionova (born 5 January 1977, Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR)[7][8] (2019)[9][10][11][12][a]
Notes
- Known as the "bulldog" (Russian: "бульдог"), Svetlana Gennadievna Radionova (Russian: Светлана Геннадьевна Радионова; born 5 January 1977, Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR) is both a close personal friend and business associate of Anton Ustinov who has been the chairman of the board of Sogaz since 2016.[7][13] As a both a prosecutor and an investigator, Radionova strongly supported Igor Sechin's interests in Yukos.[7]
