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With Lake Baikal’s Key Protections Set to Expire, Russian Eco-Activists Sound the Alarm
Environmental experts and activists say upcoming deregulation could do significant harm to the lake s unique ecosystem. Dec. 21, 2020 Located in southeast Siberia, Lake Baikal is the world’s deepest and oldest lake as well as the world’s largest lake by volume, containing about 20% of the world’s unfrozen freshwater reserve. Wikicommons
On Jan. 1, the Russian government is set to significantly reel back important environmental regulations protecting Lake Baikal, the world’s largest freshwater lake that is home to creatures found nowhere else on earth.
It’s a move that could lead to the biggest environmental crisis in Baikal’s history, environmental experts and activists say. With the clock running out, they’re pushing back against the government to restore the lake’s protections before the New Year.