The Company’s priority is to mitigate and where possible prevent a negative impact on land resources that arises in the course of our operations and supplies of our products.
Our management of land resources fully complies with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular the following ones:
We set the following land management targets in line with the
Rehabilitation of disturbed territories
In 2022, the Company launched a project to restore the ecosystem at Lake Pyasino and to increase fish reproduction capacity using an eco-friendly
We traditionally take part in urban greening projects in Norilsk, Dudinka, Monchegorsk, Zapolyarny and Nikel. Together with local authorities and the Company’s volunteers, we launched a disturbed area reclamation programme to clean up and improve public spaces and areas around motorways, protect water bodies and water reserves, and revamp tourist camping sites.
Based on recommendations from nature reserves, in 2003,
In 2021, Nornickel and the Norilsk Development Agency supported Clean_Ayan, an
In 2024, Nornickel continued its reforestation efforts, planting 87 ha of pine trees in the Sivyakovskoye Forestry of the Trans-Baikal Territory. This brought the total reforested area to 480 ha, including previous periods. All planted forest crops are maintained with silvicultural treatments for three years. A total of 112 ha of crops planted in the Verkhne-Chitinskoye Forestry in previous years underwent silvicultural treatments.
Nornickel is running Clean Norilsk, a programme to clean up contaminated areas and rehabilitate disturbed land in the Norilsk area. For 2020–2030, the Company’s total investments in the programme stand at RUB 40 bn.
Nornickel is the organiser of the Great Norilsk Expedition.
In 2023, the Company completed the rehabilitation of land contaminated by the fuel spill at CHPP-3 and disturbed during clean-up activities. The Company undertook to remedy any identified defects during the warranty period and to conduct a re-inspection in the absence of snow cover.
A follow-up examination of rehabilitated land conducted by an independent entity in 2024 confirmed that the chemical and physical soil indicators met quality standards and requirements of Russian laws. Nornickel plans to monitor this area in the coming years and assess how land rehabilitation efforts contribute to improving vegetation and soil conditions.