MEMA Database

The MEMA Information Database is a compilation of over 750 documents that relate to engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and formed the basis for the MEMA Reports I & II. The documents may be legislation and regulations, or it may be guidance and recommendations by governments, Arctic Council, academia, NGOs, industry and Indigenous People.

This database may be interrogated in many ways, such as by source (government, Arctic Council, Indigenous Peoples, industry, academia, NGO, or the UN), or by type of activity (oil and gas, marine management, shipping, tourism, preparedness/response, and scientific research) or by country. Each entry has a link to the document and has metadata containing a summary of the engagement in the document, whether it is law, agreement or guidance, who is being engaged, key words, and the stage of engagement, among other parameters.

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No.	Document Name	Year	Sector	Group	Contributor	Purpose of Document	Type of Document	Who is being engaged	Key Words	Principles	Stage	Mechanism	Download
41	On Social Support for the Taimyr Dolgan Nenets Municipality	2008	General	Government	Russia - Regional		Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Participation, Statutory Obligations, Consultation, Self-government		Pre-approval process, Planning of plans, Implementation, Throughout operations	Article 53: Right to self-government, participation, delegate representatives, establish communities:	041_On Social Support for the Taimyr Dolgan Nenets.docx
42	KK Charter Law 13-6401 on Referendums in Krasnoyarsky Krai	2011	General	Government	Russia - Regional		Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Participation, Statutory Obligations, Consultation		Pre-approval process	Referendum as means for decision-making (Article 1). Decisions are binding (Article 45).	042_On Referendums in Krasnoyarsky Krai.docx
43	Law of NAO N 579-OZ- 'On Referendum of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug'	2005	General	Government	Russia - Regional		Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Participation, Statutory Obligations, Consultation		Pre-approval process	Citizens have right to participate in a referendum (Article 5).	043_On Referendum of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.docx
44	YNAD Law 63-ZAO - On Referendum in YNAD (district level)	2007	General	Government	Russia - Regional		Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Participation, Statutory Obligations, Consultation		Pre-approval process	Citizens have right to participate in a referendum (Article 2).	044_On Referendum in YNAD.docx
45	AR Law 240-31-OZ - On Referendum in Archangelsk Region	2004	General	Government	Russia - Regional		Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Participation, Statutory Obligations, Consultation		Pre-approval process	Referendum initiative belongs to the citizens (Article 8)	045_On Referendum in Archangelsk Region.docx
46	AR Law 613-37-OZ On Public Support for Territorial/Community Self-Governance in AR	2013	General	Government	Russia - Regional		Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Participation, Statutory Obligations, Self-government		Pre-approval process, Planning of plans, Implementation, Throughout operations	State is to supportive of self-governance by increasing involvement, participation in processes, improving interactions and increasing public awareness of activities (Article 2).	046_On Public Support for Territorial Community Self.docx
47	KK Charter Law 8-3076 - On Public Hearings	2009	General	Government	Russia - Regional		Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Dialogue, State accountability, Participation, Statutory Obligation		Planning of plans	Popular discussion to promote involvement of public (Article 2). Legal right to participate (Article 4).	047_On Public Hearings KK.docx
48	KK Charter Law 8-3419 on Public Hearings in KK Legislature	2009	General	Government	Russia - Regional	defines procedure for organizing and conducting a public hearing	Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Dialogue, State accountability, Participation, Statutory Obligation	government final decision-maker	Planning of plans	Article 2 - Public hearings are held to professional discussion of issues under the authority of the province, as well as informing the public and public authorities on edge detection issues discussed public opinion and make proposals and recommendations to public authorities at the edge on these issues. Article 5. Participate in public hearings Article 7. Outcome- may end with the adoption of the recommendations, adoption of results, resolution or treatment. Outcome documrnt, Legislative Assembly may propose to change it. Article 8. - Outcome document of the public hearings shall be subject to review by the Legislative Assembly.	048_On Public Hearings in KK Legislature.docx
49	Decree 68-y by AR Governor, on Public Councils under AR Government Agencies	2015	General	Government	Russia - Regional	defines procedures for establishment and operation of public councils	Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Dialogue, State accountability, Participation, Statutory Obligation		Planning of plans	Article 2 - Community councils - decisions on executive power competence. The public councils arrange for the protection of NGO, human rights, religious and other organizations in their government body performance assessment. Article 14 - nominated to council	049_On Public Councils under AR Government Agencies.docx
50	Law of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on Public Chamber of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) 923-Z ƒ??749-IV	2011	General	Government	Russia - Regional	Outlines role of public chamber	Law	Government, Local communities, Indigenous peoples	Dialogue, State accountability, Participation, Statutory Obligation		Planning of plans	The law defines the status of the Public Chamber as an institution that provides interaction between citizens and their associations with the state authorities of the Republic. This chamber is formed of citizens, representatives of councils of municipal and urban districts and representatives of public associations (Article 1). The Public Chamber has the right to conduct public examination of the draft national laws and regulations, to initiate the creation of public councils under the executive branch to conduct forums and hearings in topical issues of public life, to publish an annual report on its activities (st.20-24).	050_On Public Chamber of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).docx