RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life SafetyRUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety2313-23102408-8919Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)12306Biospheric functions of the cryolithozone of the Timan-Pechora petroleum province in industrial developmentOsadtchayaG GКафедра экологии и природопользования; Институт управления, информации и бизнеса; Management, Information and Business Institutegalgriosa@yandex.ruZenginaT YuГеографический факультет; Московский государственный университет им. М.В. Ломоносова; Lomonosov Moscow State Universitytzengina@mail.ruParadaN NООО PechorNIPIneftalfai0meg@yandex.ruManagement, Information and Business InstituteLomonosov Moscow State UniversityООО PechorNIPIneft150320113323812092016Copyright © 2011, Osadtchaya G.G., Zengina T.Y., Parada N.N.2011The cryolithozone of the Timan-Pechora petroleum province is a part of the Northern Euroasian centre of stabilization of the environment and its conservation is the main condition of the sustainable development of the region. On the basis of calculations performed for a number of long-developed deposits, it is shown that in case of active exploitation of all the proven hydrocarbon reserves, in 20-30 years the growth area of disturbed lands can lead to а loss of biospheric functions of cryolithozone and the inability of development within its boundaries the traditional nature management.north-east of European Russiabiospheric functions of the territorypermafrost zonationhydrocarbon depositstraditional nature managementсеверо-восток Европейской территории Россиибиосферные функции территориигеокриологическая зональностьместорождения углеводородного сырьятрадиционное природопользование