Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Indigenous-Nenet-Child-in-Yamal-Peninsula-27MZIFL71F6P.htmlConceptually similarIndigenous Nenet Child in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VX4Completed★★★★Indigenous Nenet Child in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VYWCompleted★★★★Indigenous Nenet Child in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VYZCompleted★★★★Indigenous Nenet Child in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VXUCompleted★★★★Indigenous Nenet Child in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VKECompleted★★★★Reindeer Herder in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VLRCompleted★★★★Reindeer Herder in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VLSCompleted★★★★Reindeer Herder in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VM4Completed★★★★Reindeer Herder in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VLUCompleted★★★★View AllGP01VY2Indigenous Nenet Child in Yamal PeninsulaA Nenet child and a young reindeer. The Nenets people move every 3 or 4 days so that their herds do not over graze the ground. The entire region and its inhabitants are under heavy threat from global warming as temperatures increase and Russia’s ancient permafrost melts.Locations:Eastern Europe-Russia-Yamal PeninsulaDate:30 Sep, 2009Credit:© Greenpeace / Steve MorganMaximum size:2912px X 4368pxRestrictions:No FundraisingKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Happiness-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Nenets-Outdoors-Permafrost melt-Preschoolers (2-4)-Reindeer-Rural scenes-Young animalsShoot:Climate Voices from RussiaThe Yamal peninsula, a remote region of north-west Siberia, is under serious threat from climate change as Russia’s ancient permafrost melts. It is one of the world's last great wildernesses and home for the indigenous Nenets people where they have herded their reindeer for 1000 years. Traditionally the Nenets travel across the frozen Ob river in November and set up camp in the southern forests. These days this annual winter pilgrimage is delayed. Herders say that the peninsula's weather is increasingly unpredictable, with unseasonal snowstorms in May, and milder longer autumns. In winter temperatures used to go down to -50C, now they are typically -30C. The snow is melting sooner, quicker and faster than before. Scientists are extremely concerned that if the global temperatures continues to climb, millions of tonnes of methane locked in the permafrost will be released. A ticking time bomb, a tipping point that will accelerate climate change to irreversible levels.Related Collections:Climate Voices from Russia