Indigenous Peoples in International Environmental Cooperation: Arctic Management of Hazardous Substances
This article reviews the international legal framework on hazardous substances, with an emphasis on the Arctic and the roles of indigenous peoples. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals pose significant risks to Arctic indigenous populations, mainly through the consumption of traditi...
Published in: | Review of European Community & International Environmental Law |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wiley
2008
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9388.2008.00589.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x |
id |
crwiley:10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
crwiley:10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x 2024-09-09T19:17:58+00:00 Indigenous Peoples in International Environmental Cooperation: Arctic Management of Hazardous Substances Selin, Henrik Selin, Noelle Eckley 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9388.2008.00589.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Review of European Community & International Environmental Law volume 17, issue 1, page 72-83 ISSN 0962-8797 1467-9388 journal-article 2008 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x 2024-07-02T04:10:48Z This article reviews the international legal framework on hazardous substances, with an emphasis on the Arctic and the roles of indigenous peoples. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals pose significant risks to Arctic indigenous populations, mainly through the consumption of traditional foods. Treaties of particular relevance include the Protocols on Heavy Metals and POPs to the Convention on Long‐Range Transboundary Air Pollution (1998) and the Stockholm Convention on POPs (2001). Arctic indigenous groups have exerted considerable influence on hazardous substance management through lobbying of national governments, participation in domestic and international scientific assessments, and direct advocacy in regional and global political fora. Their engagement on environmental issues has also helped to shape circumpolar consciousness and political activism among different indigenous groups. At the same time, there remain important limitations on the independent authority and ability to act of indigenous groups. Challenges for Arctic indigenous groups and States include continuing collaborative abatement work targeting many POPs and heavy metals, as well as addressing linkages between hazardous substances and climate change, which is another issue of great Arctic concern. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Wiley Online Library Arctic Review of European Community & International Environmental Law 17 1 72 83 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Wiley Online Library |
op_collection_id |
crwiley |
language |
English |
description |
This article reviews the international legal framework on hazardous substances, with an emphasis on the Arctic and the roles of indigenous peoples. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals pose significant risks to Arctic indigenous populations, mainly through the consumption of traditional foods. Treaties of particular relevance include the Protocols on Heavy Metals and POPs to the Convention on Long‐Range Transboundary Air Pollution (1998) and the Stockholm Convention on POPs (2001). Arctic indigenous groups have exerted considerable influence on hazardous substance management through lobbying of national governments, participation in domestic and international scientific assessments, and direct advocacy in regional and global political fora. Their engagement on environmental issues has also helped to shape circumpolar consciousness and political activism among different indigenous groups. At the same time, there remain important limitations on the independent authority and ability to act of indigenous groups. Challenges for Arctic indigenous groups and States include continuing collaborative abatement work targeting many POPs and heavy metals, as well as addressing linkages between hazardous substances and climate change, which is another issue of great Arctic concern. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Selin, Henrik Selin, Noelle Eckley |
spellingShingle |
Selin, Henrik Selin, Noelle Eckley Indigenous Peoples in International Environmental Cooperation: Arctic Management of Hazardous Substances |
author_facet |
Selin, Henrik Selin, Noelle Eckley |
author_sort |
Selin, Henrik |
title |
Indigenous Peoples in International Environmental Cooperation: Arctic Management of Hazardous Substances |
title_short |
Indigenous Peoples in International Environmental Cooperation: Arctic Management of Hazardous Substances |
title_full |
Indigenous Peoples in International Environmental Cooperation: Arctic Management of Hazardous Substances |
title_fullStr |
Indigenous Peoples in International Environmental Cooperation: Arctic Management of Hazardous Substances |
title_full_unstemmed |
Indigenous Peoples in International Environmental Cooperation: Arctic Management of Hazardous Substances |
title_sort |
indigenous peoples in international environmental cooperation: arctic management of hazardous substances |
publisher |
Wiley |
publishDate |
2008 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9388.2008.00589.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x |
geographic |
Arctic |
geographic_facet |
Arctic |
genre |
Arctic Climate change |
genre_facet |
Arctic Climate change |
op_source |
Review of European Community & International Environmental Law volume 17, issue 1, page 72-83 ISSN 0962-8797 1467-9388 |
op_rights |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2008.00589.x |
container_title |
Review of European Community & International Environmental Law |
container_volume |
17 |
container_issue |
1 |
container_start_page |
72 |
op_container_end_page |
83 |
_version_ |
1809758070371254272 |