| Summary: | This is the first truely circumpolar overview of Arctic biodiversity and provides a clear understanding of the importance of the Earth's largest ecoregion and its status in the face of a rapidly changing world. Contributing institutions: Arctic Centre, University of Lapland; BirdLife International; Norwegian Polar Institute; Institute of Biogeography, Russian Academy of Sciences; UNEP-GRID Arendal; UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre Financial and other support: Nordic Council of Ministers, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Ministry of the Environment Finland, Canadian Wildlife Service � Environment Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iceland, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Greenland Homerule Government, Directorate for Nature Management Norway
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