Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Report
The Arctic is undergoing extraordinary transformations early in the 21st century. Natural resource development, governance challenges, climate change and marine infrastructure issues are influencing current and future marine uses of the Arctic. Increased economic activity together with the current r...
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ftarcticcouncil:oai:oaarchive.arctic-council.org:11374/54 2023-05-15T14:18:50+02:00 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Report Ellis, B. Brigham, L. 2009 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11374/54 en eng Arctic Council's Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Report. Arctic Council, April 2009, second printing. http://hdl.handle.net/11374/54 PAME Arctic shipping Summary Report 2009 ftarcticcouncil 2022-12-19T09:42:49Z The Arctic is undergoing extraordinary transformations early in the 21st century. Natural resource development, governance challenges, climate change and marine infrastructure issues are influencing current and future marine uses of the Arctic. Increased economic activity together with the current retreat of Arctic sea ice presents several plausible futures for the Arctic's regional seas, the Northern Sea Route, the Northwest Passage, and the central Arctic Ocean. Continued sea ice reductions will likely lengthen the navigation season in all regions and increase marine access to the Arctic's natural resources.' These changes represent both a challenge and an opportunity for governments and local Arctic communities. Of key significance are the effects of expanded marine activities on the cultures and well-being of Arctic populations, especially indigenous residents whose traditional way of life has been partially protected in the past by the very nature of the remote and extreme Arctic environment in which they live. Click image to download The Arctic Council, recognizing these critical changes and issues, at the November 2004 Ministerial meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, called for the Council's Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) working group to "conduct a comprehensive Arctic marine shipping assessment as outlined under the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan (AMSP) under the guidance of Canada, Finland and the United States as lead countries and in collaboration with the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) working group and the Permanent Participants as relevant." The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment, or The AMSA 2009 Report, was approved at the 2009 Ministerial meeting in Tromsø. AMSA Financial Contributors: Government of Canada (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Transport Canada) Government of Finland (Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Ministry of the Environment) ... Other/Unknown Material Arctic Arctic Council Arctic Arctic Ocean Central Arctic Climate change Emergency, Prevention, Preparedness, and Response EPPR Iceland Northern Sea Route Northwest passage PAME Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Sea ice Tromsø Arctic Council Repository Arctic Arctic Ocean Canada Indian Northwest Passage Tromsø |
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The Arctic is undergoing extraordinary transformations early in the 21st century. Natural resource development, governance challenges, climate change and marine infrastructure issues are influencing current and future marine uses of the Arctic. Increased economic activity together with the current retreat of Arctic sea ice presents several plausible futures for the Arctic's regional seas, the Northern Sea Route, the Northwest Passage, and the central Arctic Ocean. Continued sea ice reductions will likely lengthen the navigation season in all regions and increase marine access to the Arctic's natural resources.' These changes represent both a challenge and an opportunity for governments and local Arctic communities. Of key significance are the effects of expanded marine activities on the cultures and well-being of Arctic populations, especially indigenous residents whose traditional way of life has been partially protected in the past by the very nature of the remote and extreme Arctic environment in which they live. Click image to download The Arctic Council, recognizing these critical changes and issues, at the November 2004 Ministerial meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, called for the Council's Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) working group to "conduct a comprehensive Arctic marine shipping assessment as outlined under the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan (AMSP) under the guidance of Canada, Finland and the United States as lead countries and in collaboration with the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) working group and the Permanent Participants as relevant." The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment, or The AMSA 2009 Report, was approved at the 2009 Ministerial meeting in Tromsø. AMSA Financial Contributors: Government of Canada (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Transport Canada) Government of Finland (Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Ministry of the Environment) ... |
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