Indigenous Issues, Climate Change and the Arctic

State Secretary Valle talked about the Norwegian Government's strategy called “New building blocs of the North” at a discussion on the Arctic at Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 21 May. The strategy speaks of increased focus on development of economic opportunities and emphasis on education...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valle, Raimo
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/535/
http://library.arcticportal.org/535/1/Indigenous_Issues,_Climate_Change_and_the_Arctic.pdf
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Summary:State Secretary Valle talked about the Norwegian Government's strategy called “New building blocs of the North” at a discussion on the Arctic at Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 21 May. The strategy speaks of increased focus on development of economic opportunities and emphasis on education and environmental protection. The Sámi culture and traditional knowledge play a big part.