Vital Arctic Graphics: People and global heritage on our last wild shores

The purpose of this report is to compile a number of “vital” Arctic graphics that describe the Arctic, the livelihoods of Arctic indigenous peoples and the future well-being of this region. It summarizes some key threats that endanger the future sustainability of the Arctic. The coastal regions are...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: United Nations Environment Programme 2016
Subjects:
Climate Change
arctic
arctic ecosystem
natural areas protection
climate change adaptation
climate protection
coastal area
coastal management
coastal ecosystem
coastal environment
economic development
economic opportunities
protected areas
Arctic
Climate change
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8637
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Summary:The purpose of this report is to compile a number of “vital” Arctic graphics that describe the Arctic, the livelihoods of Arctic indigenous peoples and the future well-being of this region. It summarizes some key threats that endanger the future sustainability of the Arctic. The coastal regions are particularly important to the ecology and to the peoples of the Arctic and their current protection status is therefore given particular focus.

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