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Community-Based Monitoring and Indigenous Knowledge in a Changing Arctic: A Review for the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks. Final report to Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks.
(ON: Inuit Circumpolar Council, Ottawa, Canada, 2016)
This review of community-based monitoring (CBM) in a
changing Arctic is based on a multi-year initiative launched
in 2012 as a task under the “Sustaining Arctic Observing
Networks” (SAON), a network of Arctic observing ...
Welcome to the Arctic. [Visitor Guidelines]
(Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, 2019)
General guidelines for travelers visiting the Arctic.
Tourism and cruise activities in the Arctic operate within a comprehensive framework of international and national laws and regulations to ensure safety and preservation ...
Arctic Research Plan FY2017-2021.
(Office of Science and Technology, Washington D.C.., 2016)
The United States is an Arctic nation—Americans depend on the Arctic for biodiversity and climate
regulation and for natural resources. America’s Arctic—Alaska—is at the forefront of rapid climate,
environmental, and ...
Strategisk næringsplan for Svalbard. Version 2.0.
(Multiconsult, Tromso, Norway, 2017)
Meld. St. 32 - Svalbardmeldinga - slår fast at de overordnede målene for norsk Svalbardpolitikk ligger fast. Dette innebærer at et av de viktigste hovedmålene er opprettholdelse av levedyktig og robust norsk familiesamfunn, ...
A method to extract fishers’ knowledge (FK) to generate evidence for sustainable management of fishing gears.
(2019)
The dangerous effects of Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gears (ALDFG) is documented in the literature.
However, there exists an overall lack of understanding in quantifying the pollution loads of
fishing gears (FG) ...
Meaningful engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in marine activities. Part II Report: Findings for Policy Makers.
(Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME), Akureyri, Norway, 2019)
Indigenous peoples and local communities living in coastal communities in the Arctic have
always depended on the sea for food, transportation, cultural and spiritual identity and social
well-being. Increasingly, the sea ...
An integrative climate change vulnerability index for Arctic aviation and marine transportation.
(2019)
Climate change vulnerability research methods are often divergent, drawing from siloed biophysical risk approaches or social-contextual frameworks, lacking methods for integrative approaches. This substantial gap has been ...
Strategic environmental assessment and monitoring: Arctic key gaps and bridging pathways.
(2013)
The Arctic region undergoes rapid and unprecedented environmental change. Environmental assessment and monitoring is needed to understand and decide how to mitigate and/or adapt to the changes and their impacts on society ...
Local documentation and management of living resources: User Guide. [PISUNA Manual]
(Piniakkanik sumiiffinni nalunaarsuineq (PISUNA), Nuuk, Greenland, 2014)
Welcome to Greenland Self-Government’s Guide to Local Documentation and Management of Living Resources! This guide is intended to help citizens document and interpret changes in living resources. The guide has been written ...
Community-based methods for monitoring coastal erosion: a step-by-step guide for documenting shoreline change in your community.
(Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2019)
This booklet provides comprehensive instructions for implementing three community-based shoreline monitoring systems, with all instructions designed to be completed by local residents. Tips for selecting monitoring sites, ...