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How Does the Arctic Council Support Conservation of Arctic Biodiversity?

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  • Tom Barry

    (Environment and Natural Resources, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland)

  • Brynhildur Daviðsdóttir

    (Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Economics and Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland)

  • Níels Einarsson

    (Stefansson Arctic Institute, 600 Akureyri, Iceland)

  • Oran R. Young

    (Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA)

Abstract

The Arctic Council is an intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among Arctic states, indigenous communities, and peoples on issues of common importance. The rising geo-political importance of the Arctic and the onset of climate change has resulted in the Council becoming a focus of increasing interest from both inside and beyond the Arctic. This has resulted in new demands placed on the Council, attracting an increasing number of participants, and instigating a period of transformation as Arctic states work to find a way to balance conflicting demands to improve the Council’s effectiveness and take care of national interests. This paper considers whether, during this time of change, the Council is having an impact on the issues it was formed to address, i.e., environmental protection and sustainable development. To provide answers, it looks at how the Council reports on and evaluates progress towards the implementation of recommendations it makes regarding biodiversity, how it identifies where activities have had impacts and uncovers the mechanisms through which they were successful, to provide an insight into how the Arctic Council can be an agent of change.

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  • Tom Barry & Brynhildur Daviðsdóttir & Níels Einarsson & Oran R. Young, 2020. "How Does the Arctic Council Support Conservation of Arctic Biodiversity?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-18, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:12:p:5042-:d:374098
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    1. Oran R. Young, 2019. "Is It Time for a Reset in Arctic Governance?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(16), pages 1-12, August.
    2. Olav Stokke, 2013. "Regime interplay in Arctic shipping governance: explaining regional niche selection," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 65-85, March.
    3. Tom Barry & Courtney Price, 2015. "Arctic biodiversity: from science to policy," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 5(3), pages 283-287, September.
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