Reforming Arctic Marine Governance
New Arctic needs new rules
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Video interview: Lasse Gustavson, WWF Executive conservation director
Video: Arctic governance press conference
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Background information
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In light of these rapid changes, the current regulatory and governance regime for protection of the arctic marine environment has become inadequate and new measures must be adopted if we are to protect and preserve the marine environment and sustainably use the Arctic’s marine resources.
WWF works with arctic states and arctic Indigenous peoples to promote the closure of these governance gaps, protection and preservation of the Arctic Ocean and sustainable ecosystem-based management of its resources.
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Related external links
Edmonton Journal: Canada needs to define arctic rules
The Aspen Institute: Principles of arctic governance
Project Syndicate: The North Pole in peril
Cooperation or conflict? The way forward for arctic governance
- What happens when previously inaccessible areas of the Arctic Ocean become accessible for fishing and oil and gas exploration?
- How should national and international interests be balanced in the Arctic Ocean?
- What are the roles of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Arctic Council?
- Are the current legal regimes sufficient?
- What do some of the arctic states want arctic governance to look like?
- What is the Indigenous perspective on these issues?
Key international actors working within that particular area have been asked to share their thoughts and ideas on various aspects of arctic governance in this edition of the WWF International Arctic Programme magazine, The Circle.
