Category Archives: Volume 16, no. 3 (2021)

Triple Bottom Line Approaches to Development in the Arctic – Foreword

The following papers are the culminating work of a team of Graduate students from four universities in Iceland, Norway, and the United States, representing multiple disciplines. The students worked together remotely with faculty support over the past year and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic period. The focus of the cohort was to identify and research Arctic-related … Continue reading Triple Bottom Line Approaches to Development in the Arctic – Foreword

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Ecological Feedback Effects Affecting Arctic Biodiversity in Response to Glacial Melt

A changing Arctic The Arctic is a geographic region situated in the northernmost part of earth. It marks the latitude above which the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice. The Arctic is considered an area within the Arctic Circle that draws an imaginary line that … Continue reading Ecological Feedback Effects Affecting Arctic Biodiversity in Response to Glacial Melt

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Climate Change and Mental Health: A Snapshot of Arctic Indigenous People’s Resiliency and Suffering as the World Transforms

For years, the Arctic region, home to 4 million people, ten percent of whom are indigenous, has provided an example of rapidly changing climate patterns impinging on human ability to adapt to the change (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland). The Circumpolar region has experienced warming at a rate roughly two to three times greater than … Continue reading Climate Change and Mental Health: A Snapshot of Arctic Indigenous People’s Resiliency and Suffering as the World Transforms

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Glacial Water Melt in Greenland: Resource for the Future

Introduction Research into the cause and effect of increased thawing in permafrost areas and rising sea level has led to the conclusion that without extensive decrease in carbon emissions, future generations may be presented with severely different global conditions (IPCC, n.d.). This condition could make populated areas uninhabitable and leave others with limited possibilities for … Continue reading Glacial Water Melt in Greenland: Resource for the Future

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The Legal Protection of Sea Ice Areas and the Triple Bottom Line Approach to Mining Management in the Arctic

2020 is the year when 40% of the 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf, located on the north-western edge of Ellesmere Island, caved into the sea. 2020 is the year when the Greenland Ice Sheet has already passed the point of no return. 2020 is the year when human presence in the Arctic Ocean fell dramatically due … Continue reading The Legal Protection of Sea Ice Areas and the Triple Bottom Line Approach to Mining Management in the Arctic

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Sustainable Development of Arctic Oil and Gas: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Benefit-Sharing.

How would you feel if foreigners encroached on your natural resources for commercial exploitation without your consent and had no agreement with you regarding the sharing of benefits generated from its use? This is the case for vulnerable Arctic populations and Indigenous peoples. The Arctic is known as a vast storehouse of potential resources. Oil … Continue reading Sustainable Development of Arctic Oil and Gas: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Benefit-Sharing.

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