Seal catches in the Arctic

Large-scale commercial harvests are restricted to harp and hooded seals, except for the hooded seal population in the Jan Mayen area of the Greenland…

Ratification of multilateral environmental agreements

Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are a main component of international environmental governance. The number of MEAs created in response to global environmental challenges has…

Murre colonies and human activities

The thick-billed murre and common murre have ranges 1,000,000 km2 and number in the millions or tens of millions of breeding pairs. However global…

Arctic biodiversity – pressures and impacts

The Arctic plays host to a vast array of biodiversity, including many globally significant populations. Included among these are more than half of the…

Arctic, topography and bathymetry (topographic map)

The Arctic represents the northernmost area of the World, the Arctic Ocean and the land areas that surrounds it. The region is characterized but…

Polar bear sub-populations and pollution

There are thought to be between 20,000 and 25,000 bears in the world, which occur in 19 relatively discrete sub-populations, some of which are…

The Arctic and the World – migration paths

The Arctic plays host to a vast array of biodiversity, including many globally significant populations. Included among these are more than half of the…

Marine mammals in the Arctic

Seven species of marine mammals live in the Arctic year-round – the bowhead whale, beluga whale, narwhal, ringed seal, beaded seal, walrus, and polar…

Red king crab native and invasive distribution

The red king crab is native to the Okhotsk and Japan Seas, the Bering Sea, and the northern Pacific Ocean, where it is an…

Many Strong Voices / Portraits of Resilience

Many Strong Voices / Portraits of Resilience