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Sanitation sewage and treatment in big cities – Two study cases
Case study to compare two urban centers.
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Child mortality rates
Child mortality rates by cause and region, 2004. Source: WHO, 2008.
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Water withdrawal and use
Regional variation in water withdrawal per capita and its use by sector.
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Wastewater – Contaminants and their effects
The contaminants in waste- water come from many different sources and can have cumulative and synergistic effects requiring a multi-pronged response.
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Current marine shipping uses in the Arctic
Biological invasions are known from around the globe but are relatively less known or studied in the Arctic. This secondary migration of invasives complicates…
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Arctic conservation area (CAFF), Topographic map, ABA version (2010)
The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna is a working group under the Arctic Council, for the countries of Russia, Denmark, USA, Canada, Sweden,…
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Advancement of phenological events in high-arctic Greenland
It is clear from lower latitudes that phenological trends are linked to temperature changes and experimental warming also results in earlier plant phenology. Yet,…
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Vitality of indigenous languages of the Arctic
UNESCO has classified the vitality of each of the Arctic indigenous languages on which data was collected for the ABA study. It is striking…
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Trends in speakers of Arctic indigenous languages (1989-2006)
Language not only communicates, it defines culture, nature, history, humanity, and ancestry. The indigenous languages of the Arctic have been formed and shaped in…
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Peatland in Arctic Russia
Wetlands are widely distributed in the Arctic, covering about 70% of the region. Of the six Ramsar wetland types represented, the most extensive are…
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Disappearing lakes – Old Crow Basin, Canada (1951-2001)
The Arctic contains a variety of types of lakes but overall, it is thermokarst lakes and ponds that are the most abundant and productive…
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Protected Areas in the Arctic by IUCN category
Protected areas have long been viewed as a key element for maintaining and conserving Arctic biodiversity and the functioning landscapes upon which species depend.…