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Arctic Pollution 2002
The Arctic Monitoring & Assessment Programme (AMAP) is a group working under The Arctic Council in Oslo, Norway. This report, the second 'State of the Arctic Environment Report' prepared by AMAP in accordance with its mandate, presents the results of work conducted during AMAP's second phase (1998-2002) in relation to 5 priority areas: persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, radioactivity, human health, & pathways of contaminants. The assessment described in this report builds upon the previous AMAP assessment that was presented in two volumes published by AMAP in 1997 & 1998, respectively. Charts, tables & photos.
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Observing’ the Arctic
Addressing the growing economic, political, and cultural presence of Asian states in the Arctic region, this timely book looks at how that presence is being evaluated and engaged with by Arctic states and their northern communities. A diverse range of authors addresses the question that underpins so much of this interest in Asian engagement with the northern latitudes: what do Asian countries want to gain from the Arctic?
AMAP Assessment 2015
The 2015 Human Health Assessment Report follows three previous AMAP assessments on human health (AMAP 1998, 2003, 2009) and represents the current knowledge base after 25 years of focused study. This report includes new knowledge, updates and fills information gaps identified in past reports, and focuses attention on the most recent integrated scientific knowledge related to environmental contaminants and human health. It does not update information concerning the levels and effects of radioactivity and UV-radiation; these topics were addressed in the first comprehensive AMAP Assessment Report (AMAP 1998). ... The present report describes activities for maintaining and expanding current huma...
The New Arctic
In the late 18th century explorers and scientists started venturing into the Arctic in a heroic and sometimes deadly effort to understand and unveil the secrets of the unforgiving and mysterious polar region of the high north. Despite that the Arctic was already populated mattered less for the first wave of polar researchers and explorations who nevertheless, brought back valuable knowledge. Today the focus in Arctic science and discourse has changed to one which includes the peoples and societies, and their interaction with the world beyond. The image of a static Arctic - heralded first by explorers - prevailed for a long time, but today the eyes of the World see the Arctic very differently...
