Associate Professor Tatiana Sorokina Issues related to protection of the Arctic environment are becoming increasingly urgent, as Arctic ecosystems are vulnerable to increasing anthropogenic pressures. The problem of protecting Northern nature from the effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which...
- June 18, 2019
Mr Assi Harkoma1 1Artic Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is considered to be an important tool for sustainable development in the Arctic. Since economic activities are likely to increase in the area, the EIA in project planning will...
- June 18, 2019
Mrs Antje Neumann1 1Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands The protection of Antarctica’s wilderness values has been addressed by several Polar Law Symposia of the past. At the same time, the status quo of protecting these values has not been changed...
- June 14, 2019
Dr John Abrahamson1 1Sheltons-SITTI, Sydney, Australia Polar environments are at ever increasing risk of potential environmental emergencies, including oil and chemical spill risks from developing oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean region, and research and tourist vessel access...
- June 14, 2019