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CAFF Monitoring Series Report No.5 - Circumpolar Protected Areas Monitoring Arctic Protected Areas Monitoring Scheme Background Paper
Get PDFThe Arctic is experiencing pressure from numerous sources. Local pollution, long-range contaminant transport, habitat fragmentation, melting of sea-ice and permafrost due to climate change, overharvesting, invasive species and the effects of regional and economic development and subsequent
transport are among the many factors affecting Arctic biodiversity.
While the effects of changes to Arctic biodiversity are of common concern, status and trend data are inconsistent and available on a sporadic basis or not at all. National and regional information is often lacking, not well shared and gathered using different methodologies and protocols. Although there are numerous biodiversity monitoring programs in place in the circumpolar Arctic there is little coordination of efforts among them. As a consequence, our understanding of the larger picture of ecosystem integrity
in the Arctic and the status and trends of Arctic species and their habitats is incomplete
Country Report 2011: Reports from the Adhering Bodies of the International Permafrost Association
No full textPermafrost and Greenhouse Gases: Towards Sustainable Development or Catastrophe of Our Ice Dependent World?
No full textYoung Researcher Ivan Sudakov, St. Petersburg State University, Russia, at the NRF 6th open Assembly in Hveragerði, Iceland. September 2011
Arctic Ice Edge and Sailing Routes Map
No full textThe map shows the median ice-edge in the Arctic in april and september from 1979 to 2000, with the three Arctic sailing routes. It also displays the ice deposit in 2006. 2007, 2010 and 2011. The ice data source is the National Snow and Ice Data Centre, NSIDC and the sailing routes data sources are the Arctic Portal and AMSA
Arctic Pollution 2011
Get PDFPrevious Arctic Council AMAP Working group assessments on Mercury in the Arctic, published 1997 and 2002, reported that a substantial amount of mercury in the Arctic arrives via long-range transport from human sources at lower latitudes and that, owing to their traditional diet, some Arctic populations receive high dietary exposure to mercury, raising concern to human health. The overall goal of this assessment was to update information relevant to answering the question: "What controls the mercury levels in the Arctic and what are the effects on Arctic biota?
Arctic sea ice associated biodiversity: importance and challenges.
No full textMr. Tom Barry, CAFF – Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, talks here in the NRF 6th open assembly in Hveragerði, Iceland, in September of 2011.
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Stefán B. Sigurðsson, Rector of University of Akureyri. Opening statement.
No full textStefán B. Sigurðsson, Rector of University of Akureyri. Opening statement at the NRF 6th open Assembly in Hveragerði, Iceland. September 2011
Dr. Lassi Heininen, chair of NRF, opening statement
No full textDr. Lassi Heininen, chair of NRF, opening statement at the NRF 6th open Assembly in Hveragerði, Iceland. September 2011
Chemical composition of marine aerosols of the 26th Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition
Get PDFThe ionic compositions of aerosol samples collected during the 26th Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition were analyzed and the sources of ions were distinguished. Cl(-), Na(+), SO(2-)4 , NO(-)3 , and Mg2+ were the most abundant ionic components in the marine aerosols. Cl¡ and Na+ contributed over 70% in the total ionic composition, indicating the sea salt is still the primary composition in marine aerosols, followed by the sulfate as the secondary ionic component existed as NH4NO3, NH4HSO4, (NH4)2SO4. The maximal sea salt concentrations were found at around 40±S and could be attributed to greater winds. The concentrations of methane sulfonic acid (MSA) appeared increasing trend from the low to high latitudes, possibly caused by lower temperature in air and higher marine biological processes in the marginal waters in Antarctica. The correlation and factor analyzes were used to investigate possible sources of these ions. Cl(-), Br(-), Na(+), K(+), Mg(2+) and Ca(2+) had predominantly marine sources; while F(-), NO(-)3 and NH(+)4 had mostly anthropogenic sources; MSA had marine biogenic sources. The concentrations of SO2¡ 4 were influenced by both marine and anthropogenic sources
The Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments
No full textThe Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments is a multidisciplinary research and training centre funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research-Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health. The Nasivvik Centre is focused on building capacity in Inuit health research through trainee support and strategic funding initiatives in key environmental health areas of importance to Inuit communities. e