Event:Arctic Tipping Points
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| Event:Arctic Tipping Points | |
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| Date | 24/01/2011 |
| City | Tromso |
| Country | Norway |
| Summary | Summary::Arctic Tipping Points: Discussing strategies for sustainable development in the Arctic |
This event will be held from 23-28 of January, 2011 in Tromso, Norway.
Objectives
Arctic Frontiers supports open and independent dialogue, builds partnerships, and contributes to the discussion about pan-arctic political strategies for sustainable development in the Arctic.
Arctic Frontiers is working to achieve the following:
- to increase attention and commitment to sustainable development of the Arctic, particularly from the corporate sector.
* to build new partnerships across sectors, generations and ethnic groups,
* to offer a forum for delivering state of the art science to the public and at the same time bringing the sociological, political and economic framework for management of the Arctic to the attention of science.
* to provide open access to everyone to the annual conferences through a live broadcast on the Internet, simultaneously interpreted in English and in Russian.
* to develop new approaches and solutions to environmental challenges caused by human activity.
Rationale
Increased human activity in the Arctic will have significant economic, political, and social implications for Arctic nations, and will impact Arctic ecosystems. It is thus vital to balance human activities within Arctic regions with the need to manage and protect the environment and ecosystems in the short and long term. Arctic Frontiers provides a platform for all arctic stakeholders to define priorities for development and research under the motto Balancing human use and ecosystem protection. The ultimate goal of Arctic Frontiers is to provide a better understanding of arctic regions within a pan-arctic perspective, and to promote sustainable levels of human activity based on scientific knowledge, cultural sensitivity and cooperation across borders.
