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Enclosed are sources that contributed to the educational information found throughout the site. We thank our friends for helping to make this Arctic website a valuable place for information.
Geography & Population
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI)
Arctic Council (2000) – Arctic Flora and Fauna Status and Conservation
US National Snow & Ice Data Center Atlas of the Cryosphere
Arctic Peoples: Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat
Arctic Council – 2009 Tromsø Declaration
About.com – A Brief History of Arctic Exploration
Smithsonian Institution – Arctic FAQs
Think Quest – Siberia, Land of Wonders
The Island Encyclopedia – Islands of the Arctic Ocean
Natural Resources Canada – Canada’s Arctic
Exploration to the Canadian Arctic E-Atlas
Wildlife & Environment
CircumArctic Rangifer Monitoring and Assessment Network
Cornell Lab of Ornithology – All About Birds
Census of Marine Life – Arctic Ocean Diversity
Encyclopedia of the Earth – Human Impacts on the Biodiversity of the Arctic
Arctic Council (2009) – Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment
Arctic Council (2009) – Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines
Arctic Council (2000) – Arctic Flora and Fauna Status and Conservation
Nordic Council of Ministers – Bottom Trawling and Scallop Dredging in the Arctic (2007)
United Nations Environment Programme- GEO 2000
World Wildlife Fund – Illegal Fishing in Arctic Waters (2008)
World Wildlife Fund – Polar Bears at Risk (2002)
Arctic Council (2010) – Circumpolar Monitoring Working Group – Arctic Species Trend Index
Russian Geographical Society- The Arctic Environment
Smithsonian Institution Arctic Studies Center – Wildlife profiles
Climate Change
Arctic Council (2004) – Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
Impacts of a Warming Arctic - Executive summary and report sections
International Polar Foundation – Summary of 2004 Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
United Nations Environment Program – Outlook for Global Snow and Ice
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Arctic Report Card 2009
Arctic Council (2009) – The Greenland Ice Sheet in a Changing Climate
United Nations Environment Programme – 2009 Climate Change Science Compendium: Earth’s Ice
U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center – FAQs on Arctic sea ice
Encyclopedia of the Earth – Coastal environment and infrastructure in the Arctic
Natural Resources
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program – 2007 Oil and Gas Assessment
US Geological Survey – 2008 Oil and Gas Assessment Fact Sheet
“Russia’s Polar Oil and Gas Activities” by Anatoly Zolotukhin
United Nations Continental Shelf Programme
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee - History of Mining in the North
Arctic Council (2000) – Arctic Flora and Fauna Status and Conservation
World Wildlife Fund – Whaling Facts & Figures
Pew Environment Group – Oceans North-Commercial fishing
Economy & Infrastructure
Arctic Council (2007) – Arctic Human Development Report – Economic Systems
Arctic Council (2009) – Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment
Arctic Council (2009) – Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines
Arctic Shipping Portlet
International Cooperation
International Arctic Science Committee
International Polar Year Program
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Tourism
World Wildlife Fund – Principles and Codes of Conduct for Arctic Tourism
Related Maps
Videos
Polar Bear Patrols
Videos
Exploring Oceans: Arctic
The Arctic Ocean’s ice cap and the surrounding waters are home to polar bears, seals, whales, and a rich variety of other marine life whose survival has long depended on sea ice. Recently, Russian explorers in deep-sea submersibles made the first-ever visit to the North Pole on the dark, frigid seafloor on top of the planet.
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