scholarly journals Fuzzy Signals to Potential Observer States in the Arctic Council

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Alexandra Middleton
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Binary Classification ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Arctic Council ◽  
Arctic Circle

The attention to the Arctic is fuelled by the prospect of economic development, emerging shipping routes, and changing geopolitics. Since 1996 the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum for Arctic cooperation, has served to foster environmental protection and sustainable development in the region. The Arctic Council is composed of the eight Arctic states with territory north of the Arctic Circle and six Permanent Participants representing Arctic Indigenous People. Since its inception, the Arctic Council has admitted 13 non-Arctic Observer states. However, in 2021 three new candidates (Ireland, Czech Republic, and Estonia) were not successful with their applications despite proven records of Arctic research and influence in the region. This article will elaborate on the dynamics of Observer states admittance to the Arctic Council. Signalling theory is applied in this paper as a theoretical lens. More precisely, this paper will concentrate on fuzzy signalling, because such signals do not fall into binary classification and require a lot of contextual geopolitical information for interpretation. The data consists of research articles, publicly available statements, and media articles. The findings demonstrate that the admittance of Observer states to the Arctic Council can be viewed as fuzzy signalling. This paper will argue that fuzzy signalling is intrinsic to a multi-actor governance forum like the Arctic Council, where decisions are made on a consensus basis.

scholarly journals How Does the Arctic Council Support Conservation of Arctic Biodiversity?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5042
Author(s):  
Tom Barry ◽  
Brynhildur Daviðsdóttir ◽  
Níels Einarsson ◽  
Oran R. Young
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Council ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Conflicting Demands ◽  
Agent Of Change ◽  
Insight Into

The Arctic Council is an intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among Arctic states, indigenous communities, and peoples on issues of common importance. The rising geo-political importance of the Arctic and the onset of climate change has resulted in the Council becoming a focus of increasing interest from both inside and beyond the Arctic. This has resulted in new demands placed on the Council, attracting an increasing number of participants, and instigating a period of transformation as Arctic states work to find a way to balance conflicting demands to improve the Council’s effectiveness and take care of national interests. This paper considers whether, during this time of change, the Council is having an impact on the issues it was formed to address, i.e., environmental protection and sustainable development. To provide answers, it looks at how the Council reports on and evaluates progress towards the implementation of recommendations it makes regarding biodiversity, how it identifies where activities have had impacts and uncovers the mechanisms through which they were successful, to provide an insight into how the Arctic Council can be an agent of change.

The World Heritage Convention in the Arctic and Indigenous People: Time to Reform?

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Marsden
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The World ◽  
United Nations Declaration ◽  
High Level

This article analyses the role of the World Heritage Convention in the Arctic, particularly the role of Indigenous people in environmental protection and governance of natural, mixed and transboundary properties. It outlines the Convention in an Arctic context, profiles Arctic properties on the World Heritage List and Tentative List, and considers Arctic properties that may appear on the List of World Heritage in Danger. It gives detailed consideration to examples of Arctic natural, mixed, and potentially transboundary, properties of greatest significance to Indigenous people with reference to their environmental protection and management. In doing so, it reviews and analyses recent high-level critiques of the application of the Convention in the Arctic. Conclusions follow, the most significant of which is that the Convention and its Operational Guidelines must be reformed to be consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.

Renewable Energies and Urban Environment in Spain

2022 ◽  
pp. 204-225
Author(s):  
María Jesús García García
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Urban Structures ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Social ◽  
Stable Growth

Sustainable development is a type of development that advocates first of all the harmonization between economic development and environmental protection, adding social progress; it would therefore be a development in which high and stable growth in the production of goods and services is compatible with widespread social progress, environmental protection, and prudent and efficient use of natural resources. Among the different sectoral areas transferred by the idea of sustainable development is undoubtedly the field of urban planning and housing. The activity generated in cities has an important environmental impact, so it is necessary to orient urban structures, homes, and buildings under premises that are as respectful as possible with the environment, also taking advantage of its economic potential and its effect on the social fabric that inhabits it. It is about promoting integrated actions in the urban environment that are in tune with the objectives.

8. Arctic futures

2021 ◽  
pp. 137-142
Author(s):  
Klaus Dodds ◽  
Jamie Woodward
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Arctic Amplification ◽  
Arctic Council ◽  
Svalbard Archipelago ◽  
Governance Model

‘Arctic futures’ discusses the future of the Arctic that starts in the Norwegian territory of Svalbard wherein the Global Seed Vault functions as an Arctic sanctuary for the genetic diversity of crops. The Svalbard archipelago is a hotspot of Arctic amplification as rapid warming has been keenly felt by the small community. However, the environmental changes, no matter how stark and widespread, will not dampen interest in economic development and strategic posturing. Arctic states and northern peoples remain eager to improve their social and economic conditions as well as adapt to ongoing climate change. The Arctic is a haven of international peace and cooperation as the Arctic Council is cited as a governance model that others could emulate.

scholarly journals Planning Sustainable Economic Development in the Russian Arctic

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Evseev ◽  
Tatiana Krasovskaya ◽  
Vladimir Tikunov ◽  
Irina Tikunova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Territorial Planning

Recent federal documents devoted to the Arctic zone economic development highlighted eight basic areas—future innovative centers of regional development. Totally 150 investment projects are planned by 2030, where 48% are designated for mineral resources extraction, 16%—for transport development, 7%—for geological survey, 2%—for environment safety protection etc. At the same time, these ambitious plans should meet green economy goals. This means that territorial planning will have to consider at least three spatially differentiated issues: Socio-economic, ecological and environmental (nature hazards, climatic changes etc.). Thus, the initial stage of territorial planning for economic development needs evaluation of different spatial combinations of these issues. This research presents an algorithm for evaluation of joint impact of basic regional components, characterizing “nature-population-economy” interrelations in order to reveal their spatial differences and demonstrate options and risks for future sustainable development of the Russian Arctic. Basic research methods included system analysis with GIS tools. Accumulated data were arranged in three blocks which included principle regional factors which control sustainable development. In order to find different patterns of sustainability provided by these factors pair assessments of ecological/economic, environmental/economic and ecological/environmental data was done. Independent variable-environmental factors offered different spatial natural patterns either promoting or hampering economic development. It was impossible to assess jointly all three blocks data because the discussed framework of regional sustainability factors attributed to spatial regional system, which demonstrated its panarchy character. Ranking results were visualized in a map where the selected pair groups were shown for each basic territory of advanced development. Visualization of proportional correlation of social, economic and ecological factors was achieved using color triangle method (RGB).

Study on Management and Organization Innovation of Low-Carbon Scenic Spots

2012 ◽  
Vol 573-574 ◽  
pp. 797-800
Author(s):  
Miao Wang ◽  
Jing Fei Ren ◽  
Jing Li
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Control Mode ◽  
Matrix Structure ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Current Management ◽  
And Control

There are many problems about the current management mode of the scenic spots in China with the contradiction between the economic development and environmental protection as the key problem. The study on the management and control mode of the low-carbon scenic spots can alleviate the overload operation in the scenic spots to a great extent and it can help increase the economic income as well as achieve a sustainable development of the scenic spots. The straight-matrix structure constructs a horizontal and vertical management coordination platform with the information technology as the support and it enables the management information to be processed and conveyed within the organization so as to realize a win-win development of economy and environmental protection in the scenic spots.

scholarly journals Protecting the environment for the sake of sustainable development from the perspective of implementing social responsibilities of Vietnamese enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 11011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van Anh Thi Duong ◽  
Lyudmila Pushkareva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Close Cooperation

Development society brings many benefits to people and also brings many challenges. Those challenges seriously affect sustainable economic development, the life and health of all people in society. At present, issues that the whole society has been facing are: hygiene, food safety, environmental pollution, new epidemics, and exhaust of natural resources as well as warming up of the earth... To limit and solve the aforementioned issues, it needs close cooperation and support from all people and enterprises. Every individual, every organization is a part of society. The development of each individual and each enterprise is also the development of society and vice versa. The rise of society will also have a positive impact on each member of it. Therefore, enterprises need to raise awareness about sustainable development and act responsibly with the community and society. It is necessary and useful not only for enterprises themselves but also for the whole society. In this thesis, the author focuses on addressing the following issues: Carrying out social responsibilities associated with environmental protection in order to sustainably develop of Vietnamese enterprises, thereby finding the causes and proposing solutions to help enterprises fulfill their social responsibilities and protect the green, clean and beautiful environment in accordance with the standards prescribed by the Law on Environment of Vietnam in 2014.

Research on the Coordination of Economy and Environment for Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone

2013 ◽  
Vol 726-731 ◽  
pp. 3976-3980
Author(s):  
Chuan Kui Liu ◽  
You Yuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Poyang Lake ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
Ecological Economic

It is a very important problem that economic and environmental coordinated development in PLEEZ. This paper found economic and environmental systems, a quantitative method was proposed which systemic coordinated evaluation based on the principal component analysis and system index of sustainable development for PLEEZ, the conclusions provide a useful reference to economic development and environmental protection coordination of PLEEZ.

The Arctic Economic Council – the Origins

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-248
Author(s):  
Natalia Loukacheva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Business Community ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Council ◽  
Economic Council ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Vision

On 2 September 2014, in the Canadian town of Iqaluit – the territorial capital of Nunavut – the founding meeting of the Arctic Economic Council took place. By relying on founding documents, interviews with stakeholders who were engaged in the development of the concept of the Council, and by following the process of its establishment, the author examines why the Arctic Council established this new independent body. The article looks back at the history of the Arctic Council’s relationships with business and examines what the objectives of the new Arctic Economic Council are. It also explores how the new council will do business and concludes by posing questions about how the Council might facilitate economic development, entrepreneurship, a new vision and dialogue, and generally how it can best serve the circumpolar business community, Northern and Indigenous stakeholders.

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