UNEP Year eBook 2014 Update - Rapid Change in the Arctic

3. A DAPTING TO R APID C HANGE | 2014 UPDATE

Many Indigenous organisations are actively involved in monitoring rapid changes in the environment and are seeking ways to adapt to these changes. All the Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council, as well as many other indigenous organisations, run projects, ranging from strengthening indigenous participation in decision-making processes to documenting and enhancing use of traditional knowledge.

Connections between reindeer herders, traditional knowledge, and biodiversity conservation in the Arctic and Subarctic explained. Featured are two Association of World Reindeer Herders projects, EALLIN and Nomadic Herders. © Phillip Burgess/International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry

The European Union is engaged in a number of initiatives in the region, including establishing a new EU Arctic Information Centre (explained here). © International Polar Foundation

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