The Arctic Council at Twenty: How to Remain Effective in a Rapidly Changing Environment
Journal: UC Irvine law review
Year: 2016

The Arctic today differs profoundly from the Arctic twenty years ago at the time of the transition from the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy to the Arctic Council.In another twenty years, conditions prevailing in the region are certain to have changed again in significant ways.The major changes occurring over the past twenty years are biophysical (e.g., the recession and thinning of sea ice), economic (e.g., the increased accessibility of Arctic energy resources), and political (e.g., Ru