Protecting the Arctic
Subtitle: Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Survival (Studies in Environmental Anthropology , Vol 3)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge; Harwood Academic Publishers
Published: October 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9789057023552
Subjects: Anthropology; Conservation of the environment; International relations; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Arctic regions; Anthropology - General; Indigenous peoples; Natural resources; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Anthropology - Cultural
First sentence: In recent years concern over global warming, atmospheric pollution, ozone depletion, overfishing and uncontrolled resource extraction has focused international attention on the Arctic as a critical zone for global environmental change.
Description: As the Arctic region becomes drawn into broad global environmental problems, indigenous groups fight to maintain control over lands, resouces, traditions, and cultures.