Rapid Climate Change in Alaska

User icon Heather Dray
23 July 2024
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Policy designed to address and mitigate the impact of rapid climate change on the industries, wildlife and people of Alaska.


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 29 February 2024 English

NPRB directs research towards species, processes, and dynamics in the marine ecosystems of Alaska, including the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, the Aleutian Islands, and the Chukchi and Beaufort …


West Coast Environmental Law · 3 February 2021 English

Almost half of the 40 large cruise ships that visit waters under Alaska’s jurisdiction do not have the necessary permission to discharge wastewater, and the Celebrity Solstice is one of …


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 31 July 2023 English

Holdren The Earth’s surface north of the Arctic Circle, which includes nearly a third of Alaska, is warming 3-4 times faster than the global average.1 Alaska as a whole is …


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 29 June 2018 English

dynaimc oxygen environments category goes here and here Predicting marine ecosystem responses to environmental variation: Now is the time to merge bioenergetics and movement ecology Kenneth Rose Horn Point Laboratory …


EPA: Environmental Protection Agency · 5 April 2016 English

This fact sheet provides a concise overview of the observed and projected effects and impacts of climate change on Alaska


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 31 July 2023 English

In addition to the eight Arctic member states (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, and the United States), the Council established the unique role of “Permanent Participant,” which provides …


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 12 July 2023 English

Recent Shipping Trends According to the Arctic Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group, shipping activity in the Arctic region grew by 25% from 2013 to 2019, …


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 18 June 2008 English

Acknowledgments ● Environmental Protection Agency ● North Pacific Research Board ● Alaska Sea Grant Project Goal ●Provide rapid assessment based on reasoned expert judgment on impacts of climate change on …


ELI: Environmental Law Institute · 1 September 2020 English

Inuit are at the forefront of the drastic changes taking place in the Arctic. As the world community increasingly turns its focus to the Arctic, it is important to ensure …


Hewlett Foundation · 15 July 2018 English

biodiversity and the conservation of the ecological The grantmaking strategy also valued preserving integrity of the North American West, landscape- core areas of outstanding conservation value as well scale protection, …