00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.901895 CaOODSP 20221123120150 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 210721t20202021onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP r------ YM32-2/2020-92E-PDF Nguyen, Thai, 1971- author. The Arctic : environmental issues / Thai Nguyen. Ottawa, Canada : Library of Parliament = Bibliothèque du Parlement, 2020. ©2021 1 online resource (ii, 11 pages). text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Background paper ; publication no. 2020-92-E Issued also in French under title: L'Arctique : questions environnementales. "3 December 2020." Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-11). "Although the Arctic contains few large‑scale industrial development projects and the region is sparsely populated, it is under threat from environmental stresses largely originating in distant southern regions. Three main interrelated issues are affecting the Arctic environment: climate change, changes in biological diversity and the accumulation of toxic substances. The Arctic appears to be both a harbinger of environmental change and a key determinant of that change, particularly as it relates to climate. This Background Paper briefly describes some of the environmental issues impacting the Arctic and lists some of the efforts being made internationally and in Canada to protect and conserve the Arctic environment"--Introduction, page 1. Climatic changes Arctic regions. Biodiversity Climatic factors Arctic regions. Persistent pollutants Environmental aspects Arctic Regions. Environmental law Arctic Regions. Canada. Library of Parliament, issuing body. Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service, issuing body. L'Arctique : (CaOODSP)9.901896 Background paper (Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service : Online) no. 2020-92-E. (CaOODSP)9.504772 PDF 1.95 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2021/bdp-lop/bp/YM32-2-2020-92-eng.pdf HTML N/A https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/202092E