China’s Economic Presence in the Arctic: Realities, Expectations and Concerns

Stępień, Adam; Kauppila, Liisa; Kopra, Sanna; Käpylä, Juha; Lanteigne, Marc; Mikkola, Harri; Nojonen, Matti

doi:10.1163/9789004408425_007

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“…Hunting grounds were taken away, and even the Thule American airbase was built after an existing Inuit community was given just a few days to move (70). Interests in harvesting rich natural resources highlight ongoing economic incentives and alternative motives from cultural imperialism (71). For ecotourism to be seen as a potential economic opportunity, Greenlanders want to see these developments balanced with sensitivity and respect for Inuit, Inughuit, and Greenlandic values.…”

Section: Conservation and Anthropogenic Impact On Arctic Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biology and Cultural Importance of the Narwhal

Nweeia

2024

Annu. Rev. Anim. Biosci.

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Though narwhal have survived multiple ice ages, including 2.5 Ma and the last interglacial period with warming temperatures, Arctic climate change during the Anthropocene introduces new challenges. Despite their evolutionary connection to Arctic Pleistocene fossils, narwhal archeocete ancestors from the Pliocene ( Bohaskaia monodontoides ) and Miocene ( Denebola and Odobenocetopsidae) inhabited warm waters. Narwhal Arctic adaptation holds valuable insights into unique traits, including thin skin; extreme diving capacity; and a unique straight, spiraled, and sensory tooth organ system. Inaccessible weather, ice conditions, and darkness limit scientific studies, though Inuit knowledge adds valuable observations of narwhal ecology, biology, and behavior. Existing and future studies in myriad fields of physical, chemical, biological, and genetic science, combined and integrated with remote sensing and imaging technologies, will help elucidate narwhal evolution, biology, and adaptation. When integrated with Qaujimajatuqangit, “the Inuit way of knowing,” these studies help describe interesting biologic expressions of the narwhal.

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Section: Conservation and Anthropogenic Impact On Arctic Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%