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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483155303321

Autore

Weidemann Lilly

Titolo

International Governance of the Arctic Marine Environment : With Particular Emphasis on High Seas Fisheries / / by Lilly Weidemann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-04471-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg, , 1614-2462 ; ; 27

Disciplina

341.45091632

Soggetti

Law of the sea

International law

Environmental law, International

Environmental law

Environmental policy

Climatic changes

Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space

International Environmental Law

Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice

Climate Change Management and Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Environmental Situation in the Arctic -- International Governance of the Arctic Marine Environment -- Possible Ways for Enhancement -- Summary.

Sommario/riassunto

The Arctic is particularly affected by climate change; over the past few decades, temperatures in this area have risen twice as fast as the mean global rate. The most prominent effect of global climate change in the region is the melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, which enables a multitude of ocean uses to be initiated and extended, such as shipping, fishing and oil and gas extraction. Unlike in the Antarctic, there is currently no single comprehensive legal regime for governance of the Arctic. Instead, the region is regulated by a patchwork of international



treaties, above all the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), various regional and sub-regional agreements, national laws and soft-law agreements. This treatise provides an evaluation of the governance regime that regulates the use of the Arctic marine environment and its readiness to protect these fragile ecosystems in light of the consequences of climate change.