Download This PaperArctic Wetlands and Limited International Protections: Can the Ramsar Convention Help Meaningfully Address Climate Change?
Chapter 12 in The Big Thaw: Policy, Governance and Climate Change in the Circumpolar North, Ezra B.W. Zubrow, Errol Meidinger & Kim Diana Connolly, eds. ISBN 978-1-4384-7563-9, 2019
33 Pages Posted: 8 May 2023
Date Written: 2019
Abstract
Climate change is transforming the planet, and the Arctic is on the front lines. Those seeking tools to slow or alter this transformation are searching everywhere. Some are looking to international treaties as potential tools. In keeping with the theme of the Big Thaw Conference, this chapter explores the current and potential role of the Ramsar Convention (formally known as the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat) in this effort, particularly for Arctic wetlands.
Keywords: arctic, climate change, ramsar
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