Polar Environmental Governance and Non-State Actors

Rebecca Pincus & Saleem H. Ali (editors), Diplomacy on Ice: Energy and the Environment in the Arctic and Antarctic, Yale University Press (2015)

36 Pages Posted: 1 Feb 2015

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Sébastien Duyck

University of Lapland - Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM); Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

Date Written: January 15, 2015

Abstract

Non-state actors have been recognized with special statuses in environmental regimes for the protection of the polar regimes. On the southernmost continent, the private sector was successful for a long time to avoid regulation of tourism through the Antarctic Treaty System through self-regulation of the industry. In the Arctic, the role of indigenous peoples organizations and local governments was explicitly recognized in regional forums for cooperation with the establishment of innovative mechanisms for their participation. This state of play is however under growing pressure due to the increasing interest that both regions generates in the context of climate change.

Keywords: Non-state actors, NGOs, Non-governmental organizations, Polar governance, Antarctic treaty system, Arctic council, Arctic governance, Observer status, Permanent observers, Antarctic

Suggested Citation

Duyck, Sébastien, Polar Environmental Governance and Non-State Actors (January 15, 2015). Rebecca Pincus & Saleem H. Ali (editors), Diplomacy on Ice: Energy and the Environment in the Arctic and Antarctic, Yale University Press (2015), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2557172

Sébastien Duyck (Contact Author)

University of Lapland - Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) ( email )

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Finland

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) ( email )

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United States

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