Status of natural and human environment

Lyman K. Thorsteinson; Peter Outridge; Alexander Klepikov; Maria Ananichheva; Evgeny Antonov; Valeria Bashkirova; Valery Chaschin; Ashley Gaden; Layla Hughes; Gensuo Jia; Takashi Kikuchi; Kirill Kivka; James Lima; Magdalena Muir; Elena Nikitina; Nina Poussenkova; Natalia Pozhilova; Valentina Sergeeva; Vanessa Skean; Alexey Somov; Gary Stern; Vilena Valeeva

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Status of natural and human environment

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This report present the results of the 2017 AMAP Assessment of Adaptation Actions for a changing Arctic (AACA): Perspectives form the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Region. This is one of three pilot study regions included in the AACA project. AACA is the first AMAP assessment dealing with adaptation actions and how to meet possible Arctic futures in these times of rapid chance. Information contained in this report is fully referenced and based first and foremost on peer-reviewed and published results of research and monitoring undertaken within the past decade. Care has been taken to ensure that no critical probability statements are based on non-peer-reviewed materials Access to reliable and up-to-date information is essential for the development of science-based decision-making regarding ongoing changes in the Arctic and their global implications.

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Lyman K. Thorsteinson, Peter Outridge, Alexander Klepikov, Maria Ananichheva, Evgeny Antonov, Valeria Bashkirova, Valery Chaschin, Ashley Gaden, Layla Hughes, Gensuo Jia, Takashi Kikuchi, Kirill Kivka, James Lima, Magdalena Muir, Elena Nikitina, Nina Poussenkova, Natalia Pozhilova, Valentina Sergeeva, Vanessa Skean, Alexey Somov, Gary Stern, Vilena Valeeva. 2017. Status of natural and human environment. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70198095

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