Tromso Center: Direction in a Complex Arctic System

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Tromso CenterDirection in a Complex Arctic
System

• Prepared for the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for
  Environmental Studies
• and the Troms County Working Group
• Tara Beck, Whitney Gantt, Britta Johnson, Louisa
• Kennedy, Giff Laube, Yeri Lopez, and Theo Ohlgart
• PA 867, Spring 2007

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Our client and project

• Client UWMadison Nelson Institute for
  Environmental Studies and the Troms County
  Working Group
• Objective Analyze Barents Euro-Arctic Region
  (BEAR) sustainability issues and create an
  institutional focus for a center in Tromso, Norway

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Systems Map of Pressure Points
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Goals and Criteria for Tromso Center

• 1. Sustainability
• Can the proposed direction
• Restore environmental balance?
• Provide opportunities for economic profit?
• Ensure social equity?
• 3. Administrative Feasibility
• Can the proposed direction
• Be implemented easily?
• Be implemented speedily?

• 2. Political Feasibility
• Can the proposed direction
• Meet international and national norms?
• Garner support from international bodies and
  domestic populace?
• 4. Justifiability
• Can the proposed direction
• Fill a gap in existing Arctic Management scheme?

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Policy Clearinghouse

• Identified gap in current management plan no
  central coordinating body.
• Proposal
• A physical and conceptual center for policy
  research, debate, coordination, and
  implementation
• Involves rotating stakeholder representatives in
  addition to permanent staff.

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Indigenous Peoples Integrated Policy Center

• The IPIPC would advocate and support indigenous
  peoples threatened by extractive industries
  throughout the world.
• Proposal
• Funded by an endowment from BAER petroleum
  revenues.
• Norway as a global leader in creating alliances
  and international cooperation.
• Stakeholder levels Sami people, Norway, and
  indigenous peoples throughout the world.

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Ecolabeling for BEAR Fisheries

• Ecolabeling Using market forces as a compliance
  mechanism
• Marine Stewardship Council Only international
  ecolabeling organization for fisheries
• Proposal
• Norwegian/Russian team will coordinate
  applications to MSC on behalf of BEAR fisheries
• Team will send Tromso Center affiliate to MSC
  Council
• Team will prepare reports on fisheries policy to
  Norway/Russia

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Center for Integrated Maritime Transport and
Technology

• Current knowledge gaps include maritime
  transport, oil spill response in Arctic
  conditions, and overall environmental pressure
• Proposal
• Use the latest information technology to fill
  gaps GIS, remote sensing, and satellite tracking
• Promote investment in the High North by
  decreasing uncertainty
• Improve safety within theshipping industry
• Collaborate with Russia combine science and
  policy tools disseminate information in Norway
  and Russia

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International Ecotourism Partnerships
International Ecotourism Partnerships

• Ecotourism promotes awareness of local culture
  and the environment
• Ecotourism is a growing sector of northern
  Norways economy
• Proposal
• Partner with local ecotourism operators
• Representatives from the center educate visitors
  on the systemic nature of the BEAR

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Implementation Options
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