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Title: Tromso Center: Direction in a Complex Arctic System


1
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

2
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

3
Systems Map of Pressure Points
4
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?

5
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.

6
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.

7
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

8
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

9
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

10
Implementation Options
11
  • Tusen Takk
  • Thank you
  • ???????
  • Giitu
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