The human dimensions of marine mammal management in a time of rapid change: comparing policies in Canada, Finland and the United States

Adaptive governance and the human dimens

Adaptive governance and the human dimensions of marine mammal management: Implications for policy in a changing North

✍ Chanda L. Meek; Amy Lauren Lovecraft; Riku Varjopuro; Martha Dowsley; Aaron T. D 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 202 KB

As climate change has driven dramatic changes in Northern sea ice regimes, marine mammals have gained iconic status around the world reflecting the perils of global warming. There is a tension between policies that have international support like a ban on seal hunting or whaling, and the adoption of