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Status of natural and human environment

December 31, 2017

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.

Publication Year 2017
Title Status of natural and human environment
Authors 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
Publication Type Book Chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Index ID 70198095
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Alaska Regional Director's Office