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The Barents Region is a model for sustainable economic development in the North.

The Barents is the perfect laboratory for innovation and sustainability.

The ecosystems of the Barents Region are diverse and include large areas of boreal forests or taiga, as well as vast areas of wetlands and tundra.

Sápmi, the traditional lands of the Saami people, lies in the northernmost regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.

Adaptation to changes in reindeer herding will require future Arctic leaders to be knowledgeable and aware of long-term sustainability for reindeer husbandry.

LOCATED TO THE NORTH of Norway and the European part of the Russian Federation, the Barents comprises areas largely under the jurisdiction of those states

The Barents Region is the most developed, populated and fastest growing part of the Arctic. While climate change is a strong global force, other forces might be more important locally.

This article originally appeared in issue 02.17 of The Circle. See all issues of The Circle here. For a more in-depth look at walrus conservation, download WWF’s report The State of Circumpolar Walrus Populations. Diminishing sea ice means polar bears and walrus are spending more time on land. Will this lead to more conflict between the two […]

Counting walruses is difficult, complex and labour intensive usually requiring repeat visits to haulout sites.

The Pacific walrus has long been a staple of subsistence for the Indigenous peoples of northeastern Russia and the Inuit of Alaska in the United States.