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Kirt Ejesiak. November 18, 2010

Arctic Biodiversity Symposium Canadian Museum of Nature. Kirt Ejesiak. November 18, 2010. ICC: Who we are. ICC Chukotka (Russia). ICC Alaska (USA). ICC Greenland. ICC Canada.

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Kirt Ejesiak. November 18, 2010

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  1. Arctic Biodiversity SymposiumCanadian Museum of Nature Kirt Ejesiak. November 18, 2010

  2. ICC: Who we are ICC Chukotka (Russia) ICC Alaska (USA) ICC Greenland ICC Canada 155,000 Inuit live in the Arctic spread across Greenland, Canada, Alaska (USA) and Chukotka (Russia). The Inuit Circumpolar Council advocates for Inuit rights internationally.

  3. ICC: What we do • Biodiversity • Wildlife • Contaminants • Trade • Health • Language • Research • Climate Change • Government Relations

  4. International Research Activities and Opportunities • International Polar Year (IPY) & Circumpolar Flaw Lead (CFL) • Arctic Council • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) UNFCCC COP16 • CBD COP 10 • ArcticNet • Northern Contaminants Program

  5. CBD COP 10Nagoya ProtocolAccess and Benefit Sharing

  6. How is Climate Change Impacting Biodiversity in the Arctic?

  7. Inuit Use of Biodiversity

  8. Examples of Traditional Medicine • Examples of commercialization

  9. What are the most pressing issues to focus research towards?

  10. What is the greatest impediment to working on these issues?

  11. What is the most important point for the general public to know about this work?

  12. Qujannamiik!

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