Safeguarding the Arctic
IISD President Scott Vaughan comments on the relationship between sustainable development and emerging sovereignty issues in the Arctic.
He suggests that it is critical to strike a balance between the evolving opportunities for economic development and the rights of Canada's Aboriginal peoples, while at the same time building in protections for the region's fragile ecosystem.
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