@article{8e8a7f73d79e49f297cec62d5278318f,
title = "Introduction: Responding to a Changing Arctic Ocean: Canadian and Russian Experiences and Challenges",
author = "Viatcheslav Gavrilov and Vanderzwaag, {David L.} and Rolston, {Susan J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Furthering an understanding of Canadian and Russian approaches and challenges in Arctic Ocean governance is the purpose of this thematic issue. A comparison of law and policy perspectives and cooperation between Canada and the Russian Federation has been limited1 with much more attention being given to great power politics in the Arctic, especially United States-Russian relations.2 A comparison is timely given the fact that Canada and Russia have the longest coastlines in the Arctic and in light of the reality that their Arctic regions are on the front lines of climate change3 and increasing access to resources and shipping. The articles in this special issue of Arctic Review on Law and Politics are the result of a research project, “Responding to a Changing Arctic Ocean: Canadian and Russian Experiences and Challenges,” funded by the Donner Canadian Foundation and co-led by the Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University and the School of Law, Far Eastern Federal University. Seven articles in this main component of the thematic issue address Arctic Ocean boundaries and jurisdiction, security, climate change, Indigenous peoples{\textquoteright} rights and interests, marine protected areas and other effective conservation measures, shipping, and fisheries. All articles were written before the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the oil and gas comparison, “Russian and Canadian",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.23865/arctic.v13.3897",
language = "English",
volume = "13",
pages = "213--218",
journal = "Arctic Review on Law and Politics",
issn = "2387-4562",
publisher = "Nordic Open Scholarly Publishing (NOASP)",
}