Tromso Center: Direction in a Complex Arctic System Prepared for the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Troms County Working Group Tara Beck, Whitney Gantt, Britta Johnson, Louisa Kennedy, Giff Laube, Yeri Lopez, and Theo Ohlgart PA 867, Spring 2007 Prepared for the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Troms County Working Group Tara Beck, Whitney Gantt, Britta Johnson, Louisa Kennedy, Giff Laube, Yeri Lopez, and Theo Ohlgart PA 867, Spring 2007

Our client and project  Client: UW–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Troms County Working Group  Objective: Analyze Barents Euro-Arctic Region (BEAR) sustainability issues and create an institutional focus for a center in Tromso, Norway

Systems Map of Pressure Points

Goals and Criteria for Tromso Center 1. Sustainability  Can the proposed direction:  Restore environmental balance?  Provide opportunities for economic profit?  Ensure social equity? 3. Administrative Feasibility  Can the proposed direction:  Be implemented easily?  Be implemented speedily? 1. Sustainability  Can the proposed direction:  Restore environmental balance?  Provide opportunities for economic profit?  Ensure social equity? 3. Administrative Feasibility  Can the proposed direction:  Be implemented easily?  Be implemented speedily? 2. Political Feasibility  Can the proposed direction:  Meet international and national norms?  Garner support from international bodies and domestic populace? 4. Justifiability  Can the proposed direction:  Fill a gap in existing Arctic Management scheme?

Policy Clearinghouse  Identified gap in current management plan: no central coordinating body.  Proposal:  A physical and conceptual center for policy research, debate, coordination, and implementation  Involves rotating stakeholder representatives in addition to permanent staff.

Indigenous Peoples’ Integrated Policy Center  The IPIPC would advocate and support indigenous peoples threatened by extractive industries throughout the world.  Proposal:  Funded by an endowment from BAER petroleum revenues.  Norway as a global leader in creating alliances and international cooperation.  Stakeholder levels: Sami people, Norway, and indigenous peoples throughout the world.

Ecolabeling for BEAR Fisheries  Ecolabeling: Using market forces as a compliance mechanism  Marine Stewardship Council: Only international ecolabeling organization for fisheries  Proposal:  Norwegian/Russian team will coordinate applications to MSC on behalf of BEAR fisheries  Team will send Tromso Center affiliate to MSC Council  Team will prepare reports on fisheries policy to Norway/Russia

Center for Integrated Maritime Transport and Technology  Current knowledge gaps include: maritime transport, oil spill response in Arctic conditions, and overall environmental pressure  Proposal:  Use the latest information technology to fill gaps: GIS, remote sensing, and satellite tracking  Promote investment in the High North by decreasing uncertainty  Improve safety within the shipping industry  Collaborate with Russia; combine science and policy tools; disseminate information in Norway and Russia

International Ecotourism Partnerships  Ecotourism promotes awareness of local culture and the environment  Ecotourism is a growing sector of northern Norway’s economy  Proposal:  Partner with local ecotourism operators  Representatives from the center educate visitors on the systemic nature of the BEAR  Ecotourism promotes awareness of local culture and the environment  Ecotourism is a growing sector of northern Norway’s economy  Proposal:  Partner with local ecotourism operators  Representatives from the center educate visitors on the systemic nature of the BEAR

Implementation Options

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