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Preface - Arctic Governance Fran Ulmer “The most important thing for people to know about the governance of the Arctic is that we have a chance now to act to maintain the integrity of the system or to lose it. To lose it means that we will dismember the vital systems that make the Arctic work. It's not just a cost to the people who live there. It's a cost to all people everywhere.” -Sylvia Earle Governance is “the processes of interaction and decision-making among the actors involved in a collective problem that lead to the creation, reinforcement, or reproduction of social norms and institutions.”2 In short, it’s the effort to make good decisions for society

Dr. Lassi Heininen, chair of NRF, opening statement

Dr. Lassi Heininen, chair of NRF, opening statement at the NRF 6th open Assembly in Hveragerði, Iceland. September 2011

The Arctic Yearbook

The arctic Yearbook 2012 is the outcome of the work conducted by the Northern Research Forum and the University of the Arctic Thematic Network (TN) on Geopolitics and Security. The Arctic Yearbook is intended to be the preeminent repository of critical analysis on the Arctic region, with a mandate to inform observers about the state of the Arctic geopolitics and security. The Arctic Yearbook 2012 is accessible on line under limited copyright protection