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- Arctic Human Health Initiative
(AHHI)
The website for the Arctic Human Health Initiative (AHHI), a project
of the Arctic Council which is an eight nation intergovernmental forum
for sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
Circumpolar in scope, the AHHI will expand human health research in the
areas of infectious diseases, the human health effects of anthropogenic
pollution, the human health impact of climate change, and telehealth innovations.
- Canadian International
Polar Year Web Site
The Canadian Steering Committee (CSC) is supported
by the Canadian Secretariat, which is hosted at the University of Alberta
, and works in concert with the Canadian Polar Commission and the IPY Federal
Working Group to coordinate Canada ’s IPY initiatives.
- International
Network of Circumpolar Health Research
The INCHR is a voluntary network of individual researchers,
research trainees, and supporters of research based in academic research
centres, Indigenous people's organizations, regional health authorities,
scientific/professional associations, and government agencies, who share
the goal of improving the health of the residents of the circumpolar regions
through international cooperation in scientific research.
- International Polar Year (IPY)
2007-2008
The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 will
be an intense, internationally coordinated campaign of research that will
initiate a new era in polar science. IPY 2007-2008 will include research
in both polar regions and recognize the strong links these regions have
with the rest of the globe. It will involve a wide range of research disciplines,
including the social sciences, but the emphasis will be interdisciplinary
in its approach and truly international in participation.
- International Whaling Commission
The main duty of the IWC is to keep under review
and revise as necessary the measures which govern the conduct of whaling
throughout the world. These measures, among other things, provide for the
complete protection of certain species; designate specified areas as whale
sanctuaries; set limits on the numbers and size of whales which may be taken;
prescribe open and closed seasons and areas for whaling; and prohibit the
capture of suckling calves and female whales accompanied by calves. The
compilation of catch reports and other statistical and biological records
is also required. In addition, the Commission encourages, co-ordinates and
funds whale research, publishes the results of scientific research and promotes
studies into related matters such as the humaneness of the killing operations.
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