Economic development in marine region

A report authored by the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, as part of a joint research project with IUCN and the Royal Dutch Shell looks at the development of existing and new econoimic activity in the Arctic marine region. "The future of Arctic enterprise: Long-term outlook and implications" argues that despite the uncertainties relating to existing and future economic development in the Arctic, concerns about the long term and sustainable development of the Arctic marine region are due to increase and highlights "hotspots" emerging from the possible synergies among different sectors, and the interplay of economic activity with political and social developments in the framework of climate change and cumulative environmental impacts.