RT Report T1 Vital Arctic Graphics: People and Global Heritage on Our Last Wild Shores A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 climate change K1 Arctic region K1 environmental protection K1 climate change adaptation K1 climate protection K1 coastal area K1 coastal management K1 coastal ecosystem K1 coastal environment K1 economic development K1 protected area PB United Nations Environment Programme SN 82-7701-033-8 YR 2005 FD 2005 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8637 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8637 NO The purpose of this report is to compile a number of “vital” Arctic graphics that describe the Arctic, the livelihoods of Arctic indigenous peoples and the future well-being of this region. It summarizes some key threats that endanger the future sustainability of the Arctic. The coastal regions are particularly important to the ecology and to the peoples of the Arctic and their current protection status is therefore given particular focus. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026