Environment: September 2004 Archives

The Inuit are already suffering dramatic changes to their Arctic environment, warns a native leader. And as goes the Arctic, so goes the Earth.

By J.R. Pegg, Environment News Service. Posted September 19, 2004

An Arctic native leader offered a passionate plea to the U.S. government and its citizens Wednesday to aggressively combat climate change. Addressing a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on global warming, Inuit Circumpolar Conference Chair Sheila Watt-Cloutier said the Inuit are already suffering dramatic changes to their Arctic environment.

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Biodiversity ignores national and other political boundaries, so a more relevant conservation planning unit is required - WWF addresses this need with ecoregions.