Global economics, not declining sea ice, is driving ships to the Arctic Ocean. Only international regulation will protect the region, says Lawson Brigham.
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Lawson Brigham is distinguished professor of geography and Arctic policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and former chair of the Arctic Council's Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment.
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Brigham, L. Marine protection in the Arctic cannot wait. Nature 478, 157 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/478157a
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