Promoting Sound Environmental Land Use

Since domestic regimes apply to land areas in the Arctic region, any cooperative Arctic regime must focus on water rather than land. However, the Arctic states could jointly recommend beneficial domestic land-based policies. For instance, they might seek to curtail over-foresting and protect reindeer grazing grounds that are important to native peoples. In addition, restrictions on pesticide use in the region would be an important step towards minimizing the environmental impact of increased Arctic farming.