Food Security Governance in the Arctic-Barents Region

Foreword List of AbbreviationsAuthors' prefaceAcknowledgementsSummaryIntroductionCHAPTER ONE 1 Food as a basic need for humans 1.1 Food and human security 1.2 Food as human rightsCHAPTER TWO2 General Background to Food Security in the Barents / Arctic context 2.1 Food security and its definition 2.2 Why is food security important in the Barents / Arctic context? 2.2.1 Food and the environment in the Barents Region 2.2.2 The role of traditional food in physical survival and health 2.2.3 Food and cultural well-being 2.3 What types of foods are available in the region? 2.3.1 Imported versus traditional foodsConclusionCHAPTER THREE3 Food security in the Barents / Arctic communities 3.1 Barents / Arctic communities  3.2 Food and community connections 3.3 Food and Indigenous Peoples 3.3.1 Sami 3.3.2 Komi 3.3.3 Nenets 3.3.4 Veps 3.3.5 Pomors 3.4 Food and non-Indigenous PeoplesCHAPTER FOUR4 Issues of Food (in) security and safety in the Barents Region 4.1 Climate change  4.2 Human Activities. 4.2.1 Mining 4.2.2 Oil & Gas 4.2.3 Forestry 4.2.4 Shipping 4.2.5 Tourism 4.3 Vulnerability of the food supply as a result of contaminants 4.4 Rise in imported foodsCHAPTER FIVE5 Issues of food governance in the Barents Region 5.1 General overview of institutions governing the region 5.1.1 Arctic Council 5.1.2 Northern Dimension 5.1.3 Barents Euro-Arctic Council 5.1.4 European Union 5.1.5 Finland 5.1.6 Sweden 5.1.7 Norway 5.1.8 Russia 5.2 Existing legal tools and strategies related to food security 5.2.1 Regional Climate Strategies 5.2.2 National Strategies 5.2.3 International strategies 5.2.3.1 UNFCCC & Kyoto Protocol 5.3 Legal tools and convention related to the environment 5.3.1 Convention on Biological Diversity 5.4 Legal conventions on marine life 5.4.1  OSPAR 5.4.2 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 5.4.3 Minamata Convention on Mercury 5.5 Legal conventions related to shipping 5.5.1 International Regulation of Ship Source Pollution 5.5.2 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 5.5.3 Ballast Water Convention 5.5.4 Polar Code. 5.6 Legal convention on the atmosphere 5.6.1 Convention on Long-Range Trans-Boundary Air Pollution 5.6.2 Persistent Organic Pollutants Treaty 5.7 Importance of laws and policies on food securityCHAPTER SIX6 Analysis of knowledge gaps and recommendations 6.1 Research 6.2 Governance 6.2.1 Organizations 6.2.2 States 6.3 Legal tools 6.3.1 Right to food 6.3.2 Land rights 6.3.3 Collective rights7 Conclusions... Mehr