A new section dealing with biodiversity has been opened on the website of the Arctic Centre. This and other similar summaries aim to increase knowledge about the Arctic region in popularized form. Material is available in Finnish, English and Swedish.

What does biodiversity mean? What is biodiversity in
the Arctic? Why is it important to preserve Arctic biodiversity? Answers to these
and other related questions have been compiled in an easy-to-understand format on
the website of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland.

Website is produced and maintained by the science communications unit at
the Arctic Centre. In addition to biodiversity similar information is available
among other things about the special characteristics of the Arctic region, the
Arctic indigenous peoples, climate change in the Arctic and flora and fauna in the
region. In addition, various maps of the Arctic region are compiled on the site and
they are free to use. 

Although the topics are quite
broad and complex, the information packages try to focus on the most essential
issues. Links and tips for further information and literature are also available on
each theme. 

– The sections in our website that provide
general information about the Arctic region and its special characteristics are
quite popular. Based on the feedback, there is a growing demand for such summaries
of Arctic topics, states information specialist Arto Vitikka from the Arctic
Centre.

Explore the
material:
Biodiversity in the Arctic region
Basic information about the Arctic
Region

More
information: 
Arto Vitikka
Information specialist
+358 40 527 2436
arto.vitikka@ulapland.fi