The Arctic environment of thas for centuries provided northerners with the necessities of life, and later drew interest from outside the region from those who sought to exploit its tremendous resources. This theme highlights how human societies interact with the northern environment to develop and exploit natural resources for both subsistence and industrial activities. This also includes the physical, communications, and technical infrastructure that supports these activities.

The CircumArctic Rangifer Monitoring & AssessmentNetwork (CARMA) has developed herd maps of wild rangifer herds across the circumpolar region. This map layer shows the general boundaries of the major herds. 


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