Exploitation of tundra areas

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Tundra Areas
- These areas are fragile
- Winters are long and cold and minimum temperatures are very low
- In some areas, they don't receive any isolation throughout winter
- Moisture and precipitation levels are very low
- The ecosystem contains stunted trees, mosses and lichens and animals that can hunt for food or hibernate
- There is enormous mineral wealth in the tundra and the potential for tourism, hunting and logging
  - For this reason, many of these areas are under threat for exploitation
Tundra exploitation by indigenous people
- As an estimate 1.3 million indigenous people live in the Arctic and tundra environments
- They have lived a sustainable life there for thousands of years - depending on hunting gathering and herding for their survival

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