In adopting a resolution on Arctic governance, MEPs say that they are concerned at the effects of climate change on the sustainability of the lives of the indigenous peoples, in terms of both the environment (melting icecap and permafrost, rising sea levels) and the natural habitat (the retreating icecap poses problems for polar bears' feeding habits), and underline that any international decisions on these issues must fully involve and take account of all peoples and nations of the Arctic.
Balsoties uz gūstā pieredzēto nesavtīgo atbalstu, kā arī tajā piedzīvoto nežēlību, I.Betankūra pauda pārliecību, ka mūsdienu traģēdijas, tostarp sociālās drāmas un vides katastrofas ir cieši saistītas.