Climateisan integralpartofecosystemfunctioningandhumanhealth is impacteddirectlyandindirectly by resultsof climatic conditionsupon terrestrialandMarine ecosystems.
It provides an outstanding example of the interaction of marineandterrestrialecosystems as well as extraordinary ecosystem productivity, largely influenced by the formation of seasonal sea ice at the lowest latitude in the northern hemisphere.
Biodiversity from terrestrial, marine, coastal, and inland water ecosystems provides the basis for ecosystemsand the services they provide that underpin human well-being.
It is home to great biodiversity in terrestrial as well as in marineecosystems, and is an important place for the reproduction of sea turtles, seabirds and cetaceans.