David P. Stone received a degree in zoology from the University of Aberdeen in 1973. In 1977, he earned a PhD in oceanography from the University of British Columbia. Initially, he worked as an oceanographic scientist in the Canadian Arctic. From 1980 to 2004, he was involved in the management of research for the Northern Affairs Programme of the Canadian Government, becoming Director of Northern Science and Contaminant Research. During this time, he became involved in the development of circumpolar cooperation under the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy that subsequently became the Arc...