Arctic Council Repository
The Ottawa Declaration of 1996 formally established the Arctic Council as a high level intergovernmental forum to provide a means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues, in particular issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
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SAO Marine Mechanism Webinar Series: Summary of Proceedings
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-02)The SAO based Marine Mechanism (SMM) was held in the form of a webinar series from 29 September until 29 October 2020. -
Arctic Marine Risk Assessment Guideline Fact Sheet
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020)As a follow-up to the Arctic Council Framework Plan for Oil Pollution Prevention (2015), the Arctic Council Working Group Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) identified the need for a common approach to ... -
Agenda for the SAO plenary meeting, 17-19 November 2020
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-02-10)Final agenda for the SAO Meeting held 17-19 November 2020. -
Report: SAO Plenary Meeting - 17-19 November 2020
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-02-09)Report from the second plenary meeting of Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs) during the Icelandic Chairmanship (2019-2021). -
Black Carbon Factsheet
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-01)The short-lived climate pollutant black carbon is a troublemaker in the Arctic. Suspended in air, the black particles absorb energy and warm the atmosphere. Deposited on snow and ice, they can cause surface warming and ... -
Arctic Council Observer States 2020 National Reports on Enhanced Black Carbon and Methane Emissions Reductions
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-12)National reports on enhanced black carbon and methane emissions reductions from Arctic Council observer states. -
Arctic Council Arctic States 2020 National Reports on Enhanced Black Carbon and Methane Emissions Reductions
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-12)National reports from Arctic States. -
SAO Marine Mechanism Webinar Series Participant list
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-12-08) -
Zero Arctic Fact Sheet
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Arctic Council communications strategy (2020)
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-11-17)This communications strategy guides communication and outreach activities within the Arctic Council network until the next biennial review and it replaces the strategy for the period 2018-2020. -
Arctic Council Communications and Outreach Guidelines 2020
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-11-17)Includes roles and responsibilities, guidelines concerning the Arctic Council logo and translations. -
SMM Thematic Session 3: Regional Coordination of Marine Issues and Global Commitments
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-11)15 October 2020: In an effort to enhance strategic and policy guidance, and to strengthen collaboration and coordination of marine activities within the Arctic Council, the Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC) ... -
SAO Marine Mechanism Presentations
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-11)All presentations from the SAO Marine Mechanism meeting series in October-November 2020. -
SMM: Guidelines for online participation
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-09)Technical and logistic guidelines. -
SMM meeting documents and projects
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-09)List of documents and selected projects. -
SMM Closing wrap-up plenary session
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-09)29 October 2020: This wrap-up closing plenary session is intended to summarize the key findings from the SMM process and discuss the way forward for the Arctic Council. -
SMM Thematic Session 4: Ecosystem-Based Management
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-09)22 October 2020: In its report, the Arctic Council’s Ecosystem-Based Management Expert Group (2011-13) defined Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) as: the comprehensive, integrated management of human activities based on ... -
SMM Thematic Session 2: Sustainable Arctic Shipping
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-09)8 October 2020: Topics to be discussed include the trends and the sustainability concept as it relates to Arctic shipping and the challenges to ensure sustainable Arctic shipping in the future. -
SMM Thematic Session 1: Arctic Marine Strategic Plan
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-09)1 October 2020: The Arctic Council’s AMSP 2015-2025 was negotiated to articulate how the Council can increase understanding of the impacts of human activities, climate change and ocean acidification on the Arctic marine ...
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