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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.

This repository holds reports and assessments produced by the Arctic Council.

Select a community to browse its collections.

AC Working Group: Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP)

Reports and Assessments of the ACAP Working Group

AC Working Group: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)

Reports and Assessments of the AMAP Working Group

AC Working Group: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)

Reports and Assessments of the CAFF Working Group

AC Working Group: Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR)

Reports and Assessments of the EPPR Working Group

AC Working Group: Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)

Reports and Assessments of the PAME Working Group

AC Working Group: Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)

Reports and assessments of the SDWG Working Group

Declarations and SAO reports of the Arctic Council

Arctic Council Declarations and SAO reports adopted at Ministerial Meetings.

Deputy Ministers' Meetings

Documents and statements from Arctic Council Deputy Ministers' Meetings.

Environment Ministers' Meetings

Documents and statements from Environment Ministers' Meetings.

Expert Groups and Other Initiatives

Expert Groups and other initiatives of the Arctic Council

Featured

A selection of featured Arctic Council documents

Ministerial Meetings

Documents and deliverables from Arctic Council Ministerial Meetings.

Observers

Documents relating to the Arctic Council Observer states and organizations.

Arctic Council Repository

Communities in Arctic Council Archive

Recently Added

SAO Meeting Agenda, 16-18 March 2021

SAO Meeting Participant List, 16-18 March 2021

The Increase in Arctic Shipping 2013-2019

Heavy Fuel Oil use by Ships in the Arctic 2019

Arctic Shipping Best Practices Information Forum

Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission Confirmation Letter

CBMP-Freshwater Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Progress Report 2020

Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (ABDS): Progress Report 2019-2021

Actions for Arctic Biodiversity Progress report: 2013-2023

Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Arctic Mining (MBAM)

Arctic Council – Arctic Coast Guard Forum Statement of Cooperation

AMAROK: Arctic Council Project Tracking Tool (March 2021)

SDWG Covid-19 in the Arctic Briefing Note

Project Support Instrument TF Report

Draft Concept paper on further cooperation under the Arctic Council on EBM of Arctic marine ecosystems

Continuation of the SAO Marine Mechanism: Chairmanship’s concept note

Arctic Council Secretariat Financial Statement and Auditor Report 2020

Arctic Council Secretariat Annual Report 2020

Compilation of Observer Regular Reports 2019 - 2021

Chairmanship Concept Note: Informal Arctic Council Youth Group

Arctic Council Repository

Communities in Arctic Council Archive

Recently Added

SAO Meeting Agenda, 16-18 March 2021 ﻿

SAO Meeting Participant List, 16-18 March 2021 ﻿

The Increase in Arctic Shipping 2013-2019 ﻿

Heavy Fuel Oil use by Ships in the Arctic 2019 ﻿

Arctic Shipping Best Practices Information Forum ﻿

Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission Confirmation Letter ﻿

CBMP-Freshwater Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Progress Report 2020 ﻿

Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (ABDS): Progress Report 2019-2021 ﻿

Actions for Arctic Biodiversity Progress report: 2013-2023 ﻿

Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Arctic Mining (MBAM) ﻿

Arctic Council – Arctic Coast Guard Forum Statement of Cooperation ﻿

AMAROK: Arctic Council Project Tracking Tool (March 2021) ﻿

SDWG Covid-19 in the Arctic Briefing Note ﻿

Project Support Instrument TF Report ﻿

Draft Concept paper on further cooperation under the Arctic Council on EBM of Arctic marine ecosystems ﻿

Continuation of the SAO Marine Mechanism: Chairmanship’s concept note ﻿

Arctic Council Secretariat Financial Statement and Auditor Report 2020 ﻿

Arctic Council Secretariat Annual Report 2020 ﻿

Compilation of Observer Regular Reports 2019 - 2021 ﻿

Chairmanship Concept Note: Informal Arctic Council Youth Group ﻿