Browsing by Subject "Pollution"
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AMAP Report to the Second Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Barrow, Alaska, U.S.A., October 12-13, 2000
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2000-10)The AMAP Report to Ministers highlights key scientific findings and recommendations for action, and includes progress made, on implementation of AMAP work from the last report, in 1998. -
Arctic Council Action Plan to Eliminate Pollution of the Arctic (ACAP)
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 1999-10-22)The Arctic Council Action Plan project refers to the Iqaluit Ministerial, where SAOs were tasked with the construction of an overall plan of action to eliminate pollution of the Arctic. All ACAP action should in general ... -
Arctic Council Action Plan to Eliminate Pollution of the Arctic (ACAP)
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 1999-04-29)This document is a first draft of ACAP, which should be the overall Arctic Council strategy on pollution issues identified through AMAP. -
Arctic Council Status on Implementation of the "Framework Plan for Cooperation on Prevention of Oil Pollution from Petroleum and Maritime Activities in the Marine Areas of the Arctic"
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05-11)In 2015, the Arctic Council Ministers approved the "Framework Plan for Cooperation on Prevention of Oil Pollution from Petroleum and Maritime Activities in the Marine Areas of the Arctic" (Framework Plan). The objective ... -
Assessment of Potential Air Emissions of Dioxins/Furans, Particulate Matter, and Heavy Metals from Vorkuta Cement Plant when Using Conventional and Complementary Fuels
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05-11)Vorkuta Cement Plant (VCP) is the only cement producing facility in the Republic of Komi RF. The facility is located above the Arctic Circle, 25 km north of the town of Vorkuta, in a permafrost zone and the surrounding ... -
Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern; Summary for Policy-makers
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2017-05-11)AMAP's initial assessments of these issues in 1997 contributed significantly to the negotiation of international agreements, such as the 'UNECE's Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) Protocol on ... -
Circumpolar best practices; Policy and Financing Options for Black Carbon Emission Reductions from Diesel Sources
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05-11)Reducing BC emission requires the active involvement of policy makers at both the national and regional levels. National level agencies set minimum emissions standards for vehicles and quality standards for fuel; they also ... -
Expert Group on Black Carbon and Methane; Summary of Progress and Recommendations 2017
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05-11)Prompted by the climate impacts of black carbon and methane emissions, in April 2015 the Ministers of the Arctic Council adopted a framework titled "Enhanced Black Carbon and Methane Emissions Reductions: An Arctic Council ... -
Feasibility Study for Dioxin Mitigation and Other Environmental Pilot Measures at the Vorkuta Cement Plant in the Komi Republic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05-11)This assignment is Phase 2 of the Feasibility Study for dioxin mitigation and other environmental pilot measures at the Vorkuta Cement Plant (VCP) in the Komi Republic. The report describes the major changes that have ... -
International Actions on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Heavy Metals under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP); Canadian SAO's letter
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 1999-07-22)Letter from Canadian SAO, Ambassador, Mary Simon, on the ratification process of the protocols on International Actions on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Heavy Metals under the LRTAP Convention. -
LRTAP Protocols on POPs and Heavy Metals
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 1999-10-29)Kingdom of Denmark's presentation of the Protocols on International Actions on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Heavy Metals, that were signed in Aarhus, Denmark, 24 June, 1998 by the European Union and thirty five ... -
Nordic Proposal on the Phasing Out of Hazardous Chemicals Within One Generation; Submitted by Denmark
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 1999-11)"Based on the serious findings of hazardous substances in many parts of the Arctic marine environment it is suggested to copy the proactive and progressive initiatives in other parts of the world in order to co-operate ... -
Overview of Measures Specifically Designed to Prevent Oil Pollution in the Arctic Marine Environment from Offshore Petroleum Activities
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05-11)The Task Force on Arctic Marin Oil Pollution Prevention (TFOPP), which was established by the Kiruna Ministerial meeting in 2013 and delivered its recommendations to the Iqaluit Ministerial meeting in 2015, identified an ... -
Reduction of Black Carbon from Diesel Sources in the Russian Arctic - Tundra Reindeer Farm
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05-11)The Tundra Reindeer Farm Project and the recently completed installations at the Karelia Valday Cluster of projects are the first black carbon mitigation projects to have been proposed and implemented through the Arctic ... -
Standardization as a Tool for Prevention of Oil Spills in the Arctic; Summary Report
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-05-11)The project "Standardization as a Tool for Prevention of Oil Spills in the Arctic" was approved by EPPR in May 2015 and received concurrence for action by the Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs) at their October meeting, 2015.
