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Item Reykjavik declaration (2021)(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05-20T14:52:11Z) Arctic Council; Arctic Council SecretariatDeclaration of the Foreign Ministers of the Arctic States at the 12th Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council, held in Reykjavik, Iceland, 20 May, 2021.Item Arctic Council Strategic Plan(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05-20) Arctic Council; Arctic Council SecretariatArctic Council Strategic plan as presented at the Reykjavik Ministerial in 2021Item Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05) Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)This Reference Guide is meant to familiarize proponents of actions or activities in the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples and local communities with good practices for meaningful engagement. It is based on the Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities (MEMA) Part II Report by the Protection of Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group. The Reference Guide connects to the findings of the MEMA Part II Report and to the MEMA Database containing over 700 documents related to engagement practices around the Arctic which can be used to further inform proponents and Indigenous Peoples and local communities of good practices and key lessons for meaningful engagement.Item Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter in the Arctic(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05) Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)The Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter in the Arctic will enable the Arctic Council to take targeted and collective action to address this problem within the Arctic and contribute to awareness of the Arctic-specific impacts. It is focused on actions to be taken in the Arctic, by Arctic States collectively and independently, and is designed to be complementary to, and cooperative with, efforts underway in other international and regional organizations and conventions, as well as their activities and programs.Item Arctic Council-Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC) Joint Policy Statement on Hydrography in the Arctic(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05) Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)On May 20, 2021, the Arctic Council and the Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC) released a Joint Statement on Hydrography in the Arctic Region. The Joint Statement highlights the importance of hydrography in the Arctic region to safe and sustainable maritime navigation. The Joint Statement recommends that the governments of the Arctic States review, update and improve existing, and collect new, bathymetry and hydrographic data in the Arctic region. Second, it encourages these governments to find additional resources to strengthen hydrographic surveying and charting in the Arctic region. The Joint Statement identifies several ways each of these recommendations may be pursued.