02. Ministerial meeting in Barrow, USA, October 12 2000.
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Item Press Release; Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Held in Barrow, Alaska, October 12-13, 2000(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2000-10-13) U.S. State Department; Arctic Council SecretariatThe Barrow Ministerial meeting set the Arctic Council Agenda for the next two years, and "Ministers held a series of roundtable discussions on the impact of climate variability on Arctic communities and ecosystems; health, education, and economic opportunities of Arctic communities; the threat of contaminants in the Arctic and opportunities for collective action to address the problem; and how to improve cooperation between the Arctic Council and the many organizations and initiatives with a northern focus".Item Ministerial Preparations for the PAME Working Group; 2nd Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Barrow, Alaska(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2000-10) U.S. State Department; Arctic Council Secretariat"The PAME Working Group addresses policy and non-emergency response measures related to the protection of the Arctic marine environment from land and sea-based activities".Item Report from the EPPR (Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response) Working Groupe to the SAO Meeting in Barrow 2000(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2000-08-18) U.S. State Department; Arctic Council Secretariat"In the Inuvik Ministerial Declaration (1996) EPPR was given the following task: • analyzing of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing international agreements and other arrangements in the Arctic within EPPR's area of expertise".Item Arctic Council Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna; Progress Report to the 2nd Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, at Barrow, October 11-13, 2000(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2000-10) U.S. State Department; Arctic Council Secretariat"Currently the CAFF program work is guided by the "Strategic Plan for the Conservation of Arctic Biological Diversity", endorsed by the Arctic Ministers in 1998, as further defined through directions from the Arctic Council".Item AMAP Report to the Second Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Barrow, Alaska, U.S.A., October 12-13, 2000(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2000-10) U.S. State Department; Arctic Council SecretariatThe 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.