4. SAO Meeting, 8 - 9 March 2017, Juneau, AK, USA
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Item Presentations from Juneau 2017 SAO Meeting(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017) Arctic CouncilSlides from presentations held at the SAO Meeting in Juneau, AK, USA 8 - 9 March 2017. Some of the topics include status updates from the six Arctic Council Working Groups, an update from the Task Force on Telecommunications Infrastructure in the Arctic (TFTIA), and the Arctic Resilience work.Item Summary report, SAO Plenary meeting, Juneau, Alaska, March 2017(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017) Arctic Council SecretariatSummary report from plenary session at SAO meeting in Juneau, 8-9 March, 2017.Item Arctic Marine Strategic Plan; Implementation Progress Report; 2015-2017(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-02-13) Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME); Arctic Council SecretariatThe Arctic Council's Arctic Marine Strategic Plan 2015-2025 (AMSP) was approved in April 2016, at the 9th Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, Canada. It provides a framework to guide the Council's actions to protect Arctic Marine and coastal ecosystems, and to promote sustainable development.Item The Ecosystem Approach to Management: Status of Implementation in the Arctic; Conference Summary(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-02-15) Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME); Arctic Council SecretariatThe Ecosystem Approach to Management (EA) is a globally accepted principle, aiming at managing natural resources and the environment on a geographic scale, that suffices to insure sustainability. The EA Conference in Fairbanks was planned and organized by representatives across the Arctic States, AC Working Groups, Indigenous Peoples' organizations, and others.Item Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities; Cover Letter, and Report Part 1: Arctic Council and Indigenous Engagement - A Review(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-02-15) Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME); Arctic Council SecretariatSignificant work has been done in the MEMA project. A database has been compiled with hundreds of documents and individual recommendations, declarations, and requirements. A preliminary analysis has been conducted on these documents to ascertain the current practices, requirements and guidance. A narrative summary of the obligations for engagement and common practices has been drafted. Two workshops have also been held in support of the project.