2. SAO Meeting, 28 - 29 April 2010, Ilulissat, Greenland
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Item Arctic Birds, #11. CAFF Technical Report No. 21.(CAFF International Secretariat, 2010) Soloviev, M.Y.; Tomkovich, P.S."The focus of this issue of the bulletin of the Arctic Birds Breeding Conditions Survey (ABBCS) is the reproductive performance of birds in relation to their environment in the Arctic and Subarctic in summer 2008. Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are remarkable for pronounced fluctuations in the abundance and/or productivity at their high trophic levels, in birds and mammals. These unstable systems could have been expected to show quick response to increasing temperatures and precipitation across most of the Arctic during the recent decades. However, so far, the results of observations on the impacts of climate change in terrestrial ecosystems are less alarming compared with the melting of sea- ice and impacts on marine animals (http://www.arctic. noaa.gov/reportcard). Apparently, this is partly due to a limited current understanding of the response of Arctic wildlife and ecosystems to both natural and human-induced changes. Several activities implemented in the framework of the International Polar Year 2007–2008 were aimed at filling this gap, for example Arctic Wildlife Observatories Linking Vulnerable EcoSystems (ArcticWOLVES). This project builds a network of circumpolar wildlife observatories in order to assess the current state of Arctic terrestrial food webs over a large geographical range (http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/arctic-wolves/index.html). This and similar initiatives made an important contribution to the geographic coverage by ABBCS in 2008, and we anticipate that coordinated monitoring in future will help to obtain a better picture of ecosystem processes developing at a pan-Arctic scale." /.../Item CONFERENCE OF PARLIAMENTARIANS OF THE ARCTIC REGION. Draft Program. / Report from the Secretary General The Eighth Conference of Arctic Parliamentarians, Fairbanks 12- 14 August 2008.(The Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Regions, 2010) The Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic RegionDraft program for the Ninth Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, and report from the Secretary General from the Eight Conference of Arctic Parliamentarians that took place in Fairbanks, Alaska, August 12-14 2008. Presented by the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region at the Arctic Council's Senior Arctic Officials meeting in Ilulissat, Greenland, April 28-29 2010.Item Indigenous Entepreneurship(International Barents Secretariat, 2010-02) International Barents Secretariat"The project aims to develop entrepreneurship among indigenous people in the Barents region. The participating entrepreneurs should have businesses or business ideas closely related to indigenous culture and traditions. Possible businesses could be reindeer herding, handicraft, fishing and hunting, but also new businesses as tourism, modern design, photography etc. By strengthening entrepreneurship among the indigenous peoples, they will become more involved in the development of the region and the indigenous communities will be strengthened. Concrete goals of the project are to gather 80 indigenous entrepreneurs to take part of a business development program, resulting in positive development in 30 related businesses, and having 10 cross-border cooperation activities established." /.../Item Strategic Plan of Action. Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR). March 2010.(Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR), 2010) Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR)"The mandate of the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR) is to deal with the prevention, preparedness and response to environmental emergencies in the Arctic. EPPR is not an operational response organization. Members of the Working Group exchange information on best practices and conduct projects to include development of guidance and risk assessment methodologies, response exercises and training. The EPPR Work Group mandate is refined biennially through Ministerial Declarations and is further shaped by guidance from Senior Arctic Officials. The goal of the EPPR Working Group is to contribute to the protection of the Arctic environment from the threat or impact that may result from an accidental release of pollutants or radionuclides. In addition, the Working Group considers questions related to the consequences of natural disasters. The Arctic is an environmentally sensitive area with an extreme climate characterized by low temperatures, winter-time darkness, snow, ice and permafrost. These harsh conditions and the lack of infrastructure in much of the Arctic create a higher vulnerability to emergencies than in more temperate climates. Actions for prevention, preparedness and response must be adapted to the conditions and remoteness of the Arctic. Accordingly, international co-operation in this area is of major importance." /.../Item Minutes of SDWG Regular Meeting Copenhagen, Denmark 10-11 November 2009.(Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), 2009) Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)Minutes from the Arctic Council working group Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)s regular meeting in Copenhagen, Denmar, November 10-11 2009. Presented at the Arctic Council's Senior Arctic Officials meeting in Ilulissat, Greenland, April 28-29 2010.