AC Working Group: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF): Recent submissions
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State of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Key Findings and Advice for Monitoring (START)
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021)The State of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report (START) is a product of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) Terrestrial Group of the Arctic Council’s Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) ... -
Case studies: Working with Indigenous Communities on Migratory Birds-case studies of relevance to the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI)
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)Case studies of relevance to the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) -
Actions for Arctic Biodiversity Progress report: 2013-2023
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)This report provides an overview of work on biodiversity in the Arctic Council and in particular in CAFF and how this work can influence change. The report also includes a status on progress towards implementation of ... -
Review of plastic pollution policies of Arctic countries in relation to seabirds
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)This report is part of an initiative by the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Working Group of the Arctic Council to better understand the effects of plastic pollution in the ocean on Arctic seabirds. Developed ... -
Developing a program to monitor plastic pollution in seabirds in the pan-Arctic region
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)Developing a program to monitor plastic pollution in seabirds in the pan-Arctic region. -
International Black-legged Kittiwake Conservation Strategy and Action Plan
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)The goal of this strategy and action plan is to facilitate circumpolar implementation of initiatives to conserve and protect the circumpolar kittiwake population. The plan is developed by the Circumpolar Seabird Expert ... -
What’s the catch with lumpsuckers? A North Atlantic study of seabird bycatch in lumpsucker gillnet fisheries
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)This factsheet presents the findings of the first effort to quantify the potential impacts on seabird populations of a species-specific fishing activity across its entire range. It provides an understanding of the overall ... -
Quantifying the relative impact of hunting and oiling on Brünnich’s guillemots in the North-west Atlantic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)Brünnich’s guillemot is an abundant pan-Arctic seabird, but several Atlantic breeding populations are declining by up to 6% per year. They are subject to traditional hunting in the wintering areas off west Greenland ... -
ARCTIC YOUTH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY: 2021-2026
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)This document outlines the need for youth engagement and why it is valuable; it also addresses some key considerations and possible opportunities that CAFF should take into account as it implements future work. -
AMBI Mid-term Evaluation 2021: Summary of 2019-2020 activities and advice for implementation
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Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (ABDS): Progress Report 2019-2023
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Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands - key findings and recommendations
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)The purpose of the Resilience and management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) initiative is to strengthen engagement on the roles and functions of wetlands as a resource to support sustainable development and resilience in the ... -
2021 SAMBR Update - Seabirds
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)In 2017, the State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report (SAMBR) synthesized data about biodiversity in Arctic marine ecosystems around the circumpolar Arctic. SAMBR highlighted observed changes and relevant monitoring ... -
Strategic Plan for the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (2021-2025)
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)This Strategic Plan defines the overarching goals of the CBMP for 2021-2025 and outlines objectives and relevant activities in support of those goals. It guides the management of the program and helps ensure the program’s ... -
Report on the State of Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity
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State of the Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity: Key Findings and Advice for Monitoring
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-09)The State of the Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Report (SAFBR), is a product of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) Freshwater Group of the Arctic Council’s Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) ... -
Arctic coastal Biodiversity Monitoring Plan Coastal Expert Monitoring Group, Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)The primary goal of the Coastal Expert Monitoring Group (CEMG) is to develop a long-term, integrated, multi-disciplinary, circumpolar Arctic Coastal Biodiversity Monitoring Plan (the ‘Coastal Monitoring Plan’) that relies ... -
The Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative Workplan 2019-2023
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-03)The Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI), is a project of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council. AMBI is designed to improve the conservation status and ... -
SAMBR Scientific report 2017 introduction
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)This is the first Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) report to summarize status and trends in key biotic elements of the Arctic marine environment, what the CBMP refers to as Focal Ecosystem Components ... -
Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Arctic Mining Challenges and Proposed Solutions
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)The Arctic region is changing in rapid and unprecedented ways. The Arctic Council, an international forum comprised of the eight Arctic countries1, six Indigenous Peoples organizations2, and others interested in the Arctic ...
