Slides 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 ...

Midterm report on progress made at the midterm point of the 2015-2017 U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. This document was not a document at the Fairbanks SAO meeting, but has been retroactively archived at the end ...

The 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 ...

As the Arctic changes, maritime activity must be carried out in an environmentally sustainable manner to prevent or mitigate any negative social and ecological consequences. Arctic States intend the Best Practice Information ...

The Arctic Resilience Action Framework (ARAF) provides the Arctic Council Member States, Permanent Participants, Working Groups and Observers with a common set of Guiding Principles and Priorities for Action, as well as a ...

Document introducing discussion on AC participation in international foras.

The Framework Plan applies to petroleum and maritime activities in the marine areas of the Arctic that entail a risk of oil pollution to the Arctic marine envioronment.

The primary focus on the topic of standards was in describing how a new standard is developed and who participates in the process, when and how they are updated, which organizations and industries work to maintain and adopt ...

This report presents the Task Force's investigation and analysis, including maps showing the extent of telecommunications coverage in each of the eight Arctic Sates. The report also provides an overview of each State's ...

During the TTX, participants shared observations, recommendations and best practices to enhance both the EPPR exercise planning process and the Notification and Request for Assistance process.