AC Working Group: Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)
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The Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group (PAME) is one of the six working groups of the Arctic Council. PAME was founded as part of the 1991 Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy and its work continued by the 1996 Ottawa Charter that also established the Arctic Council. The PAME Secretariat is located in Akureyri, Iceland. PAME is the focal point of all Arctic Council activities that are related to the sustainable development of the Arctic marine environment. has a specific mandate to keep under review the adequacy of global and regional legal, policy and other measures, and where necessary to make recommendations for improvements that would support the Arctic Council's Arctic Marine Strategic Plan (2004). PAME carries out activities as set out in bi-annual work plans approved by the Arctic Council on the recommendation of the Senior Arctic Officials. These activities led by PAME include circumpolar and regional action programmes and guidelines complementing existing legal arrangements aimed at protection of the Arctic marine environment from both land and sea-based activities.
Website: www.pame.is
Collections in this community
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Arctic Marine Litter
Reports and Assessments on the topic of Arctic Marine Litter -
Arctic Marine Strategic Plan
Reports and Assessments from the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan -
Arctic Shipping
Reports and Assessments on the topic of Arctic Shipping -
Ecosystem Approach to Management
Reports and Assessments from the Ecosystem Approach -
General PAME documents
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Resource Exploration and Development
Guidelines on the topic of Resource Exploration and Development
Recent Submissions
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ASTD Access Document
(2017)This documents describes how to access the ASTD data. The Cooperative Agreement among the Arctic States Regarding Arctic Ship Traffic Data Sharing (ASTD Framework) establishes who may access the ASTD System, how access is ... -
ASTD Framework Agreement
(2017)Arctic Council framework for cooperative action on Arctic ship traffic data sharing. -
ASTD Data Document
(2022)The Cooperative Agreement among the Arctic States Regarding Arctic Ship Traffic Data Sharing outlines access to the Arctic Ship Traffic Data (ASTD) System and the use of ASTD data. This document outlines and explains the ... -
PAME Main Achievements Summary Report 2019-2021
(2021)PAME focuses on the marine agenda of the Arctic Council and provides a unique forum for collaboration on a wide range of activities directed towards the protection and sustainable use of the Arctic marine environment. -
Status of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05) -
Heavy Fuel Oil use by Ships in the Arctic 2019
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Shipping in the Northwest Passage: Comparing 2013-2019
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-04) -
The increase in Arctic Shipping: 2013-2019
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-03-11) -
International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and the Sub- Arctic Region, Symposium Summary
(The Government of Iceland and the Nordic Council of Ministers, 2021)The Government of Iceland in collaboration with the Nordic Council of Ministers hosted the International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region on March 2-4 and 8-9, 2021 in connection with the Icelandic ... -
Marine Protected Areas in a Changing Arctic
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Indigenous Food Security in the Arctic
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Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)This Reference Guide is meant to familiarize proponents of actions or activities in the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples and local communities with good practices for meaningful engagement. It is based on the Meaningful ... -
Marine Litter Regional Action Plan
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)The Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter in the Arctic will enable the Arctic Council to take targeted and collective action to address this problem within the Arctic and contribute to awareness of the Arctic-specific ... -
Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) Report
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)Arctic Ministers approved the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) Report and its 17 Recommendations at the 2009 Tromsø Ministerial Meeting. The Recommendations – which continue to guide PAME’s shipping-related work ... -
Arctic Council-Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC) Joint Policy Statement on Hydrography in the Arctic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)On May 20, 2021, the Arctic Council and the Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC) released a Joint Statement on Hydrography in the Arctic Region. The Joint Statement highlights the importance of hydrography in ... -
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Factsheet
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Heavy Fuel Oil use by Ships in the Arctic 2019
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Underwater Noise Pollution from Shipping in the Arctic Report
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-03-18) -
AMSP Implementation Status Report
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-03-18) -
Modelling Arctic oceanographic connectivity to further develop PAME’s MPA toolbox
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-03-18)
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