Progress Report on the Ecosystem Approach on Arctic Marine Assessment and Management 2006-2008
Subject
PAME , Ecosystem approach
Abstract
This progress report is based on the work assigned to the PAME Working Group in close
coordination with other Arctic Council working groups and related projects in an effort to
promote the implementation and compliance of applicable international instruments and
governmental commitments through increased coordination and collaboration and trends
towards integrated approaches such as ecosystem approaches in addressing the challenges of
coastal and marine environment. An integrated ecosystem approach to management requires
that development activities be coordinated in a way that minimizes their impact on the
environment and integrates thinking across environmental, socio-economic, political and
sectoral realms.