Arctic Council
Арктический совет
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Contact Details
URL: https://arctic-council.org
Founded
1996-09-19 Ottawa ON Canada
History
Established through Ottawa Declaration.
Took over the activities of U-XF2604 - Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS).
As of March 2022, official meetings of the Arctic Council have been paused. Subsidiary bodies continue project work through written procedures.
Aims
Promote cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic Indigenous Peoples and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues, in particular on issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
Events
89 past events available with paid subscription only.Structure
Meetings of Foreign Ministers of member states and political leaders of the Permanent Participants (every 2 years); Committee of Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs); Includes E-XE3856 - Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat (IPS); Rotating Chairmanship; Permanent Secretariat in Tromsø (Norway). Working Groups (6): K-XK2094 - Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP); E-XE2315 - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP); E-XK0713 - Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), including E-XJ2098 - Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP); E-XK1391 - Emergency, Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR); E-XK1390 - Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME), including E-XE3700 - Regional Programme of Action for the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (RPA); E-XE4116 - Working Group on Sustainable Development (SDWG).
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UIA Org ID
XD5969
Last News
2022
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