CAFF Founding Documents

CAFF Founding Documents

Founding documents for CAFF including operating guidelines, work plans and more.

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One Arctic: Diversity of Life: Emphasis areas for the U.S. Chairmanship of CAFF, 2017-2019

US BrochureThe U.S. Chairmanship of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group is proud to support the diverse communities, wildlife, lands, and marine areas of the Arctic. Find out more here.

CAFF Work Plan 2015-2017

This document outlines CAFF's key deliverables since the 2013 Arctic Council Ministerial and identifies key projects and activities to be delivered in 2015-2017.

CAFF Communications Strategy

This document details the CAFF Communications Strategy including goals, audiences and potential techniques to employ to reach audiences. This document is considered a "living" document, subject to frequent changes.

CAFF Workplan 2013-2015

This document outlines the projects and activities CAFF plans to undertake for the 2013 – 2015 ministerial period.

CAFF Operating Guidelines

The operating guidelines of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) including the management, role of the international secretariat, role and managemnet of CAFF meetings, subgroups, activities and projects, proposal review and approval, meeting document management, and reporting.

CAFF Framework Document


A framework document for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) that outlines CAFF goals, mandate, functions, operating principles, managemnet and implementation, reporting, and resources.

CAFF Expert Group Charters (CFG, CPAN and CBird)

Outlines the goals, objectives, and descriptions of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Expert Working Groups: CAFF's Flora Group (CFG), the Circumpolar Seabird Working Group (CBird), the Circumpolar Protected Areas Network (CPAN).

Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021: implementing the recommendations of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment

This document, Actions for Biodiversity 2013- 2021: implementing the recommendations of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment, comprises the implementation plan for the 17 recommendations of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA).

It is a living document that will be reviewed and updated every two years. The plan is not meant to be exhaustive or to replace working group work plans; rather it is complimentary, emphasizing specific actions that address the ABA recommendations. 

Strategic Plan for the Conservation of Arctic Biological Diversity

A planning document that identifies five priority objectives to give the Cooperative Strategic for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Arctic Region (1997) effect.

Cooperative Strategy for the Conservation of Biological Diversity

Provides an overall conservation fromework for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and strategic direction relating to the goals of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.


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