Resolutions of Cooperation
Guiding the development of partnerships with key organizations.
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (2010)
CAFF and the CBD signed a Resolution of Cooperation in 2010 to enhance the presence of Arctic biodiversity in international biodiversity conservation fora and to support information sharing.
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) (2011)
CAFF and APECS signed a Resolution of Cooperation in 2011 to encourage participation in CAFF activities for those in their early- to mid-career.
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (2012)
CAFF and Ramsar signed a Resolution of Cooperation in 2012 to better coordinate efforts to conserve the Arctic's wetlands.
African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (2012)
CAFF and AEWA signed a Resolution of Cooperation in 2012 to contirbute to the conservation of migratory waterbird species within the African-Eurasian flyways
Convention on Migratory Species (2013)
CAFF and the CMS signed a Resolution of Cooperation in 2013 to encourage information sharing to assist in the conservation of wild terrestrial, aquatic and avian species that migrate across jurisdictional boundaries and to assist cooperation with non-Arctic countries on these issues.
East Asian-Australasian Flyway (2013)
CAFF and EAAFP signed a Resolution of Cooperation in 2013 to better coordinate efforts to promote and protect birds along a migratory flyway undergoing series declines in some species.
Ocean Biodiversity Information System (2015)
CAFF and the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) signed a statement of cooperation in 2015 to establish the relationship of CAFF and its Arctic Biodiversity Data Service as an IODE Associate Data Unit (ADU).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (2016)
CAFF and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) signed a Resolution of Cooperation in 2016 to better coordinate data management efforts.