| Project |
Type |
# |
Outcome |
Report |
Year |
FEC |
| Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) | Recommendation | 2 | Identify measures for detecting early warnings of biodiversity change and triggering conservation actions.Move towards a stronger reliance on early warnings of ecosystem change, rather than on population trends as triggers for making decisions. Aside from catastrophic die-offs and breeding failure, impacts from changes in sea ice are often incremental, such as a reduced rate of reproduction or survival, or less energy intake from prey. Impacts may take years to be detected in population trends, especially for long-lived animals. Measures such as reduced body condition or changes in ice-dependent prey species are evidence of impacts that can be acted on before declines are detected in abundance or distribution. In some cases these earlier actions will prevent or lessen population declines. Factors to consider in selecting such measures of change include long-term costs and benefits, support by research, ability to be updated, and suitability for determining thresholds for action. | Life Linked to Ice: A guide to sea-ice-associated biodiversity in this time of rapid change | 2013 | |
| Advice | | Implement Ecosystem Based Management in marine, terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems. | Arctic Biodiversity Congress 2014, Co-Chairs Report | 2014 | |
| CBird: Seabird Expert Group | | 4.1 | Improve feeding conditions. 4.1.1. Systematically identify important feeding grounds throughout the year. 4.1.2. Identify and quantify diet during breeding and non-breeding season. 4.1.3. Conduct comprehensive, multidisciplinary studies of environmental drivers in wintering grounds (climate and food availability). 4.1.4. Assess the direct and indirect effects of fisheries on kittiwakes. | International Black-legged Kittiwake - Conservation Strategy and Action Plan | 2021 | |
| CBird: Seabird Expert Group | | 1.5 | Improve the understanding of large-scale ecosystem effects of climate change by using the kittiwakeas a model species.1.5.1 Improve the understanding of the ecosystem effects of fisheries interactions and how to adjust maximum sustainable yields in terms of climate-induced changes in the food web that leads to insufficient food supply for adults. | International Black-legged Kittiwake - Conservation Strategy and Action Plan | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Key finding | 8 | Improved public and policy maker understanding of wetland functions and vulnerability would likely foster greater interest in protecting and conserving Arctic wetlands and strengthen involvement in promoting sustainable wetland use. Yet, the ways in which public opinion and networks of interested commercial and civil society organizations influence the development and implementation of wetlands conservation, restoration and stewardship in the Arctic are
poorly understood. Systematic knowledge of the
array of interest organizations’ relationships to
wetlands and how they engage on questions of
balancing conservation and use would support
the development of more coherent and effective
policies. | Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Key Findings and Recommendations | 2021 | |
| CBMP Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring | Key finding | | In Central and Eastern Asia, where the greatest declines
are suspected, good population estimates and count
data series over sufficient long time horizons to offer
a robust basis for generating trends are generally
lacking, with the notable exception of excellent count
data from Korea and Japan. However, the situation is
rapidly improving in China, where count networks and
coordination with flyway partners are being established. | A Global Audit of the Status and Trends of Arctic And Northern Hemisphere Goose Populations | 2018 | |
| CBMP Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring | Key finding | | In countries where routine government monitoring is limited or does not occur, data must come from other sources (e.g., academic research), where unsecure funding often leads to single-event sampling, meaning that change over time cannot be examined. | State of the Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity: Key Findings and Advice for Monitoring | 2016 | |
| CBMP Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring | Key finding | | In North America, population estimates are good; trends
are generally of the best quality and most populations
are increasing or stable. | A Global Audit of the Status and Trends of Arctic And Northern Hemisphere Goose Populations | 2018 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Key finding | 5 | In some regions, Arctic wetlands are already
degraded by human land use and an ever growing
human footprint poses threats to
wetland functioning. This damage occurs in
both Arctic and Boreal zones and arises from a
number of threats such as expansion of forestry,
agriculture, hydropower, extraction of peat, fossil
fuels or minerals, threats to coastal wetlands from
increased Arctic shipping and construction of
new infrastructure. Wetlands are also vulnerable
to human disturbances to permafrost or adjacent
upland habitats and changes to the water
balance or hydrological connectivity that can
transform wetland function. Drained wetlands
release carbon to the atmosphere instead of
storing it, and the negative effect lasts for decades
to centuries. Other losses of function include loss
of biodiversity, changes to habitats and reduced
capacity to buffer floods or droughts. | Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Key Findings and Recommendations | 2021 | |
| Arctic Species Trend Index (ASTI) | Key finding | 6 | In the Wadden Sea, Arctic bird abundance is 75% higher in 2010 than in 1980, but the trend has been following a negative trajectory since 2002. | Arctic Species Trend Index: Migratory Birds Index | 2015 | |
| Advice | | Include biodiversity as a fundamental component of Environmental Impact Assessment, StrategicEnvironmental Assessment and risk assessment in the Arctic. | Arctic Biodiversity Congress 2014, Co-Chairs Report | 2014 | |
| Advice | | Include biodiversity in national accounting so that the true value of healthy Arctic ecosystems is understood, and the true costs of biodiversity loss are accounted for. | Arctic Biodiversity Congress 2014, Co-Chairs Report | 2014 | |
| Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) | Recommendation | 2 | Incorporate resilience and adaptation of biodiversity to climate change into plans for development in the Arctic. | Arctic Biodiversity Assessment: Report for Policy Makers | 2013 | |
| Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) | Recommendation | 13 | Increase and focus inventory, long-term monitoring and research efforts to address key gaps in scientific knowledge identified in this assessment to better facilitate the development and implementation of conservation and management strategies. Areas of particular concern identified through the ABA include components critical to ecosystem functions including important characteristics of invertebrates, microbes, parasites and pathogens. | Arctic Biodiversity Assessment: Report for Policy Makers | 2013 | |
| Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) | Key finding | 4 | Increase financial and other support for indigenous peoples and organizations to actively engage in research and science initiatives and to effectively address their concerns. | Arctic Traditional Knowledge and Wisdom: Changes in the North American Arctic | 2017 | |
| CBird: Seabird Expert Group | | 4.3 | Increase knowledge about the effects of climate change and, if possible, reduce the impact. 4.3.1. Increase research efforts considering climate change and its effect on survival and reproduction rates (seawater acidification, increased water temperatures, increased frequency of storms etc.) 4.3.2. Increase research into the effect of diseases and parasites. 4.3.3. Compensate climate change impact by reducing the effect of other negative drivers | International Black-legged Kittiwake - Conservation Strategy and Action Plan | 2021 | |
| Inspiring Arctic Voices Through Youth | | | Increase numbers of youth engaged and actively participating and strive for diverse representation of youth from all Arctic nations, and beyond. | CAFF Arctic Youth Engagement Strategy: 2021-2026 | 2021 | |
| Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) | Key finding | 1 | Increase opportunities for cross-cultural learning, understanding and trust building. | Arctic Traditional Knowledge and Wisdom: Changes in the North American Arctic | 2017 | |
| CBird: Seabird Expert Group | | 4.6 | Increase the knowledge base on damages made by kittiwakes breeding on man-made structures and the potential conflict. 4.6.1. More research is needed in order to reduce damage by kittiwake on construction and reduce conflicts with operators. | International Black-legged Kittiwake - Conservation Strategy and Action Plan | 2021 | |
| CBMP Marine Biodiversity Monitoring | Key finding | | Increases in the frequency of contagious diseases are being observed | State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity: Key Findings and Advice for Monitoring | 2017 | |
Arctic Council Working Group