DeskScienceAMAP released the first comprehensive assessment of Arctic Ocean acidification, noting rapid CO2 uptake, ecosystem vulnerability, and potential effects on fisheries and indigenous resources.
Arctic Council ministers approved the 24‑recommendation Arctic Ocean Review, prioritizing Indigenous participation, ecosystem‑based management, and marine science to guide responsible stewardship of Arctic marine waters.
Arctic Council is coordinating scientific assessments and action plans, including expert groups and a task force, to reduce short‑lived climate pollutants like methane, black carbon, and ozone, aiming to protect Arctic communities and curb global warming.
The 2013 IPCC report confirms substantial Arctic warming and, with input from Arctic Council scientists, informs the Council’s climate‑change research and adaptation efforts for northern communities.
The CAFF Working Group's guide shows how rapid Arctic sea‑ice loss is reshaping marine species, disrupting Inuit subsistence, and calls for adaptive management.
Arctic Council senior officials convened in Whitehorse, Yukon, to approve projects on contaminants, mental wellness, and climate adaptation, and released a report on sea‑ice biodiversity impacts.
A November 2019 Arctic Council workshop in Tromsø explored a circumpolar marine risk assessment covering shipping, tourism, and hydrocarbon production to better protect Arctic waters.
The 2013 Arctic Report Card shows sustained warming, greening of tundra, declining sea ice, and shifting wildlife and marine species patterns, underscoring ongoing Arctic environmental change.
The Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA) is a flagship Arctic Council project that integrates cross‑border scientific and indigenous knowledge to inform adaptation decisions in the Barents, Baffin Bay‑Davis Strait, and Beaufort‑Chukchi Sea regions.
The Arctic Council established a new Task Force on Black Carbon & Methane, co‑chaired by Sweden and Canada, to develop actions for cutting short‑lived climate forcers, drawing on scientific work and partner organizations.
The Arctic Council’s Senior Arctic Officials met in Yellowknife to review work on shipping, climate adaptation, and sustainable development, including an outreach event in Dettah.
The Arctic Council’s Science Cooperation Task Force met in Helsinki, deciding to negotiate a memorandum of understanding to strengthen scientific collaboration among the eight Arctic states ahead of a ministerial meeting in Canada.
AMAP released a report summarizing its 2013 assessment of Arctic ocean acidification, noting rapid CO₂ buildup and its impacts on marine ecosystems, fisheries, and indigenous resources.
The Arctic Council's CAFF and national mapping agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a harmonized Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure, integrating climate and biodiversity data to support research and decision‑making.
Senior Arctic Officials met in Yellowknife to review Council priorities and updates on climate, biodiversity, and indigenous engagement ahead of Canada’s 2015 Ministerial Meeting.
The 4th meeting of the Scientific Cooperation Task Force in Tromsø, Norway, reviewed progress toward a memorandum of understanding to streamline data sharing, infrastructure access, and scientist mobility in the Arctic.
At its fifth meeting in Oslo, SCTF delegates from Finland, Russia and the US highlighted the importance of joint Arctic research and the potential for a legally binding framework to coordinate science efforts.
Arctic Council science programs like AMAP and ACAP are driving policy and projects to cut short‑lived climate pollutants—especially black carbon and methane—protecting Arctic ecosystems and communities.
Arctic states highlight the rapid decline of sea ice, glaciers and permafrost, and its impacts on ecosystems, indigenous livelihoods and global sea level rise.
Reidar Hindrum, a Norwegian biologist and senior advisor, has been appointed chair of the Arctic Council’s Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna working group, where he will steer the group’s implementation of the Actions for Arctic Biodiversity plan amid growing
The Arctic Council adopted a new work plan emphasizing climate‑change adaptation, coordinating AMAP’s modeling, SDWG’s online adaptation portal, and CAFF’s invasive species strategy to enhance resilience across the Arctic.
The Arctic Council’s ACAP Working Group approved a new project to collect black‑carbon emissions data from residential wood combustion and recommend cost‑effective measures across Arctic nations, including indigenous communities.
Arctic Council study finds modern wood‑burning stoves alone cannot curb black carbon; it recommends emission limits, fuel standards, training and inspections to improve air quality and slow climate change.
Arctic communities use traditional ecological knowledge to detect environmental changes, and their insights are integrated by CAFF's CBMP to strengthen biodiversity monitoring.
AMAP’s latest assessment shows rising mercury levels in Arctic marine species due to long‑range transport from human activities, threatening indigenous diets and prompting calls for global emission cuts.
