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Underwater noise in the Arctic
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Projects
Actions for Arctic Biodiversity
Implementing the recommendations of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment.
Website
2021
Actions for Arctic Biodiversity Progress report: 2013-2023
2019
Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021 - Implementing the recommendations of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment
Articles
Biodiversity: Awareness has increased, as has our knowledge
CAFF Chair Mark Marissink on the fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook
08 Oct 2020
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Finland
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Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)
Association of World Reindeer Herders (AWRH)
France
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International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Japan
North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO)
Northern Forum (NF)
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Spain
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Wide Fund for Nature, Arctic Programme (WWF)
Start - End
2013 - 2023
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Status of current offshore oil and gas activities by Arctic States
Collaboration with the Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC)
Mitigation of black carbon and methane emissions from APG flaring in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
Ecosystem Status, Human Impact and Management Measures in the Central Arctic Ocean