The Arctic Council’s Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) working group is organizing the first Arctic Biodiversity Congress in Trondheim, Norway on December 2-4, 2014.

The Arctic Biodiversity Congress will promote the conservation and sustainable use of Arctic biodiversity through dialogue among scientists, policy-makers, government officials, industry, civil society and indigenous peoples.

It is closely linked to the findings and recommendations of the first Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) released in May 2013.

The Arctic Biodiversity Congress will:

Present and discuss the main scientific findings of the ABA
Facilitate inter-disciplinary discussion, action and status updates on the policy recommendations in the ABA
Provide scientific, policy, management, NGO, academia, Indigenous peoples and industry audiences the opportunity to collaborate around the themes of the ABA
Advise CAFF on national and international implementation of the ABA recommendations and on the development of an ABA Implementation Plan for the Arctic Council
Highlight the work of CAFF and the Arctic Council on circumpolar biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
Contribute to mainstreaming of biodiversity and ecosystem services, ensuring that the recommendations of the ABA are implemented by not just governments, but many organizations and people across disciplines


Further details on the Arctic Biodiversity Congress will follow early in 2014.

A concept paper describing the purpose and goals of the Congress can be downloaded here.

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For more information: http://www.arcticbiodiversity.is/congress