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Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment

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403:(EA) progress reports, and has developed a framework for application of the approach to its projects. The framework principles involve identifying the character of local ecosystems before considering them adjacent to the group's assessments, objectives and values. Decisions with respect to the management of local human activity are made based on the outcomes of these processes. 391:. The definition focuses the existence of a distinct geographical area managed in such a way that ensures the long-term conservation and protection of its natural ecosystems. There are seven categories to accommodate the various characters of protected areas that exist globally, with the Arctic states each possessing policy tools to designate and manage these. 371:
A key role of PAME relates itself to the proliferation of Arctic maritime contamination and pollution, stemming from both off-shore and on-shore activities. As of May 2020, PAME is the process of developing a regional action plan on marine litter in the Arctic, as an extension of a preliminary study
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PAME and the Arctic Council define ecosystem approaches to management as the management of human activities based on contemporary, scientific knowledge of local ecosystems. The purpose of the approach is to facilitate management decisions of human activity which balance the exploitation of marine
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In 2009, PAME released guidelines for the exploitation of Arctic off-shore gas and oil, delineating the Arctic Council's understanding of "good practice" for the stages of planning, exploring, developing, producing and decommissioning areas and equipment employed in resource exploitation and
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The second Arctic Maritime Strategic Plan was accompanied by two plans to strengthen its progress: the Implementation Plan and Communication Plan. The former was intended to provide the Arctic Council with an increasingly structured approach to achieving the Working Group's goals, as well as
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The group's focus on Arctic maritime pollution can be identified in its 1998 Regional Programme of Action for the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (Arctic RPA), updated in 2009 to reflect contemporary challenges in preventing Arctic marine pollution.
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PAME's objectives, and strategies to further their realisation, are periodically delineated in the group's Arctic Maritime Strategic Plans. As of May 2020, the group has published two such documents; one for the years between 2000 and 2015, and the other for those between 2015 and 2025.
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PAME works in partnership with The Arctic Council's five additional working groups to construct its strategic plans and suggest mechanisms for their implementation. The five additional working groups of the Arctic Council are:
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The enhancement of 'economic, social and cultural well-being of Arctic inhabitants', including the Arctic's indigenous population and the strengthening of their capacity to adapt to ongoing changes in the Arctic marine
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and development, and associations with the marine environment. Where necessary, it is tasked with producing guidelines and recommendations for policy improvement, with projects approved every two years by the council.
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The second Arctic Maritime Strategic Plan delineated four distinct goals relating to Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment for the following 10 years. It was approved by the Council in April 2015 at a meeting in
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PAME convenes on an annual, or biannual basis, and meets with the Ministers of the Arctic Council once every two years. The location of PAME meetings alternates between cities situated in the 8 Arctic states.
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Since the commissioning of these guidelines, PAME has published eight developing documents detailing further development of local regulation on Arctic oil and Gas drilling activities.
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providing guidelines against which progress could be appraised. The latter aimed to facilitate communication and understanding to ensure the fulfilment of the working group's goals.
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Jenks, Andrew (1996). "Canada-Denmark-Finland-Iceland-Norway-Russian Federation-Sweden-United States: Joint Communiqué and Declaration on the Establishment of the Arctic Council".
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To facilitate partnerships, programme and technical cooperation and support communication, reporting and outreach both within and outside the Arctic Council.
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The furthering of knowledge relating to the Arctic marine environment and the continuation of the domain's monitoring and assessment structures,
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The first of the Working Group's Arctic Maritime Strategic Plans was approved by the Arctic Council in November 2004. The plan centred around:
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To determine the adequacy of applicable international/regional commitments and promote their implementation and compliance.
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Arctic Council: Arctic Marine Strategic Plan, Protecting Marine and Coastal Ecosystems in a Changing Arctic (2015)
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The expert group of PAME's Marine Protected Areas subdivision is co-led by Canada, Norway and the United States.
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Sustainable employment of the marine environment, centred around cumulative environmental impacts and
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The working group includes representatives from each state, (Canada, Denmark (representing both
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on Arctic marine litter and micro-plastics which was carried out between 2017 and 2019.
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To improve knowledge and respond to emerging knowledge of the Arctic Marine Environment.
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The overarching objectives for PAME were formally outlined in the 2009 meeting held in
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Arctic Council: Arctic Maritime Strategic Plan 2015-2025, Implementation Plan (2015)
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The development of sustainable mechanisms for employment of Arctic marine resources,
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In 2009, the working group released a major report on Arctic marine shipping, the
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The conservation of ecosystem function and encouragement of marine biodiversity,
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PAME adheres to the definition of a 'Marine Protected Area' volunteered by the
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states. The Working Group claims to operate across the domains of
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Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2004).
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The conservation of marine biodiversity and ecosystems and
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Emergency Prevention, Preparedness & Response (EPPR)
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The 'health and prosperity' of all Arctic inhabitants.
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Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
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Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Arctic Council: Arctic Marine Strategic Plan (2004)
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Index

Working group
Akureyri
Iceland
Arctic
sub-Arctic
Arctic Council
www.pame.is
Arctic Council
Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy
Ottawa Declaration
Arctic
Arctic shipping
maritime pollution
marine protected areas
resource exploitation
Greenland
Faroe Islands
Aleut International Association
Arctic Athabaskan Council
Gwich'in Council International
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Saami Council
region's indigenous populations
Akureyri
Oslo
marine pollution
Iqaluit
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment

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