Side Event

The view from up here: Arctic biodiversity in a warming world

Organizer
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna

Date and Time
9 November 2011 18:15 - 19:45

Meeting
Fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

The Arctic environment is experiencing unprecedented and rapid change from a variety of stressors that often interact in unpredictable ways. Understanding and responding to current and emerging concerns facing Arctic biodiversity requires coordinated circumpolar scientific information. Panelists from the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, the biodiversity issues working group of the Arctic Council, will discuss critical issues facing Arctic biodiversity and the Peoples of the North. They will describe CAFF´s circumpolar projects and priorities intended to help fill knowledge gaps and assist in a more immediate and effective policy response.