State of the Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Report What's happening in lakes and rivers?
State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report what's happening in the Arctic's oceans?
State of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report what's happening to wildlife on land?
Arctic Wetlands: Resilience & Management
Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) saving Arctic birds
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP)
Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021 implementing the recommendations from the ABA
Mainstreaming Arctic Biodiversity in Arctic Mining
Inspring Arctic Youth
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Arctic Biodiversity Assessment status and trends
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The average population of Arctic species increased by 16% between 1970 and 2004
however, this is not consistent across biomes, regions, and taxa. (Source: ASTI 2010)
High Arctic species populations have decreased by an average of 26% between 1970 and 2004.
Of the 21 Northern languages that have gone extinct, 48% of those have disappeared since 1990.
This indicates an increasing rate of language extinction. (Source: ABA 2013)
More than 50% of the world's wetlands are in the Arctic and sub-Arctic
Wetlands are important for carbon storage and water cycling. (Source: ABA 2013)
The ivory gull, a high Arctic species has decreased by 80% (since the 1980s)
on its Canadian range. (Source: ABA 2013)
Polar bears are affected by decreasing sea ice
The global population of polar bears is predicted to decrease by 30% in the next 45 years. (Source: ABA 2013)
Protected and Important Areas
CBMP Monitoring Plans
Policy recommendations from key CAFF reports
Invasive Species
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Arctic Biodiversity Data (ABDS)
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