Arctic Council Working Group

Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna

CAFF is the Biodiversity Working Group of the Arctic Council.

Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP)
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Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI)
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Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (ABDS)
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Climate change impacts on Arctic ecosystems and associated climate feedbacks
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Topics

Climate change
Ecosystem-based management
Mainstreaming biodiversity
Identifying and safeguarding important areas
Addressing individual stressors on biodiversity
Improving knowledge and public awareness

Our approach

FECs Monitoring
Extreme Events
Monitoring
Assessments
Strategies
Data
Resolutions of Cooperation

Latest news

Porcupine caribou

CARMA legend Don Russell has passed

Don made significant contributions to caribou research and management and established the CARMA for pan-Arctic caribou population monitoring and assessment.
2026-03-30

The CAFF WG Plenary 2026-I highlights good progress on CAFF’s 2025-2027 Work Plan objectives

The CAFF WG Plenary 2026-I highlights good progress on CAFF’s 2025-2027 Work Plan objectives
2026-03-16
Josh Komangapik with CAFF colleagues (Inge Thaulow, former CAFF Chair; Lauren Divine, Aleut International Association; Donald McLennan, CBMP Canada) at the Ecosystems Approach conference in Tromso Norway, April 2024

Honouring Joshua Komangapik

CAFF mourns the loss of the first Arctic Indigenous Canadian Youth Fellow
2026-02-27
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