The Coastal Expert Monitoring Group’s (CEMG) goal is to promote, facilitate, coordinate and harmonize coastal biodiversity monitoring activities among circumpolar countries and Permanent Participants, and to improve ongoing communication amongst and between scientists, community experts, traditional knowledge holders, managers and disciplines both inside and outside the Arctic.
The CEMG published the Arctic Coastal Biodiversity Monitoring Plan(ACBMP) in 2019.
Following the publication of the ACBMP, the Coastal Steering Group (CSG) was established to further the efforts of the Coastal Monitoring Program – namely to develop an implementation plan for the monitoring plan that identifies timelines, costs, organizational structure and partners.
Coastal Steering Group (CSG) Members
Country/PP
|
Representative
|
U.S.A.*
|
Tahzay Jones |
Canada* |
Donald McLennan |
Kingdom of Denmark |
Susse Wegeberg |
Norway |
Maria Pettersvik Arvnes |
Russia
|
Liudmilla Sergienko |
Iceland |
Icelandic Institute of Natural History |
ICC-Alaska |
Carolina Behe Inuit Circumpolar Council |
ICC-Canada |
|
Saami Council |
Saami Council |
CBMP Co-Chair representative |
Tom Christensen Catherine Coon
|
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Kári Fannar Lárusson |
*indicates current lead/co-lead