CBMP Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring

The CBMP is working with partners across the Arctic to harmonize and enhance long-term freshwater monitoring efforts, and to facilitate more powerful and cost-effective assessments through the generation of, and access to, improved circumpolar datasets.

For rivers and lakes, these efforts are led by the Freshwater Steering Group who are working to implement the Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Plan. This is an agreement across Arctic nations to compile, harmonize and compare results from existing Arctic freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring efforts, across nations.

The CBMP Freshwater group has identified key elements, called Focal Ecosystem Components (FECs), of the Arctic freshwater ecosystem, where changes in FEC status likely indicate changes in the overall freshwater environment.

Latest publications

thumb Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Plan 2020-2024 - Work Plan
thumb State of the Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity: Key Findings and Advice for Monitoring
thumb State of the Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Report
thumb Rif Field Station Ecosystem Monitoring
thumb Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Plan: Annual Report 2017 and Work Plan 2018. CAFF Monitoring Report No. 26
thumb Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Plan Implementation: Canada, 2015-2016
thumb Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Plan Implementation: Sweden, 2015-2016
thumb Arctic Freshwater Monitoring Plan Annual Report 2016: Annual report on the implementation of the CBMP's Arctic Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring Plan