Arctic Council Working Group 
Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2025-2035
Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2025-2035 guides the Arctic Council efforts on biodiversity for the coming decade.
The Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2025-2035 (AAB 2025-2035) guides the Arctic Council efforts on biodiversity for the coming decade. It sets out four overarching themes and 16 underlying areas to respond to unprecedented changes in the Arctic environment and to fulfill the Arctic Council’s Strategic Vision, including that: “The Arctic will be a region where it is firmly established that healthy ecosystems and habitats are of critical importance and the uniqueness and fragility of the Arctic environment is respected by all in the region and beyond.” (Arctic Council, 2021).
The AAB 2025-2035 builds on the previous Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2023: Implementing the recommendations of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessments and broadly aligns its structure with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, while recognizing the unique context of the Arctic. The foundation for the overarching themes and actions is rooted in the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (2013) and following work. It is purposefully built around the uniqueness of Arctic biodiversity and the peoples inhabiting this area, specifically Indigenous Peoples and their Knowledge.
The AAB 2025-2035 is a living document, and the actions will be reviewed regularly to respond to current and emerging pressures and conservation priorities.
The AAB 2025-2035 contains four overarching themes:
- Address individual and cumulative effects of stressors and drivers of Arctic biodiversity loss
- Promote sustainable use of Arctic biodiversity
- Advance enabling conditions to support implementation of actions
- Establish a monitoring and evaluation framework for implementation of Actions for the Arctic Biodiversity 2025-2035
Under these themes lie a number of focused intervention areas and under these, specific actions that are reflected in and inform Arctic Council activities that address biodiversity. It is through these actions that the impact of the efforts can be measured, a process designed to align with KMGBF reporting and other relevant biodiversity mechanisms.
Implementing the AAB 2025-2035 requires a combination of building on existing, established and proven efforts and embarking on new, innovative pathways that hold promise. Implementation has been built on a solid framework of established CAFF activities and initiatives, including the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) which, through its monitoring and assessment activities, provides a forum for strategic efforts and actions to be implemented and tracked (see Box 2), and the Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (ABDS). Implementation has additionally been built on relevant initiatives led by other Arctic Council Working Groups.
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Experts
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Nadine Kochuten
Aleut International Association Head of Delegation to CAFF, Salmon Peoples of the Arctic Steering Committee -
Tonje Johansen
Saami Council Head of Delegation to CAFF, Salmon Peoples of the Arctic Steering Committee -
Vladimir Klimov
Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North Head of Delegation to CAFF, Salmon Peoples of the Arctic Steering Committee
Lead Working Groups
CAFFLead Arctic States & Permanent Participants
The Kingdom of DenmarkEngaged observers
Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)Association of World Reindeer Herders (AWRH)
France
Germany
International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Japan
North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO)
Northern Forum (NF)
People's Republic of China
Poland
Republic of India
Republic of Korea
Republic of Singapore
Spain
Switzerland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Wide Fund for Nature, Arctic Programme (WWF)