| Project |
Type |
# |
Outcome |
Report |
Year |
FEC |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Key finding | 2 | The substantial ecosystem services provided by Arctic wetlands should be recognized at the international level. Presently, there is limited coordination on how ecosystem services from
Arctic wetland management are reported to
international frameworks or conventions on
climate change mitigation and biodiversity.
Common guidelines on how ecosystem services
gained from wetland conservation and
restoration actions are reported internationally
could increase their global recognition. | Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Key Findings and Recommendations | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Recommendation | 5 | Use short-lists of known northern wetland sites
in need of protection, conservation or restoration
to support national-level action plans. Such
actions should be targeted to the most promising
sites, including those that may be located outside
the Arctic. Wetland protection, conservation and
restoration would be more effective if done in
direct collaboration with Indigenous Peoples,
Local Communities and/or stakeholders and
applied at the landscape level. | Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Key Findings and Recommendations | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Key finding | 1.2.1 | Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Wetland Protected Areas: Formal Indigenous representation in managementprocesses occurs in over one-fourth of the surveyed sites. | Arctic Wetlands and Indigenous Peoples Study: An assessment of Indigenous engagement in wetland protected areas | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Key finding | | A considerable and broad experience with wetlands restoration and conservation dates back many decades. Expressed in an extensive body of publications by government agencies, practitioners’ organizations, trade organizations and consultancies, NGOs and scientists, a significant portion of this literature is Arctic-specific or Arctic relevant. | Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands Phase 2 Report | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Key finding | 11 | Coordinated transboundary management of
wetlands is needed, but different national
systems for wetland classification challenge such
efforts. There are crucial differences between
wetland classification systems. A uniform system
for comparing and harmonizing existing Arctic
wetland classifications would help to better plan
wetland actions that span borders, traditions, and
cultures. New developments should consider the
value and legacy associated with existing national
classification systems and Indigenous Knowledge
and Local Knowledge of wetland areas.
Development of new classification systems, maps
and databases should ensure that legacy data
remains useful, allow for conversion between
systems and link to Indigenous Knowledge and
use of wetlands. | Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Key Findings and Recommendations | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Recommendation | 14 | Support development of wetland classification
systems and maps specific to different Arctic
Indigenous Peoples based on the words and
terms traditionally used to describe wetland
types, properties, and functions. Such maps
would support wetland stewardship and
facilitate communication of their value locally
and to policy makers. | Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Key Findings and Recommendations | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Advice | 5 | Connecting Beyond Wetlands: Exploring the interactions between inland and coastal wetlands broadens focus. Examining the opportunities between CAFF projects
such as RMAWI, the Salmon Peoples of the Arctic,
the Seabird Working Group, and the Arctic Migratory
Bird Initiative may further facilitate research on
Indigenous relationships with Arctic biodiversity,
particularly as they relate to subsistence activities. | Arctic Wetlands and Indigenous Peoples Study: An assessment of Indigenous engagement in wetland protected areas | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Key finding | 4 | Although the majority of Arctic wetlands remain
relatively intact, changes are already occurring
across the Arctic and wetland resilience is
needed to buffer further damage. Wetlands
are vulnerable to substantial indirect damage
e.g. through global warming, changes to
p recipitation patterns, altered hydrological flows,
and environmental pollutants. Such damage also
constitutes a broader threat to migratory animal
populations. These diverse threats to wetland
ecosystems emphasize the need for landscape
scale management with a focus on conservation,
protection and maintained resilience. | Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Key Findings and Recommendations | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Recommendation | 7 | Inventory and review existing national policies
relating to wetlands with an eye on using a
watershed approach and identifying conflicting
or inconsistent goals, overlapping or unclear
responsibility among governmental departments
and entities, and gaps in communication.
Identifying and addressing these issues would
enable more effective governance of wetlands
and balancing conservation and Indigenous
and other user needs to achieve more effective
stewardship. | Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Key Findings and Recommendations | 2021 | |
| Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands (RAW) | Key finding | 1.2.3 | Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Wetlands Management: Most management and conservation plans, as well as other official information on wetland protected areas, fail to document Indigenous resource use in a systematic or functional way and as a result, do not provide a complete picture of resource use and management within the areas. | Arctic Wetlands and Indigenous Peoples Study: An assessment of Indigenous engagement in wetland protected areas | 2021 | |
Arctic Council Working Group