Biodiversity governance under the Arctic Council: The role of science, business and NGOs
Abstract Since its inception, the Arctic Council (AC) has focused on biodiversity, under its working group on the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna. By adopting a holistic, cross-sectoral approach to biodiversity governance, the AC has acknowledged that biodiversity is not only a matter for the...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247420000224 2024-05-19T07:33:40+00:00 Biodiversity governance under the Arctic Council: The role of science, business and NGOs Prip, Christian 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247420000224 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247420000224 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 56 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 2020 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247420000224 2024-05-02T06:50:53Z Abstract Since its inception, the Arctic Council (AC) has focused on biodiversity, under its working group on the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna. By adopting a holistic, cross-sectoral approach to biodiversity governance, the AC has acknowledged that biodiversity is not only a matter for the Council and its governments: also non-state actors must be involved. This article analyses whether and how three essential non-state actors – science, business and NGOs – influence AC processes on Arctic biodiversity, comparing the roles of these actors on biodiversity governance in the wider international context. AC work on biodiversity has remained largely scientific, with fewer political commitments for states and the Council as such: science has had a significant influence, whereas there has been limited space for the involvement of the business sector. NGOs have served mainly as contributors and partners in scientific work, increasingly also assuming policy advocacy roles. This article notes the need for closer political cooperation on biodiversity in the AC, with firmer commitments for states and the AC, inspired by work in other AC focal areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic biodiversity Arctic Council Arctic Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 56 |
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Abstract Since its inception, the Arctic Council (AC) has focused on biodiversity, under its working group on the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna. By adopting a holistic, cross-sectoral approach to biodiversity governance, the AC has acknowledged that biodiversity is not only a matter for the Council and its governments: also non-state actors must be involved. This article analyses whether and how three essential non-state actors – science, business and NGOs – influence AC processes on Arctic biodiversity, comparing the roles of these actors on biodiversity governance in the wider international context. AC work on biodiversity has remained largely scientific, with fewer political commitments for states and the Council as such: science has had a significant influence, whereas there has been limited space for the involvement of the business sector. NGOs have served mainly as contributors and partners in scientific work, increasingly also assuming policy advocacy roles. This article notes the need for closer political cooperation on biodiversity in the AC, with firmer commitments for states and the AC, inspired by work in other AC focal areas. |
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Biodiversity governance under the Arctic Council: The role of science, business and NGOs |
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Biodiversity governance under the Arctic Council: The role of science, business and NGOs |
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