Recommendations by the Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation II for complementary enhancements of the Arctic Council institutions including the SAO based mechanism to coordinate marine issues in the Arctic Council

• Main Author: Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC)
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Arctic Council Secretariat 2018
• Subjects: SAO; Arctic Council; Arctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11374/2231

The Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC, Task Force I), that worked in 2015-2017 was established with the general aim of enhancing Arctic marine cooperation. During the cause of discussions in the Task Force the focus became to enhance marine cooperation under the umbrella of the Arctic Council. The Fairbanks Declaration in spring 2017 established a “new mandate for the Task Force to build upon this work by presenting terms of reference (ToRs) for a possible new subsidiary body, and recommendations for complementary enhancements to existing Arctic Council mechanisms, for consideration by Ministers in 2019.”