Developing a circumpolar programme for the monitoring of Arctic terrestrial biodiversity

The Arctic is undergoing biological and environmental changes, and a coordinated effort to monitor is critical to detect these changes. The Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP) of the Arctic Council biodiversity working group, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), has develo...

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Published in:Ambio
Main Authors: Christensen, Tom, Barry, Tom, Taylor, Jason J., Doyle, Marlene, Aronsson, Mora, Braa, Jørund, Burns, Casey, Coon, Catherine, Coulson, Stephen, Cuyler, Christine, Falk, Knud, Heiðmarsson, Starri, Kulmala, Pauliina, Lawler, James, MacNearney, Douglas, Ravolainen, Virve, Smith, Paul A., Soloviev, Mikhail, Schmidt, Niels M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Adaptive monitoring
Arctic
CAFF
CBMP
State of the Arctic Biodiversity Report
Terrestrial biodiversity monitoring
Arctic biodiversity
Arctic Council
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
Online Access:https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/2120b222-836d-4070-8139-13284fe6e6de
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01311-w
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078277106&partnerID=8YFLogxK
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6989700/pdf/13280_2019_Article_1311.pdf
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Summary:The Arctic is undergoing biological and environmental changes, and a coordinated effort to monitor is critical to detect these changes. The Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP) of the Arctic Council biodiversity working group, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), has developed pan-Arctic biodiversity monitoring plans that aims to improve the ability to detect and report on long-term changes. Whilst introducing this special issue, this paper also presents the making of the terrestrial monitoring plan and discusses how the plan follows the steps required for an adaptive and ecosystem-based monitoring programme. In this article, we discuss how data on key findings can be used to inform circumpolar and global assessments, including the State of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report, which will be the first terrestrial assessment made by the CBMP. Key findings, advice for future monitoring and lessons learned will be used in planning next steps of pan-Arctic coordinated monitoring.

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