Arctic biodiversity assessment

I am therefore pleased to be able to present, at the end of the Swedish chairmanship, the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment, the first circumpolar inventory of status and trends for biodiversity in the Arctic. [...] Carl Bildt Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden Arctic Biodiversity Assessment: Report for Policy Makers 3 The Arctic Biodiversity Assessment The purpose of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) is to synthesize and assess the status and trends of biological diversity in the Arctic. [...] Doing so will help protect the integrity is so important in our of Arctic biodiversity and the sustainability of Extremes of cold and seasonality and culture.” Arctic communities. [...] A. The Convention on Biological Diversity and other international conventions CAFF’s efforts to conserve Arctic biodiversity and promote the sustainability of the Arctic’s living resources are complementary to the conservation and sustainable use objectives of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). [...] The 2013 ABA will provide data and information on the status and trends of biological diversity in the Arctic to the Fourth Global Biodiversity Outlook.