Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme

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The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme is a scientific working group that evaluates and reports on pollution, climate change, and environmental health in the Arctic region to inform policy decisions.

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instanceOf intergovernmental organization
scientific working group
abbreviation AMAP
aim to assess impacts of climate change in the Arctic
to monitor and assess levels and effects of pollutants in the Arctic
to provide reliable and sufficient information on the status of and threats to the Arctic environment
to support policy and decision making related to the Arctic
cooperatesWith Arctic Council Permanent Participants
Indigenous peoples organizations
international organizations
national agencies
research institutions
fieldOfWork Arctic environment
climate change
ecosystem health
environmental health
environmental monitoring
human health in the Arctic
pollution assessment
foundedBy Arctic environmental ministers
hasMember Canada
Faroe Islands
Finland
Greenland
Iceland
Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark

Norway
Russia
Sweden
United States
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.amap.no/
hasWorkingGroupType environmental assessment working group
headquartersLocation Norway
Oslo
inception 1991
parentOrganization Arctic Council
partOf Arctic Council
produces assessment reports
monitoring guidelines
policy-relevant summaries
scientific assessments
regionServed Arctic
linked to: Arctic region
topic biodiversity and ecosystems
heavy metals
human health effects of contaminants
mercury pollution
oil and gas activities
persistent organic pollutants
radioactivity
short-lived climate forcers
uses monitoring data from Arctic states
scientific research results

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Arctic Council hasWorkingGroup Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment cooperatesWith Working Group on the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
linked to: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme