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Arctic Council

 

The Ottawa Declaration of 1996 formally established the Arctic Council as a high level intergovernmental forum to provide a means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues, in particular issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.

 

Arctic Council Homepage

 

The scientific work of the Arctic Council is carried out in six expert working groups focusing on such issues as monitoring, assessing and preventing pollution in the Arctic, climate change, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, emergency preparedness and prevention in addition to the living conditions of the Arctic residents.

 

ACAP          AMAP          CAFF          EPPR          PAME          SDWG         

List of Members

 

PAME members include National Representatives of the 8 Arctic Council States (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden and United States). Indigenous groups organizations, termed "Permanent Participants" also participate in PAME, as well as representatives from several observer countries and organizations. Thus, PAME provides a unique forum for collaboration on a wide range of Arctic marine pollution prevention and control issues.

The PAME Working Group meets twice a year to assess progress and develop work plans. PAME is headed by chair and vice-chair and is supported by the International Secretariat.

PAME reports to the Senior Arctic Officials that meet twice a year and, through them, to the Ministers of the Arctic Council that meet every two years.

 


PAME NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

CANADA

Reneé Sauve
A/Director
Global Fisheries and Marine Governance Bureau
International Affairs Directorate
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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DENMARK

Ditte Mandoe Andreasen
Ministry of Environment
Nature Agency
Water Resources Planning and Marine Environment
Tel: +45 72 54 48 97
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GREENLAND

Jette Vester
Department of Environment
Ministry of Domestic Affairs Nature and Environment
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FAROE ISLANDS

TBD

FINLAND

Kristiina Isokallio
Counsellor
Ministry of the Environment
Kasarmikatu 25, Helsinki
P.O.Box 33
FIN-00023
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ICELAND

Hugi Olafsson
Director
Office of Policy and International Affairs
Ministry for the Environment

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NORWAY

Anja Elisenberg
Ministry of Environment
Norway
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RUSSIA

Tretiakova Natalia
Head of Division of the Department of International Cooperation
Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Russian Federation
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SWEDEN

Bertil Hakansson
Head of Unit, marine Management
Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
Gothenburg
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USA

Elizabeth S. McLanahan
Deputy Director
NOAA Office of International Affairs
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 6624
MS 5230
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20235
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