EA Workshops

Managing Arctic marine ecosystems requires international, multidisciplinary, and cross-sectoral cooperation.

10-12 December 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark

The third International Conference on Ecosystem Approach to Management in Arctic Large Marine Ecosystem was convened in 2024. Among many outcomes (see the conference report) the conference highlighted the importance of effective international cooperation to ensure a safe and sustainable future for the Arctic. To follow up on the conference outcomes and prepare for continued work the Norwegian Chairship and international partners convened a workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 10-12 December 2024.

The workshop aimed at identifying effective ways to promote international collaboration for producing, accessing, synthesizing, and sharing scientific knowledge among organizations and Arctic Council Working Groups involved in the production of relevant knowledge, and those using this knowledge as a basis for advice on management in the CAO.

The workshop convened 28 attendees in-person and 11 more online, representing Arctic governance, scientific communities and Indigenous Peoples, to discuss and identify ways to promote international collaboration to produce, share, access, synthesize and make evidence-based advice relevant to EBM of Arctic LME.

During three intensive workshop days, participants discussed the information needed by institutions with mandates to provide management advice or make management decisions for the CAO. The meeting explored which institutions can produce and deliver this information, and how the collection, assessment, synthesis and sharing of relevant information can be made more effective across the relevant organizations and Arctic Council Working Groups.

Click here to read the Workshop report.