Ecosystem Approach to Management (EA)

The Ecosystem Approach to management (EA) is known as ecosystem-based management (EBM), ecosystem approach to management (EAM), or the ecosystem approach (EA).

In 2013, the Arctic Council Ministers agreed to the following definition for EA:

"Comprehensive, integrated management of human activities based on best available scientific and traditional knowledge about the ecosystem and its dynamics, in order to identify and take action on influences that are critical to the health of ecosystems, thereby achieving sustainable use of ecosystem goods and services and maintenance of ecosystem integrity."

For more information about the Ecosystem Approach, see About EA.