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Gateway to the High Arctic: The Importance of Ocean Connectivity

Prioritizing Observations and Monitoring Crucial for Better Predictability to Support Decision Making

Invasive Alien Species in the Changing Arctic

A growing circumpolar concern

Salmon Peoples of the Arctic

How the salmon crisis is affecting Indigenous Peoples across the circumpolar North

Actions for Arctic biodiversity: An Interview with CAFF Chair Inge Thaulow

Fire and ice: Impacts of wildfires on permafrost and peatlands

Peatlands play a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate. What happens when intensifying wildland fires burn through peatlands, accelerating permafrost thaw and damagi...

Interview with Josh Komangapik – The first CAFF Arctic Indigenous Canadian Youth Fellow

Josh Komangapik, an Inuk from Iqaluit, Nunavut, is the first CAFF Arctic Indigenous Canadian Youth Fellow. Over the past months, he has contributed to CAFF’s Circumpolar ...

Wildfires in Alaska: Shifting landscapes and fire management strategies

As climate change leads to more intense and destructive Arctic wildfire seasons, how can we re-think fire management?

Resiliency in the face of fire: How northern forests adapt to wildfire

At first glance, the story of wildfires and trees appears to be one of destruction. However, trees and forests have adapted in incredible ways to live with, and re-grow a...

5 things to know about Arctic seabirds and plastics

Seabirds play an important role in marine ecosystems and are culturally important for Arctic Indigenous Peoples. However, some Arctic seabird species are in decline due t...

Assessing the state of biodiversity in Arctic rivers and lakes

The freshwater experts of the Arctic Council’s Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group (CAFF) have just released the largest compilation and assessment of Ar...

Quiz: Which 2021 Arctic Council report should you read based on your interests?

In 2021, the Arctic Council's Working and Expert Groups released over 50 new reports on topics including climate change, emergency response, biodiversity, Arctic shipping...

Snapshot of an ever-changing Arctic: The state of Arctic terrestrial biodiversity

Climate change is driving significant changes that could lead to ecological catastrophes in the Arctic

The Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative

Building flyway cooperation to support Arctic-breeding birds across the world

Sneak peek into the new work of the Arctic Council – A briefing series

Be one of the first to learn about the latest reports, assessments and activities from the Council’s Working Groups on the topics of climate change, Arctic shipping, huma...

Arctic wetlands and biodiversity management: the fundamental role Indigenous Peoples play

In the last three centuries, wetlands have reduced by 85% globally, three times faster than forests. Internationally, wetlands have lost 76% of their species over the las...

Suggestions from the coast: An Inuit perspective on a sustainable Arctic Ocean

Jim Stotts, president of the Alaskan chapter of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), was one of five experts joining the panel at the first thematic webinar in a meeting ...

Biodiversity: Awareness has increased, as has our knowledge

CAFF Chair Mark Marissink on the fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook

As millions of acres burn in the Arctic, creating a common language around wildfire management is key

Record-setting wildfire seasons are becoming a new normal in the Arctic. While uncontrolled wildfires are devastating, could fire also be a tool for biodiversity and miti...

“I think it is important for research to have meaningful impact “

Interview with Dr Nicholas Huffeldt, 2020-2021 CAFF-IASC Fellow with the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme

Biodiversity and human health: What’s a holistic approach to good health?

Good health is not the mere absence of diseases. It is the result of a complex interplay between factors influencing our daily lives and the surrounding environment. Howe...