Development of a multi-scale monitoring programme: approaches for the Arctic and lessons learned from the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme 2002-2022

TY - JOUR

T1 - Development of a multi-scale monitoring programme: approaches for the Arctic and lessons learned from the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme 2002-2022

AU - Barry, Tom

AU - Christensen, Tom

AU - Behe, Carolina

AU - Coon, Catherine

AU - Culp, Joseph M.

AU - Fletcher, Sierra

AU - Gill, Micheal

AU - Goedkoop, Willem

AU - Hindrum, Reidar

AU - Jacobson, Cynthia

AU - Jones, Tahzay

AU - Lárusson, Kári Fannar

AU - Lento, Jennifer

AU - Marissink, Mark

AU - McLennan, Donald

AU - Price, Courtney

AU - Rönkä, Mia

AU - Svoboda, Michael

AU - Thaulow, Inge

AU - Taylor, Jason

AU - Wegeberg, Susse

AU - Schmidt, Niels Martin

AU - Smith, Risa

PY - 2023/9

Y1 - 2023/9

N2 - The Arctic Council working group, the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) established the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP), an international network of scientists, governments, Indigenous organizations, and conservation groups working to harmonize and integrate efforts to extend and develop monitoring and assessment of the Arctic’s biodiversity. Its relevance stretches beyond the Arctic to a broad range of regional and global initiatives and agreements. This paper describes the process and approach taken in the last two decades to develop and implement the CBMP. It documents challenges encountered, lessons learnt, and solutions, and considers how it has been a model for national, regional, and global monitoring programmes; explores how it has impacted Arctic biodiversity monitoring, assessment, and policy and concludes with observations on key issues and next steps. The following are overarching prerequisites identified in the implementation of the CBMP: effective coordination, sufficient and sustained funding, improved standards and protocols, co-production of knowledge and equitable involvement of IK approaches, data management to facilitating regional analysis and comparisons, communication and outreach to raising awareness and engagement in the programme, ensuring resources to engage in international fora to ensuring programme implementation.

AB - The Arctic Council working group, the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) established the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP), an international network of scientists, governments, Indigenous organizations, and conservation groups working to harmonize and integrate efforts to extend and develop monitoring and assessment of the Arctic’s biodiversity. Its relevance stretches beyond the Arctic to a broad range of regional and global initiatives and agreements. This paper describes the process and approach taken in the last two decades to develop and implement the CBMP. It documents challenges encountered, lessons learnt, and solutions, and considers how it has been a model for national, regional, and global monitoring programmes; explores how it has impacted Arctic biodiversity monitoring, assessment, and policy and concludes with observations on key issues and next steps. The following are overarching prerequisites identified in the implementation of the CBMP: effective coordination, sufficient and sustained funding, improved standards and protocols, co-production of knowledge and equitable involvement of IK approaches, data management to facilitating regional analysis and comparisons, communication and outreach to raising awareness and engagement in the programme, ensuring resources to engage in international fora to ensuring programme implementation.

KW - Arctic

KW - Arctic Council

KW - CAFF

KW - Ecosystem-Based Management

KW - Indigenous Knowledge

KW - co-production of knowledge

KW - conservation

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85176116595&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3389/fcosc.2023.1220521

DO - 10.3389/fcosc.2023.1220521

M3 - Journal article

SN - 2673-611X

VL - 4

JO - Frontiers in Conservation Science

JF - Frontiers in Conservation Science

M1 - 1220521

ER -