Organization
Arctic States
Canada
The Kingdom of Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
The Russian Federation
Sweden
The United States
Permanent Participants
Aleut International Association
Arctic Athabaskan Council
Gwich'in Council International
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Saami Council
Working Groups
Arctic Contaminants Action Program
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment
Sustainable Development Working Group
Observers
See all
About the Arctic Council
Task forces and expert groups
Arctic Council Secretariat
Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat
Norway's Chairship, 2023-2025
All Chairmanships
History
Jobs
See all
Our work
Topics
Arctic Peoples
Biodiversity
Climate
Ocean
Pollutants
Emergencies
How we work
Agreements and cooperation
Data and knowledge
Monitoring
Assessments
Recommendations
Projects
Protection from Invasive Species
Arctic Biodiversity Data Service
Search and Rescue Agreement
Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) of the Central Arctic Ocean
Digitalization of the Linguistic and Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic
Raising awareness in the Arctic Council of the provisions of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement
ARCRISK – Mercury Risk Evaluation, Risk Management, and Risk Reduction Measures in the Arctic
Capability Analysis to respond to a Radiological/Nuclear Emergency in the Arctic
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter: Implementation
Indigenous Knowledge Exchange Session
See all
News
Resources
Contact
русский
Search
iStock ©
Projects
Circumpolar Wildland Fire
Circumpolar Coordination on Wildfire Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Website
A new format to strengthen Arctic wildland fire cooperation
The Arctic Wildland Fire Sharing Circle brought together diverse voices to share projects, tools and research to start new conversations and build networks to tackle Arct...
01 Mar 2022
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...
07 Sep 2020
Wildfires don’t respect territorial boundary lines
The Arctic is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record, affecting the environment and communities in the circumpolar North and beyond.
07 Aug 2019
See all
Project details
Lead Working Groups
EPPR
Lead Arctic States & Permanent Participants
Gwich'in Council International
The United States
Start - End
2019 -
See more
Mitigation of black carbon and methane emissions from APG flaring in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
Arctic Marine Risk Assessment
Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Network Toolbox
Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities