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Arctic
Council
Noting that the Declaration on the Establishment of
the Arctic Council provides that the Council will adopt terms of reference for, and
oversee and coordinate a sustainable development program;
Further noting that the Declaration affirms the
commitment of the Arctic States to sustainable development in the Arctic region, including
economic and social development, improved health conditions and cultural well-being;
Affirming the commitment of the Arctic Council to the
protection of the Arctic Environment, including the health of Arctic ecosystems,
maintenance of biodiversity in the Arctic region and conservation and sustainable use of
natural resources;
Desiring to facilitate the consideration of proposals
for cooperative activities which will form part of the sustainable development program;
The Arctic Council hereby adopts the following terms of
reference for the Council's sustainable development program:
- The goal of the sustainable development program of the
Arctic Council is to propose and adopt steps to be taken by the Arctic States to advance
sustainable development in the Arctic, including opportunities to protect and enhance the
environment, and the economies, cultures and health of indigenous communities and of other
inhabitants of the Arctic, as well as to improve the environmental, economic and social
conditions of Arctic communities as a whole.
- Consistent with the Arctic Council Rules of
Procedure, proposals for cooperative activities which will form part of
the sustainable development program should also conform to the following
requirements:
- Proposals shall clearly outline the issues to be addressed and
any anticipated financial needs and implications, and suggest ways of dealing with those
needs and implications. A proposal should provide for participation by more than one
Arctic State and should identify if a working group or other subsidiary body would be
needed to oversee its implementation.
- Proposals for such activities should include a description of
the nature of the issue to be addressed and identify the benefit to be realized, including
projected relationship to the experience and needs of the indigenous and other residents
of the Arctic.
- Proposals should include a description of the relationship of
the proposed work to activities currently underway within the Arctic Council (e.g., AMAP,
CAFF, PAME, EPPR), or in any other relevant fora (e.g., Barents Council, Commission on
Sustainable Development, IASC).
- A proposal, including any comments received,
should be taken up at a Senior Arctic Official (SAO) meeting. The SAOs should consider the merit of
the proposal, including the degree to which it is consistent with the Declaration and with
the decisions taken at Ministerial meetings, regional applicability, level of sponsorship
and sufficiency of any financial support required. The SAOs may call for further revision
of the proposal or forward it to a Ministerial meeting for consideration and decision.
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03/10/2006,
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