Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna

07/08/2026

05/08/2026

Applications due August 21!

The Arctic Council is seeking candidates for the position of Director of the Arctic Council Secretariat (ACS) located in Tromsø, Norway.

30/07/2026

🌊Arctic seabirds are telling an important story about the state of Arctic biodiversity.

Join researchers on Bjørnøya in the Arctic Council's new video series, Unveiling the Mysteries of Arctic Seabirds, and discover how long-term monitoring helps inform conservation action across the Arctic.

29/07/2026

🌊Nearly two million seabirds call Bjørnøya (Bear Island) home, making it one of the Arctic's most important sites for understanding environmental change.

🤝CAFF is pleased to share this film produced through Arctic Council cooperation, showcasing a CAFF-supported seabird monitoring project and the long-term research that helps us understand how a changing Arctic is affecting marine ecosystems. The film highlights how international collaboration turns science into conservation action across the Arctic.

📽️ Find the link to the film in the first comment under the post.

17/06/2026

Call for content for the Kingdom of Denmark's Chairship Arctic Biodiversity Summit 2027 event is now open!

11/06/2026

Colleagues are in Bjørnøya, Norway right now studying the island's many seabirds. We look forward to sharing more from their journey and how it supports CAFF's seabird work!
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Norsk Polarinstitutt

04/06/2026

Job opportunity!

📢The Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat is seeking temporary full-time position Indigenous Youth Coordinator!

❗️ The deadline for receipt of applications is 21 June 2026.

The Youth Coordinator of the Arctic Council Indigenous
Peoples’ Secretariat (IPS) is responsible for:

- Assist with Indigenous youth participation in the work of the Arctic Council and Permanent Participants’ capacity-building
- Facilitate coordination of the Permanent Participants’ Youth Network
- Assist with Indigenous youth participation in relevant events, such as the Arctic Youth Conference 2027
- Contribute to fundraising and project proposal development relevant to the work of the Permanent Participants and Permanent Participant youth in the Arctic Council
- Prepare relevant reports, briefs and background papers for the six Arctic Council Permanent Participants
- Contribute to IPS outreach and communication
- Assist the IPS Executive Secretary with relevant daily administrative routines.

More information about the tasks, responsibilities, and qualifications of the Indigenous Youth Coordinator of IPS and the application process can be found here:

https://arctic-council.org/about/jobs/indigenous-youth-coordinator-at-the-indigenous-peoples-secretariat-tromso-norway/

03/06/2026

The CAFF and Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Secretariats were glad to host a visit from the Embassy of Finland today — Ambassador Ville Cantell and Adviser Veera Jäppinen.

We had a good conversation about Arctic biodiversity and the importance of Arctic Cooperation. Thanks to our guests for stopping by in Akureyri.

02/06/2026

CAFF's Reagan Alymer and Courtney Price write about the importance of migratory birds to illustrate the Arctic's connectivity in the latest issue of WWF Global Arctic Programme's The Circle

The Arctic tern breeds at the top of the world and winters at the bottom of it—a round trip of up to 70,000 kilometres every year. Its extraordinary journey, like so many Arctic animal migrations, perfectly embodies the far-reaching connections that tie the Arctic region to every corner of the pla...