2e56ee1f-50a9-4983-88f4-edaa8588950d Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) hoddi@caff.is Hólmgrímur Helgason Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Data Manager +354 462 3357 Borgir, Nordurslod Akureyri 603 Iceland hoddi@caff.is 2026-02-19T17:46:23.012791743Z ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 WGS 1984 Arctic Protected Areas - 2017 2017-05 http://geo.abds.is:8081/demodem/editioin The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and Protection of the Arctic Marine Environments (PAME) working groups of the Arctic Council developed this indicator report. It provides an overview of the status and trends of protected areas in the Arctic. The data used represents the results of the 2016 update to the Protected Areas Database submitted by each of the Arctic Council member states (Annex 1). This report uses the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) definition for protected areas (see Box 1) which includes a wide range of Management Categories – from strict nature reserve to protection with sustainable use. Consequently, the level of protection and governance of these areas varies throughout the circumpolar region and its countries. Tom Barry Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Executive Secretary +354 4623350 Borgir, Nordurslod Akureyri 600 Iceland abds@caff.is http://caff.is WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 08:00 - 16:00 GMT https://geo.abds.is/geonetwork/srv/api/records/2e56ee1f-50a9-4983-88f4-edaa8588950d/attachments/Figure1.png large_thumbnail png Terrestrial Marine IUCN Indicator Trend Protected boundaries -180 180 50 89 You can customize the template to suit your needs. You can add and remove fields and fill out default information (e.g. contact details). 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(Source: Ramsar 2016; UNESCO 2016)