. According to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment report (ACIA, 2004), the Arctic region is warming more rapidly than other parts of the globe, with Arctic biodiversity consequently experiencing both greater and earlier impacts. The characteristic biological diversity of the region, its vulnerability and the threats to it are documented in Arctic Flora and Fauna: Status and Conservation (CAFF, 2001). Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program In 2002, the Arctic Ministers endorsed the CAFF Working Group to develop a Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP). Furthermore, the Arctic

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. According to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment report (ACIA, 2004), the Arctic region is warming more rapidly than other parts of the globe, with Arctic biodiversity consequently experiencing both greater and earlier impacts. The characteristic biological diversity of the region, its vulnerability and the threats to it are documented in Arctic Flora and Fauna: Status and Conservation (CAFF, 2001). Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program In 2002, the Arctic Ministers endorsed the CAFF Working Group to develop a Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP). Furthermore, the Arctic Ministers instructed CAFF, as the biodiversity arm of the Arctic Council and its contaminants counterpart AMAP, to cooperate in the development of concepts for coordinating the two respective monitoring programmes.

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