Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) is an international organization established in 1991 as part of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy. It is one of the working groups under the Arctic Council.
AMAP’s main mission is to monitor and assess pollution and climate change in the Arctic. It provides independent, science-based reports to help governments and organizations make informed decisions.
What does AMAP do?
- Monitors pollution in the Arctic, such as mercury, plastics, and harmful chemicals.
- Tracks climate change, including melting ice, changes in snow, and temperature shifts.
- Studies how these changes affect people, especially Indigenous communities living in the Arctic.
- Provides advice to governments and international organizations to help them make good decisions for the environment and the health of people in the North.