Next ACAP Meeting
4-5 March 2008

Links to the Arctic Council and its other Working Groups:


Arctic Council Home Page

Arctic Portal

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

Arctic Monitoring & Assessment Programme

Conservation of Arctic Flora & Fauna

Emergency Prevention, Preparedness & Response

Protection of Arctic Marine Environment

Sustainable Development Working Group

Indigenous Peoples Secretariat


Banner photos:
Courtesy of H. Finkler


Arctic Contaminants Action Program

The Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP) is a working group of the Arctic Council which was formally given working group status at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Salekhard, Russia in October 2006. Prior to that it had operated as a steering committee called the Arctic Council Action Plan to Eliminate Pollution in the Arctic with a mandate to increase efforts to limit and reduce emissions of pollutants into the environment and promote international cooperation. The goal of ACAP continues to be to reduce emissions of pollutants into the environment in order to reduce the identified pollution risks.

ACAP also encourages national actions for Arctic State governments to take remedial and preventive actions relating to contaminants and other releases of pollutants. ACAP acts as a strengthening and supporting mechanism to encourage national actions to reduce emissions and other releases of pollutants.



•Arctic Contaminants
Loss of sea ice could spell disaster for Arctic animals (New Kerala)
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Global Warming Is Affecting Arctic Faster, WWF Says (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
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Arctic Marine Mammals On Thin Ice (Science Daily)
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Poison ice (Salon.com)
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Artic mammals on thin ice (Cyber Diver News Network)
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Antarctic Penguins Reveal Steady DDT Levels (Animal Planet)
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Pesticide DDT shows up in Antarctic penguins (Environmental News Network)
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Pesticide DDT shows up in Antarctic penguins (The Star)
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Pesticide DDT shows up in Antarctic penguins (AlertNet)
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Toxic chemicals in penguins (News 24 South Africa)
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The news stories above are provided as a service and do not necessarily represent the views of ACAP or any of its participants.

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Last Updated - 13.01.08