Photo credit: NorwayThe Polar Bear Range States meeting initially scheduled for May 9-11, 2023 in Iqaluit, Nunavut has been rescheduled to a virtual meeting for  October 30 - November 2, 2023.

Location: Virtual

Date: October 30 - November 2, 2023

Meeting Purpose: The purpose of this Meeting of the Parties is to:

• Provide update on conservation status of polar bears and their habitats throughout their range and in each of the Range States
• Provide an update on the collaborative efforts to implement the Circumpolar Action Plan for polar bears as well as decide on future plans in this regard
• Highlight and discuss other key issues of relevance to polar bear conservation as well as financial and administrative issues in the agreement
• Celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears (Agreement)

Draft agenda for the MoP is availble to download (version from August 16, 2023)  here

All meeting documents will be available to download here

Announcements:

• First announcement of the 2023 Polar Bear Range States Meeting of the Parties here
  
  
• Call for poster presentations at the 2023 Polar Bear Range States Meeting of the Parties  here  - The poster session has been cancelled
  
  
• Applications for Observer status at the 2023 Polar Bear Range States Meeting of the Parties here