Polar Bear Range States - Implementation Plan, 2023-2025

Circumpolar Action Plan The detailed plans of each objective and associated actions in the 2023-2025 Implementation Plan are presented on this web-site and the relevant sub-sites. Progress of the Plan will be presented on these sites in due course.

The overarching vision of the 2015-2025 Circumpolar Action Plan is:

To secure the long-term persistence of polar bears in the wild that represent the genetic, behavioral, life-history and ecological diversity of the species.

In order to realize the vision, the Range States have developed seven key objectives and actions designed to meet the key objectives. The 2023-2025 Implementation Plan addresses four of the seven objectives that will be met through the implementation of 10 actions.

List of Objectives and Actions of the CAP 2023 - 2025 Implementation Plan:

Objective 1 - Track and reduce emerging threats to polar bears

Objective 2 - Communicate to the public, policy makers, and legislators around the world the importance of mitigating GHG emissions to polar bear conservation

Objective 2, 2023-2025 Implementation Plan

Objective 2 Actions:

CCC-A4 - Post and maintain key information related to the Climate Change Communications Strategy on the Polar Bear Range States website.

CCC-A5 - Enter into climate change communications partnerships with organizations that have targeted audiences and strong public reach

CCC-A6 - Communicate key messages to the public.

Objective 3 - Ensure the conservation of essential habitat for polar bears

Objective 4 - Ensure that harvest of polar bear subpopulations is managed in a biologically sustainable manner in accordance with sound conservation practices

Objective 4, 2020-2023 Implementation Plan

Objective 4 Actions:

HM-A4 - Submit a description of the harvest regime for each subpopulation

HM-A6 - Develop methods to collate available data from harvested bears and how to analyze that data.

Objective 5 - Manage human-bear interactions to ensure human safety and to minimize polar bear injury or mortality

Objective 5, 2020-2023 Implementation Plan

Objective 5 Actions:

HBC-A5 - Report findings on human-bear conflicts which end in injury or death (to bears or humans) annually on the RS website for each country or subpopulation

HBC-A8 - Develop a template for site-specific, jurisdictional (e.g. community, military
site, industrial site, etc.) conflict management plans and standardized training protocols.

Objective 6 - Ensure that international trade of polar bears is carried out according to conservation principles - COMPLETED

Objective 7 - Carry out coordinated circumpolar population research and monitoring to monitor progress toward achieving the vision of the CAP - COMPLETED

2023-2025 Implementation Plan Dashboard - Status overview of actions' deliverables and milestones (click on image below to access the dashboard view)

Navigation to CAP Objectives, Actions and Deliverables across Implementation Plan periods

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Overview of CAP Implementation and revisions

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All Circumpolar Action Plan documents:

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Implementation Plan, 2023-2025

Objective 1 - Track and reduce emerging threats to polar bears

Objective 2 - Communicate to the public, policy makers, and legislators around the world the importance of mitigating GHG emissions to polar bear conservation

Objective 3 - Ensure the conservation of essential habitat for polar bears

Objective 4 - Ensure that harvest of polar bear subpopulations is managed in a biologically sustainable manner in accordance with sound conservation practices

Objective 5 - Manage human-bear interactions to ensure human safety and to minimize polar bear injury or mortality

Objective 6 - Ensure that international trade of polar bears is carried out according to conservation principles - COMPLETED

Objective 7 - Carry out coordinated circumpolar population research and monitoring to monitor progress toward achieving the vision of the CAP - COMPLETED

Navigation to CAP Objectives, Actions and Deliverables across Implementation Plan periods

Overview of CAP Implementation and revisions

All Circumpolar Action Plan documents:

Circumpolar Action Plan 2015-2025 (CAP)

CAP Mid-Term Review (2020)

CAP Implementation Plans