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 1 - Track and reduce emerging threats to polar bears
No defined action. All Range States will flag any new or emerging threats to polar bear
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 3, 2023-2025 Implementation Plan
Objective 3 Actions:
EH-A2 - Define levels of protective status of polar bear essential (or commonly used) habitat (i.e., winter, summer and denning habitat).
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 download the dashboard)
