Photo credit: Minik Holding & Aviaq S. HolmPolar Bear Range States meeting initially scheduled for November 4-6 in Nuuk, Greenland has been modified to a virtual meeting for November 4-7, 2025.
The Polar Bear Range States will host a Meeting of the Parties to the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears (Agreement) on November 4-7, 2025. The meeting will be virtual.
The Meeting of the Parties is the main governing body of the Polar Bear Range States where the States meet to discuss issues of importance to the cooperation under the Agreement.
The purpose of the 2025 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
- Address the final review of the 2015-2025 Circumpolar Action Plan (CAP) as well as decide on future plans of collaborative issues
- Highlight and discuss other key issues of relevance to polar bear conservation as well as financial and administrative issues in the agreement
For further information, see the meeting website here
