The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) is a programme designed to deliver sound science-based information for use in policy- and decision-making. Its assessment activities are internationally coordinated, subject to rigorous peer-review and make use of the most up-to-date results from both monitoring and research.

The AMAP programme is implemented in the circum-Arctic region.

Monitoring and Assessment

Monitoring and Assessment

AMAP integrates monitoring and assessment activities.

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AMAP's Priority Issues

AMAP's Priority Issues

AMAP is concerned primarily with Arctic contaminant and climate change issues.

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AMAPs Monitoring Programme

AMAPs Monitoring Programme

The AMAP Trends and Effects Monitoring Programme (ATEMP) is a harmonized programme for monitoring the trends and effects of contaminants and climate change across the circum-Arctic region.

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Strategy and Harmonisation

Strategy and Harmonisation

AMAP is based on national and international monitoring and research - AMAPs role is to coordinate and harmonize these efforts in order to obtain the data necessary for its assessment activities

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AMAP Assessment Reports

AMAP Assessment Reports

AMAP has produced a series of high quality science-based assessments of the status of the Arctic with regard to pollution and climate change issues.

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