“The Arctic Species Trend Index 2010 (ASTI) was commissioned and coordinated by the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP). The CBMP is working with over 60 organiations to expand, integrate and enhance existing arctic biodiversity research and monitoring efforts to facilitate more rapid detection, communication and response to significant trends and pressures.”
“The contribution of Arctic wildlife to global biodiversity is substantial. The region supports globally significant populations of birds, mammals and fish. For example, over half of the worlds shorebirds and 80% of the global goose population breed in Arctic and Sub Arctic regions. Dramatic changes (e.g., sea-ice loss) in the Arctics ecosystems are predicted to occur over the next century. Arctic species that have adapted to these extreme environments are expected to be displaced by the encroachment of more southerly (Sub Arctic) species and ecosystems. Continued, rapid change in the Arctic ecosystems will have global repercussions affecting the planets biodiversity as a whole. Understanding how the Arctics living resources, including its vertebrate species, are responding to these changes is essential in order to develop effective conservation and adaptation strategies.”
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