Donald McLennan Rebecca Anderson S. Wegeberg Maria Pettersvik Arvnes Liudmila Sergienko Carolina Behe Pitseolak Moss-Davies S. Fritz T. Christensen C. Price L. Thomson 2016 <p>The Coastal Expert Workshop brought together a diverse group of coastal experts with the common goal of developing a biodiversity monitoring program for coastal ecosystems across the circumpolar Arctic. Meeting participants, including northern residents, industry and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) representatives, scientists, and government regulators from across the circumpolar Arctic, gathered at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa from March 1 to 3, 2016, to discuss current biodiversity monitoring efforts, understand key issues facing biodiversity in the Arctic coastal areas and suggest monitoring indicators, or Focal Ecosystem Components, for the program. A Traditional Knowledge Holders meeting was held on February 29, 2016 in conjunction with the workshop. </p><p>The following document provides a summary of the workshop activities and outcomes, and will be followed by a more complete Workshop Report.</p> application/pdf en CAFF International Secretariat Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme: Coastal Expert Workshop meeting summary book