The Arctic Council has helped to strengthen cooperation in the Arctic

132 Document 3:3 2014–2015 Report • NOU 2005: 14 På rett kjøl. Ny skipssikkerhetslovgivning. On an even keel. New ship safety legislation. Submitted to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. • NOU 2007: 13 Den nye sameretten. The New Sami Legal Regime. Submitted to the Ministry of Justice and the Police. • NOU 2012: 18 Rett om bord. Ny skipsarbeiderslov. Straight on board. New ship workers’ act. Submitted to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. • NOU 2013: 8 Med los på sjøsikkerhet. Losordningens omfang, organisering og regelverk. With pilot on maritime safety. Scope, organisation and regulations for pilotage scheme. Submitted to the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Afairs. Other documents and reports from the Government and administration • Institute of Marine Research 2013 Havforskningsrapporten 2013. Ressurser, miljø og akvakultur på kysten og i havet. Marine Research Report 2013. Resources, environment and aquaculture on the coast and in the sea. Fisken og havet, særnummer 1-2013. The ish and the sea, special issue no. 1-2013. • Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency 2013 Overvåking av langtransportert forurenset luft og nedbør. Atmosfæriske tilførsler, 2012. Monitoring of long-range polluted air and precipitation. Atmospheric sources, 2012. Monitoring report M32013 NILU OR 142013. • Ministry of Climate and Environment 2014 Norway’s Sixth National Communication under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Report 10 March 2014. • Norwegian Environment Agency 2013 Forslag til handlingsplan for norske utslipp av kortlevde klimadrivere. Proposal for action plan for Norwegian emissions of short-lived climate forcers. Rapport M892013. • Norwegian Environment Agency 2013 Miljøsamarbeid i NordArktis. Om internasjonalt miljøvernsamarbeid. Environmental cooperation in the NorthArctic. Concerning international environmental protection cooperation. www.miljodirektoratet.no. Retrieval date 8 November 2013. • Norwegian Environment Agency 2013 Perluorinated alkylated substances, brominated lame retardants and chlorinated parains in the Norwegian Environment-Screening 2013. Monitoring report M40 2013. • Norwegian Environment Agency 2013. Konvensjonen om biologisk mangfold CBD. Om Internasjonale miljøavtaler. Convention on Biological Diversity CBD. About international environmental agreements. www.miljodirektoratet.no. Retrieval date: 1 November 2013. • Ministry of the Environment 2009 Norway’s National Report on Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Status report as of December 2009. Report. • NorACIANorwegian Polar Institute 2010 Climate change in the Norwegian Arctic. Consequences for life in the North. Norwegian Polar Institute Report series 136. • Norwegian Polar Institute 2008 The Arctic System. Fact sheets. • Norwegian Maritime Directorate 2011 Ulykkesutvikling 2000–2010. Accidents 2000–2010. Report. • Norwegian Maritime Directorate 2012 Annual report 2011. • Norwegian Maritime Directorate 2013 Annual report 2012. • Governor of Svalbard 2009 Verneområdene på Svalbard. Sikrer internasjonale kultur- og naturverdier. The protected areas of Svalbard. Protecting international cultural and natural values. Brochure. • Ministry of Foreign Afairs 2013 Informasjon om tilskuddsordningen Arktisk samarbeid. Information about the grant scheme for Arctic cooperation. www.regjeringen.no. 133 Document 3:3 2014–2015 Report • Ministry of Foreign Afairs 2013 Økt skipsfart i Polhavet – muligheter og utfordringer for Norge. Increased shipping in the Arctic Ocean – opportunities and challenges for Norway. Published 15 April 2013. Press releases and news stories • Ministry of Justice and Public Security 2013 Regjeringen har signert kontrakt om levering av redningshelikoptre. The Government has signed a contract for delivery of rescue helicopters. Press release no. 123-2013, 19 December 2013. • Norwegian Environment Agency 2013 Billige FN-kvoter lite brukt. Cheap UN credits see little use. News. 16 May 2013. • Norwegian Environment Agency 2013 Første steg mot sottiltak. First step towards soot measures. News. 12 April 2013. • Ministry of the Environment 2012 Nye tiltak for betre luftkvalitet. New measures for better air quality. Press release 8 May 2012. • Ministry of the Environment 2012 Prestisjepris til nordmann. Norwegian wins prestigious award. The Arctic Monitoring Assessment Programme. Press release 24 May 2012. • Norwegian Polar Institute, Økt skipstraikk – men ikke omlegging av ruter med det første. Increased ship traic but no restructuring of routes just yet. News 24 August 2011. www.npolar.nononyheter. • Ministry of Petroleum and Energy 2011 Mulighetenes Arktis. An Arctic full of opportunities. News 17 October 2011. Europaportalen. • Norwegian Maritime Directorate 2013 Noreg klatrar på White list. Norway climbs up the White List. Press release 17 July 2013. • Ministry of Foreign Afairs 2013 Styrket samarbeid om søk og redning i nord- områdene. Strengthened cooperation on search and rescue in the North. News 22 October 2013. The Arctic Council and the working groups Overall governing documents and reports • The Rovaniemi Declaration 1991, Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy. • The Ottawa Declaration, Canada 1996. • The Arctic Council’s rules of procedure 1998. • The Arctic Council’s revised rules of procedure 2013. • The Kiruna Vision 2013. • The Iqaluit Declaration, Canada 1998. • The Barrow Declaration, USA 2000. • The Inari Declaration, Finland 2002. • The Reykjavik Declaration, Iceland 2004. • The Salekhard Declaration, Russia 2006. • The Tromsø Declaration, Norway 2009. • The Nuuk Declaration, Greenland 2011. • The Kiruna Declaration, Sweden 2013. • SAO reports to the ministers and minutes from SAO meetings in the period 1996–2014. • The SAO meeting in Reykjavik, April 2003 and document no. apr08-12.2 to the SAO meeting in Svolvær, April 2008. • Norway’s Chairmanship Programme 2006–20082009. • Norwegian Chairmanship 2007 Improving Efectiveness and Eiciency of the Arctic Council. Draft Discussion Paper, 29 October 2007. • Sweden’s Chairmanship Programme 2011–2013. • Arctic Athabaskan Council 2007 Improving the Eiciency and Efectiveness of the Arctic Council: A Discussion Paper. 134 Document 3:3 2014–2015 Report Reports from the Arctic Council’s working groups • ACAP 2000 ACAP Overall Strategy. • AMAP 2004 Persistent Toxic Substances, Food Security and Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North. Final Report. AMAP Report 2004:2. • AMAP 2008 The Impact of Short-Lived Pollutants on Arctic Climate. AMAP Technical Report No. 1 2008. • AMAP 2008 Sources and Mitigation Opportunities to Reduce Emissions of short-term Arctic Climate Forcers. AMAP Technical Report No. 2 2008. • AMAP 2010 Strategic Framework 2010+. AMAP Report 2010:8. • AMAP 2011 The Greenland Ice Sheet in a Changing Climate. • AMAP 2011 The Impact of Black Carbon on Arctic Climate. AMAP Technical Report No. 4 2011. • AMAP 2012 Arctic Climate Issues 2011: Changes in Arctic Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost. SWIPA 2011 Overview Report. • AMAPCAFF 2005 Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. ACIA Overview report. • AMAPUNEP 2008 Review of draft Technical Background Report to update the 2008 report: Global Atmospheric Mercury Assessment: Source, Emissions and Transport. • AMAPUNEP 2013 Technical Background Report for the Global Mercury Assessment 2013. • CAFF 1991 Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Framework Document • CAFF 1998 Strategic Plan for the Conservation of the Arctic Biological Diversity. • CAFF 2001 Arctic Flora and Fauna: Status and Conservation. • CAFF 2002 Arctic Flora and Fauna Recommendations for Conservation. • CAFF 2010 Arctic Biodiversity Trends 2010 – Selected indicators of change. • CAFF 2013 Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. • EPPR 1998 Field Guide for Oil Spill Response in Arctic Waters • EPPR 2004 Arctic Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Technique SCAT Manual • EPPR 2011 Behavior of oil and other Hazardous Substances in Arctic waters BoHaSa • EPPR 2013 Strategic Plan of Action. • PAME 2009 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Report. • PAME 2011 Status on Implementation of the AMSA 2009 Report Recommendations. • PAME 2013 Status on Implementation of the AMSA 2009 Report Recommendations. • PAMECAFF 2013 Arctic Data. Marine Activity Databases. Norwegian Arctic Shipping Data. www.arcticdata.is. • PAME 2004 Arctic Marine Strategic Plan. • PAME 2013 The Arctic Ocean Review. Phase I report 2009–2011. • SDWG 1998 Terms of Reference for a Sustainable Development Program. • SDWG 2008 Proceedings of the Arctic Indigenous Language Symposium. Tromsø, Norway, October 19–21, 2008. • SDWG 2000 Framework Document. Interviews and responses to written questions • Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Afairs, 17 January 2013, 14 June 2013, 2 April 2013 and 27 September 2013. • Ministry of Justice and Public Security, letter of 15 April 2013. • Ministry of Trade and Industry, 25 February 2010, 2 April 2013, 27 August 2013. • Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, letter of 18 February 2013. • Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Afairs, 2 May 2012 and 1 February 2013.