BSSN creates an infrastructure for indigenous and other Arctic residents' organizations based in the coastal communities of the Bering Sea region (BSR) to monitor and observe their environment. It increases capacity and effectiveness of circum-Arctic monitoring through responding to the need of the long-term collection of data in remote Arctic locations. In particular, the BSR was identified as a priority monitoring area by many scientists, such as the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme of the Arctic Council. BSSN works specifically with community-based or place-based research and will attempt to integrate these efforts with broader scientific activities both in the region and globally.
| Lead | Victoria Gofman | |
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| Organization | Aleut International Association (AIA) | |
| Country | United States | |
| Geographic Coverage |
Bering Sea and Bering Strait | |
| Communities | Alaska: Gambell, Togiak, and Sand Point Russia: Kanchalan, Tymlat, and Nikolskoye |
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| Web site | Aleut International Association | |
Rescuing a seal in the Bering Sea. Learn more on The Bering Sea: The Seattle Times site. Photo Credit: Steve Ringman
Visit
the
The
Bering Sea and Kamchatka, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) site, for
a closer look at "one of the
world's most biologically productive and diverse environments".
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)
CAFF, the Biodiversity Working Group of the Arctic Council, uses
traditional ecological knowledge of local and indigenous people
to aid in their assessment of Arctic biodiversity, and to further
promote sustainability of Arctic resources.