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The implementation of the CBMP Terrestrial Monitoring Plan requires some key achievement milestones We propose a major key milestone would be the publication of a landmark report on The State of Arctic Birds in 2017 The State of Arctic Birds would report the estimated population sizes and trends of all Arctic avian breeding species, collating as much available data as possible to inform on past changes in abundance and distribution and infer causation to understand the drivers behind historical changes , as well as providing information on how best to standardise, collect and collate such data in a more effective way in the future Photo: Tony Fox As a worked example and a proof of concept case-study, Aarhus University, with funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers, are drafting an outline circumpolar assessment of the Status of Goose Populations in the Arctic Arctic nesting geese are of disproportionate importance as a source of sport and food to peoples throughout the Arctic and temperate regions and of societal significance because of their value to many but also through conflicts with agriculture For this reason, a circumpolar perspective on the changes in their distribution and abundance is eagerly awaited by hunter, managers, stakeholders , statutory agencies .
Aarhus University sees this as a very major product in itself, but also as a testing and proofing ground for ultimately developing a model template for the more ambitious treatment of all bird species in the form of The State of Arctic Birds Aarhus University will complete the assessment of the size and trends of all 72 defined goose populations in the Northern Hemisphere and present these data in the form of a master tabulation for presentation to the CBMP Terrestrial Monitoring Plan Implementation Group meeting in Akureyri on 26 February 2014 We propose that these data form the basis for a major report to be completed by June 2015 which includes an assessment of each of the 72 goose populations.
Two worked examples of these text profiles (showing distribution maps and populations trends) will be presented to the Akureyri meeting as “worked examples” for comments and recommendation for changes and improvements At present, we anticipate that we shall need additional funding for a further 3 months work to fully consult with population experts for each of the populations to quality control the population accounts, ensure accuracy, produce the raw figures and text for the final report which will be previewed at the North American Arctic Goose conference to be held in Winnipeg in April 2015.
We ask CAFF to appraise the proposed Status of Goose Populations in the Arctic and subject to review of the drafts scrutinised in Akureyri in late February 2014, support the funding of a further 3 months work to finish the consultations, finalise the draft and produce the final report in June 2015 as the first product supporting the Programme of implementation of the CBMP Terrestrial Monitoring Plan.
We also ask CAFF to consider the value worth and viability of initiating a project to produce The State of Arctic Birds for delivery in 2017, based on the assessment of the Status of Goose Populations in the Arctic and consider potential funding options for this much larger project as a major and significant delivery product under the CBMP Terrestrial Monitoring Plan.