The Polar Bear Range States will host a Meeting of the Parties to the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears (Agreement) on November 4-7, 2025. The meeting will be virtual.
The purpose of the 2025 Meeting of the Parties is to:
- Provide update on conservation status of polar bears and their habitats throughout their range and in each of the Range States
- Address the final review of the 2015-2025 Circumpolar Action Plan (CAP) as well as decide on future plans of collaborative issues
- Highlight and discuss other key issues of relevance to polar bear conservation as well as financial and administrative issues in the agreement
Stakeholders and partners entities with a demonstrated interest in polar bear conservation may request to be recognized as an observer at public sessions of the meeting. Stakeholders and partners entities may include but are not limited to:
- Governments not Party to the Agreement
- Any Inter-governmental organization (IGO) not a party to the Agreement or any intergovernmental organization
- Indigenous Groups
- Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)
Entities interested in attending the upcoming Meeting of the Parties may apply for observer status through an online form by August 31, 2025 (here).
The Range States Heads of Delegation will consider the applications received and make decisions on a consensus basis. Applicants will be informed whether their Observer application has been approved by September 15, 2025. Each Observer representative will be requested to register individually to the meeting through a separate online form.
All observers at the meeting are reqired to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Observers contained in Annex A to the Rules of Procedures for the Parties (here).
For further information, see the meeting website here
