Communications

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Communications Working Group

The Range States Communications Working Group has been tasked with all Circumpolar Action Plan (CAP) operations related to communications activities, from developing the Range States website to communication materials such as educational resources related to polar bear biology, status and conservation.

Over the course of the 2015-2017 and 2018-2020 CAP Implementation periods, the Communications Working Group provided regular updates, via the Range States website, about the outcomes of CAP Actions, and was responsible for the dissemination of meeting materials for each Meetings of the Parties.

Over the course of the first 2-year CAP Implementation Plan (2015-2017), the Communications Working Group developed a Range States Communications Plan that included regular information updates about the outcomes of the CAP to the Range States. This communications plan contains a strategy on climate change in order to bring global focus to the threat to the Arctic and to polar bears, as well as the need for the global community to reduce GHG emissions.

Climate Change Communications Working Group

The Climate Change Communications Working Group was created in the 2020-2023 CAP Implementation period to serve as a collaborative team of Range States members and invited specialists that would communicate to the public, policy makers, and legislators around the world the importance of mitigating GHG emissions to polar bear conservation.
During the 2020-2023 CAP Implementation period, the Climate Change Working Group developed the Climate Change Communications Strategy to identify key messages about the impact of climate change on polar bears and their Arctic habitat with the aim of sharing this knowledge with the global community. These key messages are built around a strategic framework intended to support ongoing communication efforts by the Range States, and to foster global awareness of climate change as the most significant threat to polar bear conservation.