Following the mandate given to AMAP in the Salekhard declaration of the Arctic Council 2006, the SAON Initiating Group was formed in 2007 by representatives of the organisations listed below to facilitate a process towards Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks. The agreed process is to organise a series of workshops in collaboration with national hosts and in close dialogue with the Arctic observing and monitoring communities. Please find below a pdf describing the SAON aims, present status and a suggested process to achieve the aims.

SAON document

International Polar Year

International Programme Office for the International Polar Year

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program

Arctic Council -Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program

Climate and Cryosphere

Climate and Cryosphere

Forum of Arctic Research Operators

Forum of Arctic Research Operators

International Arctic Science Committee

International Arctic Science Committee 

International Arctic Social Science Association

International Arctic Social Science Association

Indigenous Peoples Secretariat

Arctic Council - Indigenous Peoples Secretariat

International Study of Arctic Change

International Study of Arctic Change

US National Science Foundation

US National Science Foundation

Arctic Ocean Sciences Board

Arctic Ocean Sciences Board

The Global Ocean Observing System

The Global Ocean Observing System

International Permafrost Association

International Permafrost Association

European Polar Board

European Polar Board

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