The International Panel on Arctic Environmental Responsibility (External organisation)

Activity: Membership typesMembership or other role in national/international committee, council, board

Description

The International Panel on Arctic Environmental Responsibility is an independent and free-standing body tasked with assessing the environmental status of oil, gas, and mining companies in the Arctic.
The panel covers companies that are involved in resource extraction above the Arctic Circle in the circumpolar north. The purpose of panel is to promote higher environmental standards among companies involved in resource extraction in the Arctic.

The International Panel on Arctic Environmental Responsibility covers the Arctic areas of the following countries:

Canada
Denmark (Greenland)
Iceland
Finland
Norway
Russia
Sweden
USA (Alaska)
Period1 Jan 20181 Jan 2019
Held atThe International Panel on Arctic Environmental Responsibility
Degree of RecognitionInternational