Martin Forsius nominated as the new AMAP Chair
Martin Forsius, a Research Professor with the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), has been nominated as the incoming Chair of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), an Arctic Council Working Group.
Along with the U.S. Chairmanship 2015-2017 of the Arctic Council, all of the Arctic Council Working Groups (ACAP, AMAP, CAFF, EPPR, PAME and SDWG) have also welcomed new Chairs.
Martin Forsius has worked as a research professor at the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and in various expert positions related to environmental research and policy. As for AMAP-related work, he has been a part of Finland’s national team for fifteen years. He has also served as a scientific lead for AMAP’s assessment “Acidifying Pollutants, Arctic Haze and Acidification in the Arctic” (2006). In addition, he has been involved in environmental working groups of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP).
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