The PBSG is releasing resolutions passed at the Group’s 20th Working Meeting (held in Seattle, WA in June 2024) in advance of the publication of the Proceedings, which are expected sometime in late 2025. The fifth and final resolution is on the importance of international scientific collaboration.
As polar bears have a circumpolar distribution across the Arctic and range across international boundaries, collaboration among the five countries with polar bears is critical to the long‐term viability of the species and its habitats. Current limitations for collaborative research with Russian scientists may have negative impacts on international conservation initiatives.
The PBSG affirmed the importance of continued international scientific collaboration to the extent allowable within national guidelines for the long-term conservation of polar bears.
Full text of the PBSG resolution can be found here: Russia resolution
