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North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO)

  • Type: IGO
  • Field: EESD
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Tromso, Norway
  • Internship Title: Department Assistant
  • Duration: 5 months at least (with the first three-month considered as a trial period)
  • Number of Interns: 3-5
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
NAMMCO is an international regional body for cooperation on conservation, management and study of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and pinnipeds (seals and walruses) in the North Atlantic.
 
The members of NAMMCO — Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway — are committed to sustainable and responsible use of all living marine resources, including marine mammals.
 
Through regional cooperation, the NAMMCO member countries aim to strengthen and further develop effective conservation and management measures for marine mammals. Acknowledging the rights and needs of coastal communities to make a sustainable living from what the sea can provide, such measures should be based on the best available scientific evidence and user knowledge and take into account the complexity and vulnerability of the marine ecosystem.
 
The NAMMCO Agreement focuses on consolidating and advancing scientific knowledge of the North Atlantic marine ecosystem as a whole, and understanding better the role of marine mammals in this system. In 2017 NAMMCO member countries reaffirmed their cooperation through the Nuuk Declaration.
Internship Tasks：
Interns will gain experience and knowledge of the daily operations of NAMMCO as an intergovernmental organisation providing environmental management advice. Under the supervision of the staff of the Secretariat, interns will participate in the daily life and activities of the organisation and, depending on the opportunities and needs at the time, also potentially work on project(s) relevant to their field of study or desired areas for growth. 
 
This could include work on:
● Management procedures for marine mammals
● Communication and outreach (e.g. through the web, social media, traditional media, presentations)
● Meeting/event organisation & report writing
● Text editing and translation
● Academic publishing
● Scientific literature review
● Database, library and archive maintenance
● Legal instruments (national and international) governing the management of marine mammals
● Ecosystem approach to marine mammal management, marine mammals’ ecosystem services
● Life cycle assessment
● Pollution and other anthropogenic stressors
● The intern will be attributed a supervisor and will have regular meetings with the staff of the Secretariat, including regular appraisal meetings.
 
Requirements：
● Bachelor’s degree (completed/ongoing)
● Fluency in spoken and written English
● Strong interpersonal and English communicative skills
● Proficiency in MS software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power point)
 
 
2021-03-23 | Oslo, Norway – Annual Meeting
2020-03-18 | Oslo, Norway – Annual Meeting
2019-04-02 | Thórshavn, Faeroe Is – Annual Meeting
2018-03-14 | Tromsø, Norway – Annual Meeting
2017-11-14 | Reykjavik, Iceland – Meeting
2017-04-05 | Nuuk, Greenland – Annual Meeting
2016-11-04 | Nuuk, Greenland – Meeting
2016-02-10 | Oslo, Norway – Annual Meeting
2015-11-09 | Thórshavn, Faeroe Is – Meeting
2015-02-03 | Reykjavik, Iceland – Annual Meeting
2014-11-03 | Bergen, Norway – Meeting
2014-02-25 | Reykjavik, Iceland – Annual Meeting
2012-09-11 | Svolvaer, Norway – Annual Meeting
2011-09-13 | Oslo, Norway – Annual meeting
2011-05-02 | Faeroe Is – Meeting
2010-08-31 | Thórshavn, Faeroe Is – Annual meeting
2009-09-08 | Tromsø, Norway – Annual meeting
2008-09-29 | Dartmouth, NS Canada – Symposium on the role of marine mammals in the ecosystem in the 21st century
2008-09-02 | Sisimiut, Greenland – Annual meeting
2007-02-27 | Tromsø, Norway – Annual meeting
2006-11-14 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Workshop on the problems of struck and lost in seal, walrus and whale hunting
2006-03-14 | Selfoss, Iceland – Annual meeting
2005-03-01 | Tromsø, Norway – Annual meeting
2004-09-07 | Copenhagen, Denmark – International workshop on hunting methods for seals and walruss
2004-03-02 | Thórshavn, Faeroe Is – Annual meeting
2003-03-04 | Asker, Norway – Annual meeting
2003-01-04 | Reykjavik, Iceland – User knowledge and scientific knowledge in management decision making
2002 | Ilulissat, Greenland – Annual meeting
2000 | Sandefjord, Norway – Annual meeting
1999-10-05 | Reykjavik, Iceland – Annual meeting
1999-09-10 | Bergen, Norway | Tromsø, Norway – International symposium on harbour porpoises in the North Atlantic
1999-02-09 | Nuuk, Greenland – Workshop on hunting methods
1998-09-01 | Oslo, Norway – Annual meeting
1997 | Thórshavn, Faeroe Is – Annual Meeting
1996-03 | Tromsø, Norway – Annual meeting
1996 | Thórshavn, Faeroe Is – Annual meeting
1995-03 | Tromsø, Norway – Marine mammals and the marine environment
1995 | Nuuk, Greenland – Annual meeting
1994-02 | Tromsø, Norway – Annual meeting
1993-07 | Reykjavik, Iceland – Annual meeting
1993-01-19 | Tromsø, Norway – Meeting / Annual Meeting
1992 | Thórshavn, Faeroe Is – Annual Meeting
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Exchange of observers with:
T-XT9106 – Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS);
D-XD5969 – Arctic Council;
T-XT7392 – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);
B-XB0971 – FAO;
C-XC1732 – International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES);
C-XC2811 – International Whaling Commission (IWC);
F-XF2741 – Nordic Atlantic Cooperation;
D-XD2984 – Nordic Council (NC);
D-XD4238 – Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM);
 D-XD5830 – North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO);
D-XD3007 – North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC);
C-XC1537 – Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO);
F-XF4685 – OSPAR Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Commission);
D-XM1750 – South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization (SEAFO). 
 
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Links with: 
F-XF0875 – European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD);
European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, 
Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (Intergroup); 
A-XA2654 – International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN); 
F-XF4515 – International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA);
F-XD3603 – Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC); 
G-XG3579 – Inuvialuit Game Council,
Canada (IGC);
E-XE2826 – World Conservation Trust (IWMC); 
national organizations.

Members
Governments of 4 countries and territories:
Member Countries & Regions
Faeroe Is, Greenland, Iceland, Norway
Observers; governments of 5 countries:
Member Countries & Regions
Canada, Denmark, Japan, St Lucia, Russia