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Sister Agreement Signed
Ilulissat Park Area, Greenland, and Cape Krusenstern
National Monument have
entered into a Sister Park Cooperative Arrangement. The two areas are rich with
Arctic plants and animals and related cultural resources. As important, they
face similar management goals – increased understanding, protection, and
preservation – and similar management challenges – large areas, fragile
ecosystems, and limited staff.
The arrangement, signed May 27, has a two-fold purpose. It promotes
international cooperation for the benefit of the Greenland Home Rule Government
and the United States, and
it allows Ilulissat and Cape
Krusenstern to benefit
from the sharing of successful experiences and approaches. Potential areas of
cooperation include sharing resource management techniques, exchanging best
practices and technical information, and increasing environmental education
efforts.
Ambassador James P. Cain, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom
of Denmark, signed the arrangement on
behalf of Cape Krusenstern National
Monument. The arrangement grows from the August
6, 2004, Joint Committee with the United States,
Greenland, and Denmark.
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