School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Thomas Barry

Dean of School
460 8028

Location

  • A202
  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Arctic Monitoring Systems Conservation Monitoring and assessment of biodiversity and ecosystems Environmental governance Impacts of Climate Change
Research portal - Thomas Barry 

General information

Courses 2025 - 2026

URL1078210
Environmental Law and Biodiversity

Education

2021
University of Iceland, Environmental governance
1995
, MA
1993
, BA

Career

2008 - 2023
Conservation of Arctic lFlora and Fauna (CAFF): Arctic Council, Executive Secretary
2002 - 2007
Icelandic Land Registry, Project Manager
2000 - 2001
Northwest Iceland Nature Research Centre, Project Manager
1995 - 2000
Various excavations, Archaeologist
1999 - 2000
Stoð ehf. Engineering company, Geographical Information Specialist

Research

2025
Trading for Conservation: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to understand impacts of the wildlife trade convention on Arctic Conservation.
2025
The Central Arctic Ocean as a beacon of hope for the global ocean. Journal article
2025
Correction: Conservation and Restoration of Icelandic Wetlands: An Evaluation of Progress Towards Implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Journal article
2025
Samantekt um framlag rannsóknarsamfélagsins: Aðlögun að loftslagsbreytingu. Working paper
2025
Conservation and Restoration of Icelandic Wetlands: An Evaluation of Progress Towards Implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Journal article
2024
Arctic wetlands, an evaluation of progress towards implementation of the Ramsar convention on wetlands: 1978–2022. Journal article
2023
Development of a multi-scale monitoring programme: approaches for the Arctic and lessons learned from the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme 2002-2022. Journal article
2023
Status and trends for Arctic conservation measures. Journal article
2022
Extreme event impacts on terrestrial and freshwater biota in the arctic: A synthesis of knowledge and opportunities. Journal article
2022
Shorebirds ingest plastics too: What we know, what we don’t know, and what we should do next. Journal article
2022
Statement to the Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) on the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP) State of Arctic Biodiversity Reports. Conference paper
2022
Statement to the Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) on the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP) Strategic Plan, 2021-2025. Working paper
2021
Arctic Peatlands and Mineral Wetland Maps. Report
2021
Arctic Biodiversity Dashboard - User Requirements Guide. Report
2021
Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (ABDS): Progress Report 2019-2021. Report
2021
Scoping for Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Key Findings and Recommendations. Report
2021
Scoping for Resilience and Management of Arctic Wetlands: Resilience & management of Arctic wetlands. Report
2021
The Arctic Council An Agent of Change? Dissertation
2021
Review of plastic pollution policies of Arctic countries in relation to seabirds. Journal article
2021
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program Strategic Plan: 2021- 2025. Report
2021
Review of plastic pollution policies of Arctic countries in relation to seabirds. Journal article
2021
State of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report. Book
2020
Plastic ingestion by seabirds in the circumpolar Arctic: a review. Journal article
2020
The Arctic Council: an agent of change? Journal article
2020
How Does the Arctic Council Support Conservation of Arctic Biodiversity? Journal article
2020
Arctic terrestrial biodiversity status and trends: A synopsis of science supporting the CBMP State of Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report. Journal article
2020
Arctic terrestrial biodiversity status and trends: A synopsis of science supporting the CBMP State of Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report. Journal article
2020
Developing a circumpolar programme for the monitoring of Arctic terrestrial biodiversity. Journal article
2020
Developing a circumpolar programme for the monitoring of Arctic terrestrial biodiversity. Journal article
2020
How Does the Arctic Council Support Conservation of Arctic Biodiversity? Journal article
2020
International Black-legged Kittiwake Conservation Strategy and Action Plan. Manual
2020
Plastic ingestion by seabirds in the circumpolar Arctic: a review. Journal article
2020
Satellite-based decadal change assessments of pan-Arctic environments. Journal article
2020
Satellite-based decadal change assessments of pan-Arctic environments. Journal article
2020
Statement to the Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) on the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP). Working paper
2020
The Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (ABDS) - ensuring archiving and access to biodiversity data. Working paper
2020
The Arctic Council: an agent of change? Journal article
2019
Sustainable Management and Resilience of Arctic Wetlands, Scoping Study. Report
2019
Global Observational Needs and Resources for Marine Biodiversity. Journal article
2019
Global observational needs and resources for marine biodiversity. Journal article
2017
State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report (SAMBR): setting the scene. Book chapter
2017
Arctic protected areas in 2017: status and trends. Journal article
2017
State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report (SAMBR): Introduction. Book chapter
2016
Spatial information and ecosystem-based management in the marine Arctic. Book chapter
2015
The Arctic Species Trend Index: Migratory Birds Index. Book
2015
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) for the Arctic: A Scoping Study. Report
2015
Arctic biodiversity: from science to policy. Journal article
2015
Thoughts on the Arctic Biodiversity Congress 2–4 December 2014, Trondheim, Norway. Journal article
2015
The Arctic Nature Index (ANI). Challenges and opportunities. Report
2015
Arctic biodiversity: from science to policy. Journal article
2013
Arctic Biodiversity Assessment: Chapter 20: Linguistic diversity. Book chapter
2013
Arctic Biodiversity Assessment: Introduction. Book chapter
2013
Arctic Biodiversity Assessment: Synthesis: Implications for Conservation. Book chapter
2013
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP): Strategic Plan 2013-2017, implementation of the CBMP. Manual
2013
The View from the Top. Book chapter
2012
The impacts of climate change on circumpolar biodiversity. Journal article
2010
Arctic Biodiversity Trends 2010: selected indicators of change chapter 21: Linguistic diversity. Book chapter
2010
Arctic Biodiversity Trends: selected indicators of change: Chapter 21 Changes in Protected areas. Book chapter
2010
Protecting Arctic Biodiversity: Limitations and strengths of environmental agreements. Book chapter
2008
Editor(s): Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Flora Group. Circumboreal Vegetation Mapping (CBVM) Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, November 3-6th, 2008. Book
2008
Seabird harvest in the Arctic. Report
Norðurslóðarannsóknir á Íslandi: Samantekt frá vinnustofu um málefni hafsins og alþjóðlegt vísindasamstarf, s. Working paper