<span dir="ltr" role="presentation">The</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">TEEB Arctic Scoping Study</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">is</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">a</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">n early implementation pilot proj</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">ect that</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">follow</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">s up on </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">specific recommendations of the</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Arctic Biodiversity Assessment</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">(ABA)</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">. A key objective of </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">both this scoping study and</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">options</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">presented</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">in the Way f</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">orward section is </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">implementation of ABA recommendations, in particular recommendation</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">#4 on</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">incorporating biodiversity objectives and provisions into tools specific to development in the </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Arctic, and recommendation #12 on evaluating services provided by Arctic biodiversity to </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">support decision making.</span>