Det er utarbeidet konkrete prosjekter med mål som skal nås på relativt kort tid. Hovedfokus er foreløpig rettet mot kilder i Russland. I tillegg til de åtte arktiske medlemslandene, deltar også Nederland, UNEP Chemicals og det Nordiske miljøinvesteringfondet (NEFCO) i arbeidet.

Følgende prosjekter er satt i gang under handlingsplanen (på engelsk):

• Phase out PCB use and management of PCB-contaminated waste in Russia: The PCB-project aims to develop and implement pilot remedial actions that may serve as a model for a Russian Federal programme on phasing out the use of more than 30.000 tons of PCB and managing PCB-contaminated waste. Presently the building of destruction facilities using US and Russian technology are being planned and as a pilot project these facilities will destruct 8-900 tons of PCB from various types of waste. 
• Environmentally sound management of stocks of obsolete pesticides in Russia: The background for the pesticides project is that about 25.000 tons of obsolete, banned or severely restricted pesticides are stored in numerous locations and are waiting for safe storage and disposal, including destruction. The project aims to provide a model on how to manage these stocks. A full inventory of the stocks in 11 provinces will be carried out, and methods to take care of these stocks will be selected, and sources for implementation of remedial actions prioritized.
• Cleaner production at Norilsk Mining & Metallurgical Company: The Norilsk company is one of the larges point sources in the world with regard to air pollution. The objective of the Norilsk-project is to carry out a full Cleaner Production Assessment of all production units and utilities, and to introduce instruments of eco-efficiency to these units, and to train engineers of the company how to achieve economically sound environmental improvements. Currently about 70 engineers and managers are “certified” and about 85 environment-saving projects are developed. Several projects have already been implemented resulting in e.g reduced use of energy, natural gas, water and raw materials and thereby reduced emissions to air. Projects for the reduction of up to 2,4 mill. tons of SO2 have been developed. Investments vary from a few thousand to millions of USD. However the investments will be earned (annual savings) during a periode of 1-5 years.
• Reduction of dioxin and furane releases in Russia: The dioxin/furan-project aims to make an inventory of sources in the Russian Federation that can impact the Arctic, quantify the releases to the environment and prioritize sources for implementation of remedial actions. 
• Reduction of Mercury emissions from the Arctic Countries: The mercury-project is a circumpolar project, where the overall objective is to contribute to reducing atmospheric mercury releases from Arctic states by identifying important anthropogenic source categories for mercury emission and to initiate cost effective reduction measures as pilot projects.
• Utslipp av bromerte flammehemmere: Det arbeides med et prosjekt for å redusere utslipp av bromerte flammehemmere. Disse stoffene er tilsatt en rekke plastprodukter for å redusere brannrisikoen. Nivåene i arktisk øker faretruende.