News & Press Releases
17 December 2014
Arctic Change 2014 Conference took place last week, 8 – 12 of December in Ottawa, capital city of Canada.
17 December 2014
The Co-Chairs Report of the Arctic Biodiversity Congress which has been hold in Trondheim from 2-4 December has been published.
16 December 2014
Yesterday, 15th December, the Government of Greenland and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark submitted a file regarding the outer limits North of Greenland to the United Nation Commission on the Limit of the Continental Shelf (CLCS).
15 December 2014
New publication: The European Union and the Arctic – Developments and Perspectives 2010 – 2014 has just become available.
12 December 2014
With global warming leading to increased traffic to a vulnerable Arctic, the U.S. Coast Guard is proposing a 4.6-mile wide shipping route through the Bering Strait to try to protect the region. Any accident in the sensitive area can be a major problem and traffic has increased tremendously, so the Coast Guard mapped out a voluntary two-way route — akin to a highway for ships — said agency project officer Lt. Kody Stitz. "We see more traffic and envision more traffic to continue," Stitz said.
11 December 2014
The Arctic Council Secretariat is looking for an intern interested in learning the aspects of working in an international environment.
10 December 2014
The Arctic Yearbook is calling for abstracts for the 2015 edition.
9 December 2014
The 6th Arctic Shipping Summit, "Developments in Arctic Shipping Operations & Infrastructure", will highlight the achievements of Canada's Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and discuss the USA's forthcoming plans.
9 December 2014
The Arctic Biodiversity Congress was held from 2-4 December 2014 in Trondheim, Norway. It was organized and hosted by the Arctic Council's Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) working group in co-operation with the Norwegian Environment Agency, and was co-chaired by Risa Smith, chair of CAFF, Tom Barry, CAFF Secretariat, and Finn Katerås, Norwegian Environment Agency.
8 December 2014
Tomorrow, Tuesday, the 9th of December, Mrs. Inga Dora Markussen, Secretary General of the West Nordic Council will pay a visit to Akureyri, capital city of the Northern Iceland.
4 December 2014
New book on the legal regulation of oil and gas exploration in the marine Arctic is now available.
3 December 2014
The Arctic Frontiers – international conference on Arctic issues will take place in Tromso, northern Norway 18th – 23rd of January 2015.
2 December 2014
The Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat is looking for two communications interns to join its team for a 4-month internship from 1 February 2015.
1 December 2014
Arctic Biodiversity Congress 2014 will start tomorrow in Trondheim, Norway. The main goal of the conference is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of Arctic biodiversity through dialogue among scientists, policy-makers, government officials, industry, civil society and indigenous peoples.
28 November 2014
The Nenets Agrarian Economic Technical School invites interested individuals to take part in the scientific conference "Science. Education. Production."
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