News & Press Releases
20 January 2015
Advances in Polar Science together with the Arctic Portal invites you to submit manuscripts to a special issue on "Current Research on Atmospheric Aerosols and Trace Gases over the Polar Regions(AATGPR)", to be published by the end of 2015.
19 January 2015
Few days ago, the government of Greenland has released the following piece of news regarding exclusive licenses for exploration for and exploitation of hydrocarbons to be awarded in Jameson Land, East Greenland:
16 January 2015
Here we report the call released by Norden to apply for funding for a "Nordic Centre of excellence".
15 January 2015
Oil prices have drop down a 25% worldwide since June 2014. From roughly $100 a barrel in June 2014, today's price according to Nasdaq is about $ 47,37 a barrel (data from Nasdaq), and, experts say, prices are staying low for now.
14 January 2015
This year Economist Events' Arctic Summit will be held in Oslo on March 12. The summit will address whether commercial interest in the Arctic is a bubble about to burst.
12 January 2015
The annual Arctic Business Forum in the heart of Lapland Finland introduces the latest business development and the future prospects of the European High North economy. Arctic Business Forum is a discussion arena and a business-to-business meeting point valuing sustainable growth in the arctic.
9 January 2015
As recently reported by TASS, a Russian news agency, "Russia may develop the Northern Sea Route jointly with Asian countries, which are interested in the shortest route for supplies from Asia to Northern Europe", as stated by the Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev.
8 January 2015
The 9th Arctic Frontiers conference will be held in Tromsø, Norway, with the title: Climate and Energy, from Sunday 18 January to Friday 23 January 2015.
7 January 2015
2014 has been a very warm year in the Arctic. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), for instance, 2014 has been the second warmest year ever recorded in Finland after 1938 (when it was just 0.15 degrees Celsius warmer): temperatures were 1,6 C higher than long term average (1981- 2010).
6 January 2015
The audit investigation that caused the resignation of the first female Greenlandic Prime Minister, Aleqa Hammond (Siumut party), was eventually published by the Inatsisartut (Parliament of Greenland) audit committee on December, 30th 2014. In addition to Mrs. Hammond, the audit investigation has shown that other 6 members of the Greenlandic Parliament (Ane Hansen, Anthon Frederiksen, Mimi Karlsen, Ove Karl Berthelsen and Steen Lynge) have misused public funds for private expenses during their offices, from 2009 to 2014 (read the report here).
5 January 2015
The Nordic Council of Ministers has opened up a call for project applications called " Arctic Cooperation Programme".
2 January 2015
In a recent interview to Anders Fogh Rasmussen released by bigthink.com, the ex-NATO Secretary General has briefly discussed rising tensions in the Arctic region due mainly to the effects of climate change.
31 December 2014
The 21st International Symposium on Polar Sciences will be held by the Korea Polar Research Institute in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea on May 19-20, 2015.
30 December 2014
On the 26-28 May 2015 the 3rd China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will take place in Shanghai and the conference theme is "Arctic Synergies: Polices and Best Practices".
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