News & Press Releases
30 September 2011
Ministers of foreign affairs from Norway, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, and of Iceland Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson, signed a memorandum yesterday about increased cooperation in Arctic issues between the two states.
28 September 2011
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Norway and Iceland will meet together in Akureyri this week.
27 September 2011
Here is extensive data about Arctic fishing. Below is a list of documents of high importance and easy access to the Arctic Portal Data Library gives an even broader dimension to search for more fishing data.
27 September 2011
The delicate web of the Arctic biosphere is complex and one small change can have big affect.
27 September 2011
The University of the Arctic’s research Office will be the place to find the next generation’s polar researchers, famous polar researcher Artur Chilingarov has stated. The formal opening of the office was at the International Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk.
27 September 2011
Rabies has been found in a polar fox and two reindeer in Svalbard. The archipelago has never before seen the disease which can be deadly for humans if infected.
26 September 2011
Military presence in the Arctic should not be a reality, a senior Russian diplomat has claimed. At the The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue international forum, held in Arkhangelsk last week the issue was raised.
23 September 2011
The focus of the AMSA is marine safety and marine environmental protection, in accordance with the Arctic Council’s mandates of environmental protection and sustainable development. Based on the findings of the AMSA, recommendations were developed to provide a guide for future action by the Arctic Council, Arctic states and others. The AMSA recommendations are presented in three broad themes that are fundamental to understanding the AMSA:
23 September 2011
The most recognised explanation of sustainable development can be found in the introduction of the so called Brundtland Report of 1987, where it is defined as the idea, “[…] which implies meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
23 September 2011
It is safe to say that the Arctic is one of the most fossil fuel laden areas in the world, even though massive exploitation has still not begun. In addition, other non-renewable resources are also immense; e.g. nickel, diamonds and gold.
23 September 2011
The Arctic has in recent years, been subject to a manifold growth in its geo-strategic importance due to its rich natural resources of fossil fuel and military-political reasons. In addition to that, the Arctic faces tough challenges concerning global security and environmental issues.
23 September 2011
Although most scientists agree on that the globe is becoming warmer, predictions on how rapidly Arctic ice will retreat often varies greatly amongst them.
23 September 2011
Iceland will seek cooperation with Russia to develop its geothermal energy projects. Vastly resources of geothermal resources in Iceland are being utilized but the next steps are somewhat unclear.
23 September 2011
Signatories to the Kyoto protocol should continue greenhouse gas emission cuts after its first period expires in 2012, Prince Albert II of Monaco said in Arkhangelsk yesterday at the second international forum The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue.
22 September 2011
Russia's Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev confirmed this morning in Arkhangelsk at the second international forum The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue that Russia will begin geological exploration of the promising Barents Sea shelf located on the border with Norway in 2012.
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