Arctic news

  1. May 07. 2008

    Greenland on the Self-Rule-Road

    Anders fogh Rasmussen, Hans Enoksen og Jonathan Motzfeldt Greenland will get a higher degree of indepence after the Danish-Greenlandic Self-Rule Commision has ended its work

  2. April 30. 2008

    Arctic Council webpage wins award

    Visulet sølv Excellent work, said the jury in Norway’s finest design competition

  3. April 29. 2008

    Successful SAO Meeting

    listening to the SAOs Climate change and the need for adaptation continue to be main topics for Senior Arctic Officials

  4. April 29. 2008

    The North is not the wild West

    Helicopters There are clear rules governing the Arctic, and there should be no risk for the Arctic descending into armed conflict

  5. April 28. 2008

    Reindeer day celebrations in Topolinoe

    Ealat at reindeer-feast in topolinoe The IPY EALAT-Outreach/Information project among reindeer holders is in progress. Here is a report from the fourth EALAT Information seminar which recently wrapped up in Topolinoe, Sakha Yakutia

  6. April 23. 2008

    SAO meeting opened on Lofoten Islands

    SAO Meeting in Svolvær The spring has just arrived to the lofoten Islands together with the Arctic Councils SAO Meeting

  7. April 18. 2008

    Increasing Non-arctic Interest in the Arctic Council

    Iceshield The climate changes make the Arctic more attractive for non-arctic states

  8. April 16. 2008

    Teachers learned about indigenous people

    Svein Mathiesen tells about snow An IPY initiative created better understanding of the Arctic way of living

  9. April 16. 2008

    New Visions for Arctic Marine Navigation

    Masik A new report shows scenarios for the Arctic Marine Navigation in the future

  10. April 11. 2008

    New Climate Center in Greenland

    Ilimmarfik - the campus in Nuuk Greenland wants to give all Arctic communities a helping hand

  11. April 07. 2008

    Changes in the Climate Debate

    Main Street in Nuuk Scientists think technical innovations will be a key issue in the climate debate

  12. April 02. 2008

    After the Melt

    Badegæster An International Conference on Ecological Responses to Arctic Climate Change

  13. April 01. 2008

    Polar bears destroyed Earth Hour

    Canadian Icebreaker Amundsen It is not a bright idea to turn off all lights in the Arctic night around the North Pole

  14. March 27. 2008

    No Consequenses for International Law

    Masik The Arctic Council Chair and Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre underlines that the Convention on the Law of the Sea regulates the Arctic even if the ice melts

  15. March 27. 2008

    Large Interest in Arctic Birds

    Puffins thinking The latest meeting in CBird demonstrated that CBird is one of the key activities in CAFF

  16. March 27. 2008

    Increased Oil Activity in the Barents Sea

    Oil Tanker New oil terminal on the coast of the Barents Sea will be used by the biggest oil fields in the area

  17. March 18. 2008

    Climate Changes Impact World Security

    Javier Solana The scientific argument about climate change is over. And it is up to Europe to lead the international response, says Javier Solana in a new report

  18. March 18. 2008

    Focus on Russia

    ACAP Meting ACAP will form a new Project Steering Group for the Integrated Hazardous Waste Management Strategy

  19. March 13. 2008

    New Partnerships

    CBMP CAFF The Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program is very well positioned to deliver on the key products and activities planned over the next five years

  20. March 12. 2008

    Reindeer on the Agenda

    ealat Reindeer husbandry was the main item when 40 people from Scandinavia and Russia met in in Anadyr, the capital of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in Russia’s far East

  21. March 11. 2008

    Awards to Female Scientists in the Arctic

    Vodka Bar Carved in Ice Lene Kielsen Holm from the ICC was awarded for her work with discovering how the Inuit people adapts to the climate

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