The Arctic Council

  • About

    The Arctic is an enormous area, sprawling over one sixth of the earths' landmass; more than 30 million km2 and twenty-four time zones. It has a population of about four million, including over thirty different indigenous peoples and dozens of languages. The Arctic is a region of vast natural resources and a very clean environment compared with most areas of the world.

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  • Danish chairmanship

    Denmark helds the chairmanship of the Arctic Council 2009-2011

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  • Norwegian, Danish, Swedish common objectives for their Arctic Council chairmanships 2006-2012

    Common objectives and priorities for the Norwegian, Danish and Swedish chairmanships of the Arctic Council (2006-2012)

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  • Documentation

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  • Working Group Publications

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  • Permanent participants

    The category of Permanent Participant provides for the active participation and full consultation with the arctic indigenous representatives within the Arctic Council. Two new organizations were approved as Permanent Participants at the October 2000 Barrow Ministerial, bringing the total to six.

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The Arctic Council: