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Quiz: Which 2021 Arctic Council report should you read based on your interests?
In 2021, the Arctic Council's Working and Expert Groups released over 50 new reports on topics including climate change, emergency response, biodiversity, Arctic shipping...
25 Oct 2021
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Introducing the new ACAP Chair: “The Arctic becomes a part of you”
Patrick Huber is a specialist in some of the planet’s most pressing challenges: environmental and energy issues. As the new Chair of the Arctic Contaminants Action Progra...
18 Aug 2021
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Green energy shift in the Arctic
Act short-term, gain long-term
10 May 2021
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Interview with ACAP Chair Inger Johanne Wiese
"ACAP’s work is focused on pollution and short-lived climate drivers. Pollution is a threat to the Arctic ecosystem and people living there."
27 Jun 2019
Norway takes over chairmanship of the Arctic Contaminant Action Programme (ACAP)
Norway is taking over the chairmanship of Arctic Contaminant Action Programme (ACAP) from May 7, 2019.
05 Jun 2019
Community Solid Waste Management Resource Toolkit
The ACAP workshop Sharing Approaches on Community Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Within Arctic Indigenous Communities was held in Nome, Alaska, September 20- 22, 20...
03 Nov 2017
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Interview: Ulrik Westman, Chair of ACAP
Pursuing improved environmental performance and reducing contaminants in the Arctic requires endurance. Some of our projects have been active for over a decade, and I bel...
07 Aug 2017
Expanding local environmental observation efforts in the Arctic
Arctic Council Working Group ACAP (Arctic Contaminants Action Program) is working to expand the local environmental observer network, currently operating in North America...
07 Feb 2017
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Expanding local environmental observation efforts in the Arctic
Arctic Council Working Group ACAP (Arctic Contaminants Action Program) is working to expand the local environmental observer network, currently operating in North America...
07 Feb 2017
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ACAP workshop on CLEO Network beginning in Inari, Finland
Local observers can detect subtle changes in weather, landscapes and seascapes, and plant and animal communities. The Arctic Council is working to build a circumpolar net...
01 Jun 2016
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CLEO Workshop set to take place in Inari, June 2-3
On June 2-3, 2016 in Inari, Finland delegates will gather to discuss the first steps in expanding the LEO network to the Circumpolar region - CLEO. CLEO is a project unde...
30 May 2016
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Arctic Council's Black Carbon and Methane Work Highlighted at COP21
At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), in Paris, France, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland generously hosted and prepared a side event focused on the Arcti...
18 Dec 2015
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Interview with Ulrik Westman, ACAP Chair
A brief interview with Ulrik Westman, recently-appointed Chair of Working Group ACAP.
09 Oct 2015
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