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Interview with Ole Kristian Bjerkemo, EPPR Chair

Ole Kristian Bjerkemo may be the newest Chair of the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR), but EPPR is no stranger to him. Ole Kristian ha...

Interview with Solveig Rossebø, Norway’s Senior Arctic Official

Solveig Rossebø brings a career full of Arctic and Russian experiences to her new role as Norway’s Senior Arctic Official. As Norway is chairing the Arctic Council, she i...

Norwegian Chairship Launches Initiative to Address Wildland Fires in the Arctic

The Chairship Wildland Fires Initiative aims to increase circumpolar collaboration, knowledge sharing and partnership on wildland fires to tackle this urgent climate issu...

Register Now: Managing Marine Ecosystems in a Rapidly Warming Arctic

The third International Conference on Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Arctic Large Marine Ecosystems will take place in Tromsø, Norway, on 16-18 April 2024.

Three months into the Norwegian Chairship: A status update with SAO Chair Morten Høglund

The Norwegian Chairship has been referred to as ‘probably the most important Chairship in the history of the Arctic Council’. Assuming the leadership of the intergovernme...

Save the date: Third International Conference on Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Arctic Large Marine Ecosystems

The third International Conference on Ecosystem Approach to Management (EA) will take place in Tromsø, Norway, on 16-18 April 2024.

Norwegian Chairship hosts first meeting with Working / Expert Group Chairs and Secretariats

From 13-15 June 2023, the Norwegian Chairship hosted a first meeting with the Chairs and Secretariats of the Council’s six Working Groups (WGs) and the Expert Group on Bl...

The secretariat question – and its long-winded answer

The story of how the Arctic Council got a standing secretariat.

Q&A with Morten Høglund, the new Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials

An update on the Arctic Council and ambitions during the Norwegian Chairship

Arctic States and Indigenous Permanent Participants convened for the 13th Arctic Council meeting and issued statement

The meeting marked the conclusion of the Russian Chairmanship and beginning of the Norwegian Chairship.

Interview with Morten Høglund, Norway’s Senior Arctic Official

Morten Høglund is the new Senior Arctic Official (SAO) for Norway. The former parliamentarian does not only bring his extensive Arctic experience to the Council but also ...

Celebrating 25 years of Arctic cooperation

The world’s leading international forum for Arctic cooperation reflects on the unique collaboration among Arctic States and Arctic Indigenous Peoples, and looks forward t...

Following the tracks of snowbirds: The Arctic Demography Index

For the first time, the Arctic Council will develop a comprehensive insight to demographic trends in the Arctic. The Arctic Demography Index will look into the natural ca...

“Plastic in a Bottle” afloat again

In September 2019, the Arctic Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group launched its first “Plastic in a Bottle”, a capsule equipped with...

From Risk to Rescue

A collaborative project with the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators explored the potential role of cruise vessels as first responders in oil spill events

25 years of peace and cooperation – Highlights from Arctic Frontiers

On the occasion of the Arctic Council’s anniversary, the Arctic Frontiers 2021 virtual conference hosted a high-level dialogue on the Council’s track record of 25 years o...

EPPR helps small communities prepare for oil spill risks with launch of educational video

The video creates awareness on impacts and risks of oil spills and challenges they may create in small communities

Interview with Norway’s new Senior Arctic Official, Hilde Svartdal Lunde

Hilde Svartdal Lunde is Norway’s new Senior Arctic Official and a seasoned Arctic expert. While she was still in her diplomatic training, she visited the Arctic for the f...

The Snowflake International Arctic Station – A hub for energy innovation and cultural exchange

The Snowflake International Arctic Station provides a stepping-stone towards advancing carbon-free technologies in the Arctic. The new Russian year-round research station...

Arctic Council Ministers meet, pass Chairmanship from Finland to Iceland, Arctic States conclude Arctic Council Ministerial meeting by signing a joint statement

Today the Foreign Ministers from the eight Arctic States, leaders from the six indigenous Permanent Participant organizations and the Chairs of the Council’s six Working ...