News & Press Releases
1 April 2015
On Tuesday 31 March 2015, a press release from the US Department of the Interior informed that the 2008 lease sale in the Chuckhi Sea (Alaska) was upheld, a first step for allowing the re-opening of 30 million acres of US continental shelf for oil exploration by Royal Dutch Shell.
31 March 2015
The Arctic Science Summit Week 2015 will be held in Toyama (Japan) on April 23-30, 2015 and include the Fourth International Symposium on the Arctic Research (ISAR-4) and the Third International Conference on the Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III), in addition to the business meetings of the participating organizations:
24 March 2015
The new body will help resolve social and economic tasks to develop the Russian Federation’s Arctic zone and ensure national security.
23 March 2015
"Arctic workshop of the University of Tartu: Work in the Arctic" that will take place on 29 and 30 May, 2015 at the Department of Ethnology, University of Tartu, Estonia.
20 March 2015
West Nordic Studies: Governance and Sustainable Management is a multidisciplinary Master's Programme (120 ECTS) in West Nordic Studies offered jointly by the partner universities.
18 March 2015
The University of Akureyri offers the following studies in Polar Law: a 120 ECTS programme leading to an MA degree; a 90 ECTS programme leading to a LLM degree; a 60 ECTS study at master level leading to a Graduate diploma; and individual courses in Polar law leading to a certificate. All courses in Polar Law are taught in English.
16 March 2015
The 6th Arctic Shipping Summit will be held in Montreal, Canada, next 18-20 March 2015. It focuses on technological, operational, and logistical and challenges encountered by ship owners in harsh Arctic conditions. It will address key developments in transport and regulation in the Arctic as well as; commercial, communication and safety issues. Particular emphasis will be put on evaluating potential opportunities in the region.
13 March 2015
The conference is part of the project: Marine Resource Governance in the Arctic, financially supported by Nordic Council of Ministers' Arctic Co-operation Programme, the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Carlsberg Foundation.
11 March 2015
After the first edition in Oslo (2013), "A new vista for trade, energy and the environment", and second in London (2014), "New horizons for trade and economic development", also this year The Economist has organized a one-day-event on Arctic issues. The 2015 edition will be held again in Oslo and the discussion will focus on "Still icy: Has investing in the Arctic been oversold?".
11 March 2015
"Aarhus Matchpoint conference, Security and Governance in the Global Arctic: Nordic and International Perspectives", will be held in Aarhus next 12-13 November 2015.
10 March 2015
The School of Law, University of Dundee, UK and the K. G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea, University of Tromsø, Norway are pleased to announce the registration open for "The European Union and the Arctic" (2015 EU-Arctic Conference).
9 March 2015
Switzerland is applying for observer status to the Arctic Council. As reported in the material submitted by the Swiss Confederation, "this candidature is part of Switzerland's long-lasting commitment to peaceful international cooperation and to research excellence".
3 March 2015
The Arctic Council's Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs) are meeting in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada(2-5 March 2015). The attendants to the last meeting prior to the Iqualuit' Ministerial(when the chairmanship of the Arctic Council will be handed over to U.S.) are reviewing progress on the work of the Arctic Council under the Canadian Chairmanship and assessing the deliverables to be presented at the Ministerial meeting.
2 March 2015
Mikhail Pogodaev, the Executive Chair of the Association of World Reindeer Herders has been nominated to be Executive Director of the Northern Forum.
27 February 2015
Since 2013, Polar Bears International celebrates the Polar Bears Day on February 27th. The initiiative is to raise awareness on the drastic effects climate change is having on the Arctic, the natural habitat of the Polar bear. To support the initiative, you can sign the petition:
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