News & Press Releases
20 May 2014
Today, 20th of May 2014, the European Arctic Initiatives Compendium was released. The Compendium presents flagship initiatives undertaken by the European Union in Arctic regions, as well as initiatives undertaken by member states and actors operating within states belonging to the European Union (EU).
19 May 2014
In their meeting in Brussels on May 12, 2014, the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on developing a European Union policy towards the Arctic region.
15 May 2014
The China – Iceland Arctic Economic Roundtable entitled: Synergies between China and Iceland for Arctic Economic Cooperation will gather in Reykjavik, capital city of Iceland, 5th of June 2014. 15.00 – 17.00 (location to be confirmed).
14 May 2014
The Barents Institute organizes the 2014 Thorvald Stoltenberg Conference, 7-8 October 2014, which will take place in Kirkenes, Norway. The event is entitled: Mining the Arctic: sustainable communities, economies, and governance? The deadline for abstract submissions is 19 June 2014. Presenters will be notified by 4 July 2014.
13 May 2014
This month the Greenland Commission will begin to investigate the colonial abuses, committed by the Kingdom of Denmark in the 1950s.
12 May 2014
The UArctic Rector´s Forum will gather in Akureyri, Northern Iceland May 28th – 31st 2014.
9 May 2014
The conference entitled Sustainable Futures in Changing Climate will take place 11 – 12 of June 2014 in Wanha Satama, Helsinki, Finland.
8 May 2014
The deadline for applications for the annual summer school programs at North – Eastern Federal University has been extended until the May 30th.
7 May 2014
Yesterday, 6th of May 2014, nine representatives of Icelandic museum and eco – tourism workers have travelled to the United States to look at the economics, science and policy of the non – lethal uses of whales.
6 May 2014
The Canadian Polar Commission has released a new report on the state of northern knowledge in Canada that analyses the significant gains made since the beginning of International Polar Year 2007 with the view to determining today´s high – level research opportunities.
5 May 2014
Permafrost is a direct indicator of climate change and has been identified as Essential Climate Variable (ECV) by the global observing community. The monitoring of permafrost temperatures, active-layer thicknesses and other parameters has been performed for several decades already, but it was brought together within the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) in the 1990's only, including the development of measurement protocols to provide standardized data.
2 May 2014
The Arctic Circle invites interested organizations and individuals to attend and engage in important Arctic discussion. Sessions will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from around the world, and participants are invited to interact at roundtables, receptions and special events in the world's northernmost capital city.
30 April 2014
The China´s Nordic Arctic Research Center (CNARC) fellowship program has just been launched.
29 April 2014
During the Arctic Science Summit Week that took place in Helsinki, IASC Council elected a new president and three vice presidents.
28 April 2014
May 7th 2014 the North Norway European Office organizes the high level seminar entitled: "Sustainable fishing in the Arctic". The event will take place in Norway House in Brussels at 10 – 12.15 am. The seminar is open for public.
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