News & Press Releases
2 February 2017
The decision by the U.S. and Canada to ban offshore oil development in much of their Arctic waters drew cheers from conservationists, but angered northern leaders – a reminder of why greater collaboration is critical, says Nils Andreassen, of the Institute of the North.
24 January 2017
The Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) has released the 2016 Post-Season Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) Report, now available online.
23 January 2017
The Arctic Frontiers conference, which is discussing the gaps in knowledge about the Arctic, is currently being held in Tromso, Norway, from 22 until 27 January. The live streaming is avalable online in both English and Russian.
20 January 2017
£160 early bird discount is available until Friday, 20th January 2017.
ACI’s 10th Arctic Shipping Summit will take place 8-9th March, 2017 in Montréal, Canada.
19 January 2017
The deadline for the expressions of interests for the 2017 Arctic Energy Summit has been extended to January 31, 2017.
18 January 2017
An expert roundtable was held in Moscow on the topic of ‘Socioeconomic Development in the Arctic’ on January 16, 2017. The roundtable launched a series of events in the run-up to the "Arctic: Territory of Dialogue" International Arctic Forum, which will take place in Arkhangelsk March 29–30, 2017.
17 January 2017
The Year of Polar Prediction session at the upcoming Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society's 51st Congress and annual meeting is announcing a call for abstracts.
16 January 2017
The environment in Arctic region is now changing significantly due to increased temperature, thinning and decrease of the sea ice, melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, thawing permafrost and changes in atmosphere and ocean circulation.
12 January 2017
Registration and abstract submission are now open for the Polar Prediction Workshop 2017 (PPW 2017) and the 2nd Sea Ice Model Intercomparison Project Meeting (2nd SIMIP Meeting).
9 January 2017
The High North Center for Business and Governance and organizing partners are proud to announce a call for nominations for the 2017 High North Hero Award.
5 January 2017
A group of scientists from Arizona State University led by astrophysicist Steve Desch has published an article in the journal Sea Ice Management in which they propose a possible solution to the problem of reducing ice cover in the Arctic.
3 January 2017
International shipping rules in Polar waters, also known as the Polar Code, came into force on January 1st, 2017.
28 December 2016
The conference Earth's Cryosphere: Past, Present and Future will be held from the 4th to the 8th of June 2017 at the Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science in Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
22 December 2016
Just before leaving office, U.S. President Barack Obama issued a permanent ban on offshore drilling in the US part of the Arctic Ocean as well as a few areas on the country's Atlantic coast. Environmentalists are ecstatic about the decision to ban drilling, while those who had hopes for President-Elect Donald Trump's pro-development agenda are disappointed.
20 December 2016
The University of Akureyri is accepting applications for the Nansen visiting professorship in Arctic studies or Nansen Research fellowship based on a cooperation between the governments of Iceland and Norway.
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