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The 4th China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium (CNARC) will take place in the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland from the 6th to 9th of June 2016 under the theme "The Sustainable Arctic - Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization".
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Today, February 10th 2016, the Russian news websites have reported that Russia has submitted aa revised application for the extension of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean to the United Nations.
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Yesterday, February 9th, the Russian Agency TASS reported that in 2016 China will continue its Antarctic research expeditions while seeking to organize a joint Arctic research expedition with Russia for the first time.
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The second EU-PolarNet newsletter is now available online! Youcan download the entire newsletter as a pdf file here.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will hold an Expert Meeting on 9-10 February 2016 in Oslo, Norway, to help it strengthen its communications as it starts work on its next cycle of reports.
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The Arctic Yearbook is calling for abstracts for the 2016 edition.
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Parties bring together technical capabilities on trans-Arctic shipping
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North Korea has joined the Svalbard Treaty, signed in 1920, TASS reports, citing local media. By doing so, North Korea received an international legal guarantee for carrying out economic and research activity near the Spitsbergen (Svalbard) archipelago.
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Tromso, Northern Norway, January 24-29, 2016.International organization of governors of northern regions «Northern Forum» has conducted roundtable discussion on theme «Role of Regional Governments and Local Communities in Sustainable Development of the Arctic» during international conference «Arctic Frontiers – 2016» held in Tromso, Norway from 24th to 29th of January 2016.
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Norway, Europe’s biggest gas supplier after Russia, said developing its northernmost reserves in the Arctic hinges on a commitment by the European Union to make the fuel part of its strategy to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
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During the conference "How are you Nordic Region?", topics as current refugee situation and border controls between Denmark and Sweden were also discussed.
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The 2017 ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council will take place in Fairbanks, Adm. Robert Papp, the U.S. State Department's special representative for the Arctic, announced Monday at Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø.