
- Details
The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna invites all interested individuals to participate in photography competition "Through the Lens".

- Details
The Arctic Council Working Group CAFF has recently announced a major milestone in scientific cooperation in the Arctic – a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to guide national mapping organizations from the Arctic states toward production of a harmonized map, covering the entire Arctic region, with data on climate, biodiversity and other themes.

- Details
The Russian largest oil company, Rosneft, conducted seismic surveys at the Fedynsky and Central Barents license areas where Italian Eni energy corporation is having their operations.

- Details
"Illegal fishing has to be eradicated from the high seas, and this is why the EU uses its diplomatic weight to push for rules like the UNCLOS or the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement to be enforced worldwide," EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki said during "Re-energising the Oceans" conference in Brussels, on June 30th.

- Details
Joyful celebration of Nordic folk music and dance will take place in Akureyri, northern Iceland 20 – 23 of August 2014.

- Details
Yesterday, 1st of July 2014, the state´s Duma approved the new – old law "On computation of time" to switch the clock on October 26th 2014 to permanent winter time. This regulation will grant northerners with two hours earlier daylight during the dark season mid - winter compared with last winter.

- Details
The conference Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges, will be held in Akureyri, 30 – 31 October 2014.

- Details
The hunting season in Iceland has officially begun with a fin whale to be the first catch. Once again Icelandic whalers have resumed the activity despite of the condemnation of whaling practices that was introduced in moratorium from 1982.

- Details
International students are welcome to apply for Northern (Arctic) Federal University quota scholarship program funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.

- Details
National Snow and Ice Data Center has issued an update to Arctic Sea Ice News Analysis describing a winter sea ice conditions in the Arctic Ocean.


