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International Maritime Organization announced that the Arctic shipping code will be released and in use before 2016.
Arctic shipping code, regulating navigation in the high Arctic, where maritime traffic is expected to increase as the ice cap recedes, is due to be implemented in 2016 as confirmed by International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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Conference recognition of Sacred Sites of Indigenous Peoples for Sustaining Nature and Culture in Northern and Arctic Regions, will take place 11 – 13 September 2013 in Rovaniemi and Pyhä, Finland.
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A new Russian law is about to deprive significant areas in the northern part of the country their Arctic status. New rules of demarcation are being introduced for the region.
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The initiative to clean Russian part of the Arctic, organized by the Northern (Arctic) Federal University, continues this month.
On June 18th five students from student squad "Gandvik" of the North-West Federal District left to the Hooker Island (Federal Reserve "Franz-Josef Land"). The second group of 20 students will go on the expedition in July 20. Their destination point is the island of Alexandra Land.
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The Tara research schooner is now in the High North for a new scientific adventure. Over the next seven months, it will travel 25 000 km around the Arctic Ocean via the Northeast and Northwest passages to collect data on polar marine ecosystems and biodiversity and their vulnerability to global change and human activities.
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26-30 June the 7th UArctic Rectors' Forum took place in the Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia; Arkhangelsk hosted this Forum for the first time. Heads of universities, remarkable experts and students from eight countries discussed the development of the Arctic Region.
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Nansen Visiting Professorship in Arctic Studies extended application deadline to the 15th July.
The University of Akureyri in Iceland is now seeking candidates for the 2nd appointment for the Nansen Visiting Professorship in Arctic Studies.
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Professor Lassi Heininen was awarded Knight's Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon by Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the President of the Republic of Iceland due to his contributions for Iceland and the Finnish-Icelandic relations.
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PAGE21 young researchers have just started their season of permafrost investigation in remote areas, located in the northern hemisphere. First groups took off to Kytalyk and Herschel Island earlier this month. Researchers will come back to their home institutions at the beginning of September.
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The film "Status and Trends in Arctic Biodiversity" addresses current biodiversity issues in the Arctic, and ongoing pressures on its ecosystems. It highlights key issues that surfaced in the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. The film is a collaborative work of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) working group and UNEP GRID-Arendal.
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The Day of the Arctic will be held by the Icelandic – Arctic organizations on 14th of November 2013. The event will promote environmental, international research, political, legal and economic cooperation between Iceland and the Arctic nations.
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Registration for International Forum on Polar Data Activities in Global Data Systems opens 1st of July. The event will take place in Tokyo´s National Museum of Nature and Science.