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The whale-watching industry, regulators, policymakers and the general public can all benefit from the Whale Watching Handbook, a website dedicated to sustainable and educational whale watching. The website offers free, independent and comprehensive advice, and is divided into sections for different groups of users.
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Almost 14 percent of elementary school students in Iceland have a language other than Icelandic as their mother tongue.
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The Icelandic government has authorized the US military to allow nuclear-powered submarines to make a short stop off the coast of Iceland to receive supplies and replace crew. The Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority does not see this as a particular concern.
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A highly important event - Arctic expert-to-expert cooperation for the future - will be held as part of the Nord University High North Dialogue 2023.
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The 6th Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation,NOCCA23’ will be held in Iceland, Reykjavík Grand Hotel on the 17th-19th of April 2023, the same year that Iceland will hold the Presidency at the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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In the Arctic Science Ministerial Meeting, ASM4, held today April 14th in Sankt Petersburg, the Russian Chairmanship to the Arctic Council introduced the Ministerial report.
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On April 12, chefs of the Boaššu/NOMAD Indigenous FoodLab presented food for the participants of the Regional Nordic Forum which took place in Kautokeino on April 12 and 13, 2023.ICR Director Anders Oskal welcomed participants of the Forum and shared information about Boaššu/NOMAD Indigenous FoodLab and its plans. Chefs Alfred Larsen and Alena Gerasimova prepared reindeer dishes such as smoked meat, liver, heart, kidneys, reindeer pancakes etc.
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The peer-reviewed journal Advances in Polar Science (APS) published Issue 34(1) in March 2023. The latest issue covers six articles, the titles and highlights of which are presented below.All the latest and previous papers are available online and can be downloaded freely, thanks to generous funding from the Polar Research Institute of China.All the Advances in Polar Science volumes are also being uploaded to the Arctic Portal library as well as the publication library on the China-Nordic Research Centre website atwww.cnarc.infofor the benefit of our valuable readers, courtesyof theArctic Portal team, and can also be searched, viewed and downloaded from either site.See more details on the journal and its published articles via APS website:aps.chinare.org.cnor atwww.arcticportal.organd/orwww.cnarc.info
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In accordance with the plan to implement the program of Russia's Chairmanship in the Arctic Council the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education will be holding a Fourth Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM4) in St. Petersburg on 14-15 April 2023.
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Detailed and updated programme for tDetailed and updated programme for the International Conference on Climate Change and Melting of the Permafrostthat will take place in Yakutsk on 22 – 24 March 2023 now available.
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An interesting article written by Caitlin Ritchie, published on the website Save on Energy (saveonenergy.com) about women in the Energy Industry.
KEY POINTS:- Women make up only 22% of the workforce in the energy sector and 32% in the renewable energy sector. - Despite the gender gap, women have historically contributed to advancing technology in the energy field. - There are a variety of scholarships available for women interested in careers in STEM fields.