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At a meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, March 15-17, the Arctic Council gathered Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs) from the eight Arctic States, and the six Permanent Participant organizations representing indigenous peoples of the Arctic, to address ongoing efforts on a range of topics of high importance for the Arctic.
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Proposal for next Five-Year Program continues balanced approach to leasing; proposal protects sensitive resources, and asks for public comment on additional protections.
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This week at the This week at the Arctic Science Summit Week the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation announced the launch of a new Polar Challenge to develop an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) capable of completing a 2000 km mission under the sea ice in the Arctic or Antarctic.
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"Non-proliferation and international obligations after DK-Greenland uranium deal"
As a result of the recent uranium deal between Greenland and Denmark, the Committee on Greenland is hosting a public conference today March 16 on the production and export of uranium in Greenland.
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North Sea Industry Leaders Participate in Webinar on MSP Opportunities and Challenges Organized by World Ocean Council (WOK) and Scottish Association for Marine Science.
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The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) has approved that the office of the committee will move from Germany to Iceland next year.
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This morning, Sputnik News reported that Russia is working to further develop partnerships with Asian countries. After China and Japan, nowRussia has found a new partner in mutually beneficial copperation in the Arctic region, as Russian Special Presidential Representative for International Cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic Artur Chilingarov said Tuesday. Namely, Singapore.
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Goliat is the first oil field to go into production in the Barents Sea
Eni has started production from the Goliat field located in Production License 229, which is 85 kilometers northwest of Hammerfest in an ice-free area in the Barents Sea offshore northern Norway.
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The latest issue (March 2016) of "The Circle", an online resourcepublished quarterly by the WWF Global Arctic Programme, investigates whichrole can or should the European Union play in the Arctic.
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International attention on the future developments of the Northern Sea Route is rapidly increasing. It was only June 2015, when "the Russian government released the Russia’s Integrated Development Plan for the Northern Sea Route 2015-2030.
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7 March 2016, Rome - The United States has brought added momentum to global efforts targeting illegal fishing by adhering to a FAO-brokered international pact.
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Ecologic Institute and the Arctic Institute would like to invite you to an Arctic webinar on "100 Days In: COP21 and the Arctic’s Future - An Era of Energy Transition" on 21 March 2016.