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The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme just released the "AMAP Assessment 2015: Human Health in the Arctic",now available online for free.
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DNV GL has recently announced that theyapproved the first vessel to comply with IMO Polar Code, which will became mandatory from January 1st, 2017. Although no mention was given about which polar class the vessel has been approved for, the announcement confirm once again the growing interest for Arctic sea-routes.
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The 8th Arctic Shipping Summit will be deeply exploring new developments and regulations that will come into action for the Arctic Shipping industry. Combining expert views, governmental officials and industry service providers to expand and increase efficiency knowledge for new generation shipping and operations.
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Abstract deadline Submission to the 2016Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society’s 50th Congress and joint annual Canadian Geophysical Union meeting have been extended to Feb 29.
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About the Project
TItle: Edu-Arctic – Innovative educational program attracting young people to natural sciences and polar research
Programme: Horizon2020
Duration: 36 months
Budget: 1,8 mln EUR
6 partners
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The government of Iceland accepted this morning the proposal by the Prime Minister of Iceland to allocate funding to the operation of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) secretariat for the next 5 years (2017-2021). The government decided to allocate 35 million Icelandic kroners annually (approx. 250.000 Euro) to the IASC secretariat office located in Akureyri.
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Arctic Portal is developing new learning material on several Arctic issues.
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The annual meetings of the Commission - NAMMCO 24 - held 9 - 11 February 2016 at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway - is just finished.
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In September 2016, the next world wildlife conference of signatories to CITES will take place in South Africa.
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Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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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.