Arctic Council wants to up youth engagement on North
The importance of upping youth engagement on northern issues was one of the focus topics at the recent Arctic Council,
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Iceland to host international symposium on plastics in Arctic and sub-Arctic
Iceland will host an international symposium on plastics in the Arctic and sub-Arctic this April to share best practices and
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Blog – Geoengineering climate fixes popular at Arctic Circle assembly
At Arctic Circle 2019, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, it seemed, had not gotten the memo: Oil is out,
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Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calls for climate action at Arctic Circle assembly
This is the war we must wage and win, says former U.S. Secretary of State as he encourages everyone, from
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EU calls for introduction of new Arctic governance structure
European leaders warn that regional security is at risk and call for the introduction of a new Arctic governance structure.
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Sweden’s Crown princess calls for action in Arctic during Iceland conference
The Arctic is a global issue that requires global resolve, says Victoria of Sweden and links her Arctic enthusiasm to
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Arctic Council group lobs GPS-bugged capsules into Atlantic to track litter trajectories in the North
The Arctic council working group focused on the polar marine environment is taking a novel approach raising awareness around marine
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Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC joins Arctic Economic Council
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, the asset management and investment advisory division of global investment and advisory firm Guggenheim Partners,
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Nordic PMs sign climate declaration at Iceland meeting
A meeting of Nordic Prime Ministers ended in Reykjavik, Iceland on Tuesday with the signing of a joint declaration on
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Canadian, Icelandic universities team up for migration conference
Canada’s University of Manitoba and the University of Iceland’s Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages at will team up later
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Blog – Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson lights up London’s Tate Modern
Olafur Eliasson’s show at London’s Tate Modern passes Iceland’s landscape through a glass prism, refracting it into a world of
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Iceland glacier lost to climate change to get memorial ceremony this month
Iceland’s Okjökull glacier, or should we say former glacier, will be getting a memorial service this month when a delegation
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Leaders downplay divisions at Arctic Circle conference in China
Only hours after the Americans stunned fellow Arctic countries with a forceful show of discord, the new Icelandic chair of
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Environmental groups call for action on black carbon pollution
Environmental groups blasted the U.S. Wednesday for torpedoing the traditional joint declaration at the conclusion of the biennial Arctic Council
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Iceland President Jóhannesson to meet Putin as country prepares to chair Arctic Council
Before Iceland takes over the chair of Arctic Council in May, President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson will talk cooperation with the
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