Old taiga forest in northwest Russia now a nature reserve
Intensive logging is no longer permitted in the 3,000 square kilometres area now known as the Dvina-Pinega nature reserve. “Today,
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Mining companies to pay higher deposits for environmental damage in Finland
Finland’s government is committed to increasing the guarantee fees paid by mining companies to offset the environmental damages mine operations
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Canadian elections: The unique challenges of running in a northern riding
Dennis Bevington still wonders if he might have lost an election because Canada dropped a bomb on its own soil.
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Inuit association in Canada’s eastern Arctic to levy fees on tourism operators
The rise of tourism in Canada’s eastern Arctic, particularly from cruise ships, has prompted the regional Inuit association to start
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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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North a low priority in Canada’s federal elections
Lawrence Ruben sighs as he wraps his hands around his coffee mug. He takes his time to think about what
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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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Pilot project in Nunatsiavut, Atlantic Canada aims to keep Inuit foster children in the region
The Nunatsiavut government, the regional government which represents the Inuit of northern Labrador in Atlantic Canada, is testing a pilot
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Canada’s Arctic, boreal birds will be big climate change losers
Two-thirds of North America’s birds, or hundreds of species, will be squeezed by shrinking habitats if climate change continues at
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MLAs in Yukon, northwestern Canada unanimous in declaring climate emergency
Yukon MLAs voted unanimously on Thursday in favour of a motion to declare a climate emergency in the territory. “There
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Housing in Canada’s Nunavut territory: a federal election explainer
Housing is high on the platform lists of all of Nunavut’s federal election candidates, but officials say they have yet
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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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Climate kicks off Canada’s French-language leaders’ debate, but no mention of Inuit or Arctic
Canada’s federal leaders came out swinging on climate during Thursday’s French-language debate, as global warming increasingly emerges as a dominant
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Indigenous mapping conference in Arctic Canada gives attendees on-the-land skills
About 75 people from across Canada, and as far as Australia and New Zealand, are in Inuvik, N.W.T., in northwestern
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