Photo staff laid off at papers in North Sweden
Newspaper company Norrbottens Media told staff on Tuesday it was cutting positions at three of its news outlets in an effort to reduce
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Russia to open research center on Svalbard
The center will be conducting meteorological research, Minister of Natural Resources Sergey Donskoy says. “The finances for a scientific center
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Arctic Alaska town prepares for Obama visit
KOTZEBUE — You know someone big is coming to your town when people start clearing out the clutter that has long
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Sweden’s Ojnare forest becomes protected area
The government has decided that the Ojnare forest on the Baltic Island of Gotland needs to be protected for its
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Arctic conference spotlights indigenous issues
Indigenous residents from some of the smallest communities and most remote parts of Alaska had a message for international leaders who
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Unemployment looms in Norway
After a decade with plenty of jobs, unemployment in Norway takes an upturn. Jobless figures remain low, but the trend
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Obama urges action on climate change
In the first address of his historic three-day visit to Alaska, President Barack Obama urged participants in a State Department
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Norway, Russia continue Coast Guard cooperation
Regular military relations between Norway and Russia have been halted for more than a year, but the two countries’ Coast
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Research ship returning from Greenland echoes worries about ocean plastics
When one thinks about rich ecosystems that are vital for life on Earth, rainforests might first come to mind, but ocean
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Obama sends host gifts ahead of Alaska visit
President Barack Obama may be traveling into unfriendly political territory as he heads north to Alaska Monday, but he has
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Fishermen receive environmental award for competition boycott in North Finland
The Ympäristöavaus 2015 award has been given to the Finnish Federation for Recreational Fishing for its part in helping preserve
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Russian metal giant pays pocket fluff in pollution fines
Penalty for peak pollution is equal to net profit from 4,7 seconds of operation. Norilsk-Nickel on Monday announces a net
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Alaska trip shows Obama’s commitment to Arctic: Kerry
Federal officials have made a lot of unfulfilled promises in the past about paying attention to the issues and needs
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Iceland, Obama, and indigenous rights: Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Nunavut allows limited caribou harvest after Baffin Island moratorium
Caribou are an important food source for Inuit on Baffin Island in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. But declining
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