Sami demand rights as indigenous people
Sweden’s indigenous Sami people no longer want to be considered a national minority. Instead the Sami Parliament calls for the
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Special Features
Distinct visions for Alaska port project
When Nome Mayor Denise Michels envisions the future of her city’s port, she sees some of the world’s largest cargo and cruise ships
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Svalbard visitor list rules “unfriendly” says Russia
Norwegian authorities’ introduction of new travel regulations at Svalbard has stirred an outcry in Moscow. “The action of the Norwegian
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Alaska cultural tourism comes with challenges
Several times a week, Cecelia George dresses in the regalia of her Tlingit ancestors to play the coveted role of Raven
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Metal, mineral price drop affecting Canada’s North
Slumping metal and mineral prices are taking their toll on the mining industry in Canada’s North and contributing to a
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Arctic ice extent stays clear of record low
Arctic sea ice extent for the month of July was lopsided, scientists said Wednesday. While ice clogged waters in northeast
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Why Shell is sticking to Chukchi plans
Despite tumbling oil prices, rising costs, legal woes, heated political opposition and a series of missteps and misadventures, Royal Dutch
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CEO’s order led to Finland Talvivaara disaster
Prosecutors call for ten-month suspended sentence and fine of 13 million euros for four bosses in power during series of
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Russia submits claim for North Pole
The Russian continental shelf stretches beyond the North Pole, the Russian government asserts. The country this week submitted its renewed
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Can traditional Alaska Native foods be sold? A clash of legal, cultural opinions
BETHEL — Berries are ripening, salmon are running and conflicts over the selling of traditional Alaska Native foods are erupting with
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Airlines instructed to turn over passenger lists to Svalbard
The Governor of Svalbard wants to know the identity of all air passenger arriving to the Arctic archipelago. Airlines have
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Snowy owls flock to western Sweden
More than a dozen snowy owls have been seen nesting in western central Sweden, the largest number in more than 30 years. Swedish Radio’s local
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Ships, spys and international ‘uncooperation’ – 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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One year anniversary of historic forest fire in Sweden
Friday is exactly one year after an enormous forest fire broke out in Västmanland in central Sweden. And since the fire, forestry companies
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Iceland blasts Arctic Five for exclusion from fishing agreement
Iceland says the recent Arctic fishing moratorium, signed by the five Arctic coastal states without Iceland’s participation, is ‘unacceptable’ and
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