Seal ban opposition grows within EU, hunters alliance optimistic rules will change
By Patrick Butler A group representing hunters in the Nordic countries says it’s more optimistic than ever that the European
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Russia summons Norwegian ambassador over drone pilots
Robert Kvile, Oslo’s new ambassador to Moscow, was told Monday by Russia’s foreign ministry that charges against Russian citizens for
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New sanctions deal fatal blow to Russia’s Arctic LNG
Russia intended to become a world leader in liquefied natural gas. The war against Ukraine has torpedoed its plans. The
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More than 100 people refused entry to Canada’s North under COVID-19 travel bans
More than 100 people have been refused entry to Canada’s territories since travel restrictions were first put in place in
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5 lessons Nunavut can learn from the COVID-19 outbreak in Arctic Quebec
On Thursday, residents of Nunavut received the news they had been dreading: the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified,
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Canada plans to support ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping
Canada will support a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil by ships plying Arctic waters at the upcoming
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Prospectors disturbed by surprise staking ban in Yukon, Canada
The Yukon government is defending its decision to ban mineral staking on some First Nations settlement lands — despite prospectors saying
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Canadian feds return $430M to oil and gas companies ahead of Arctic offshore exploration ban
The federal government returned $430 million in security deposits to oil and gas companies that committed to spend billions exploring
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World maritime body moves to ban dirty fuels in the Arctic
Environmental groups and northern Indigenous communities are applauding a move by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to work towards banning
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Blog: Arctic fishing agreement – When climate change drives diplomacy
Negotiations on a landmark agreement for the Arctic concluded last week when the five Arctic coastal states plus Iceland, the
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Arctic nations and fishing powers sign ‘historic’ agreement on fishery
Officials from five Arctic countries and five major distant fishing powers reached an “unprecedented” agreement Thursday on a legally binding
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Canada, France, Norway and Sweden express support for ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic
A coalition of environmental groups campaigning to ban the use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters, has received “vocal
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Ban use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic by ships: environmental groups
A coalition of international environmental groups is calling on the International Maritime Organization to prohibit the use of heavy fuel
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Fishing ban hits parts of Sweden’s west coast
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management has imposed a three-week fishing ban off parts of the country’s western
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