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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Could drones help prevent polar bear attacks on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard?

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 15:20
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A polar bear shot dead after it attacked a crew member from a cruise ship on Svalbard this summer now

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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

Judge balks at plea deal for man who flew drone in airspace in Northern Canada

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018 at 14:11
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A judge signalled that a plea bargain agreed to by the Crown may be too lenient for a man who

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Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Saami, the seabed & seismic testing: Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2016 at 18:18 — Last Updated: Monday, March 14, 2016 at 18:19
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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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New Russian Armata tank is driven during the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Ivan Sekretarev/AP)
Blog Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Tanks, drilling & polar drones: Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015 at 20:25 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:52
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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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Tourists' use of UAVs at the Poles may lead to increased noise pollution, disturbances to wildlife and may interfere with scientific work in the Arctic and Antarctic. (iStock)
Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

UAVs to be banned in the Arctic and Antarctic

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 17:16 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 18:32
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Two major associations representing tour operators in the Arctic and Antarctic have stated that they will not allow visitors to

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Lt. Gen. Russell Handy. Photo – USAF
Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska’s Lt. General Russell Handy on Arctic strategy

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 12:10 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:23
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When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released the Pentagon’s Arctic Strategy document last month, he said rapid change in the Arctic

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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