BLOG – Zackenberg revisited – Greenland climate research station under threat from permafrost thaw
In the remote, high Arctic region of north-eastern Greenland, at 74° North, a scattered group of blue and white buildings
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Inuit TV coming to Northern Canada from new Inuktut-language broadcaster
Nunavut is getting a new all-Inuktut TV channel this year. Inuit TV will have Inuktut programming in dialects from all Inuit
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Iceland revises COVID-19 border screening rules for citizens, residents
Iceland has rejigged its COVID-19 testing requirements for citizens and residents returning to the country. Iceland began offering COVID-19 tests
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Blog – Summer 2020: When the unprecedented becomes the precedent
It’s raining. I’m delighted. A strange response from a Scot who has fled the damp British climate. I write this
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Iceland and Greenland implement COVID-19 testing for travellers
Iceland and neighbouring Greenland have slowly been reopening their economies for several weeks, and this month have implemented COVID-19 testing
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Iceland talks COVID-19 with Canada, Greenland foreign ministers
Iceland’s Ministery of Foriegn Affairs said it has spoken with foreign ministers in other North American Arctic regions this month
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COVID-19 could delay Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic may delay the Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic strategy, which expires at the end of the 2020, the
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Blog – With $12.1 million US offer to Greenland, America is playing softball in the Arctic
Despite lacking Arctic territory, Beijing is outcompeting Washington, D.C. in the region. Greenland may be one place where the U.S.
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COVID-19 roundup: Finnish PM in isolation; more financial support to Greenland companies
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is self-isolating after a worker at the prime minister’s residence had contact with a person
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COVID-19 roundup: self-isolation for visitors in Iceland; reopening of businesses in Alaska
Starting Friday, Iceland will introduce temporary Schengen border controls and will also require anyone arriving in the country to observe
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Q&A: How the International Inuit Business Association wants to transform commerce in the Arctic
As interest in the Arctic ramps up in the global community, Inuit business leaders from across the Arctic want to
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Circumpolar partnerships will be increasingly important for Canada’s North, Ottawa Arctic conference hears
As climate change puts international attention on the North, circumpolar partnerships will have an increasingly important role to play when
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Inuit leaders applaud UN move to designate International Decade of Indigenous Languages
International Inuit leaders applauded the UN move on Wednesday to proclaim 2022-2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. “We,
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Oldest Arctic sea ice vanishes twice as fast as rest of region, study shows
As the Earth warms up, the Arctic Ocean’s year-round ice cover is reducing at an alarming rate. Over the past
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International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says
Thursday is International Inuit Day, a celebration set up to acknowledge and celebrate Inuit culture and contributions, but most importantly
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