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Inspection of clipfish for export. Cod is one of the commercially most important species of fish in the Atlantic ocean. (Trude Pettersen/Barents Observer)
Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway Special Features 

Climate change will lead to ecosystem clash

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 2, 2015 at 19:46 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 21:32
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New research shows that species from the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans soon will start to mix. This could have

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The old town in Greenland's captial city of Nuuk. (Eilís Quinn/Eye on the Arctic)
Blog Business Business (Denmark/Greenland) Denmark/Greenland General 

Blog: Greenland – barrels of oil and bottles of water

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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In the past week, there have been two interesting stories about Greenland in the news. The first is in The Economist,entitled, “Greenland

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(iStock)
Blog Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General Special Features 

Blog: Arctic oil and gas must stay in ground to restrict warming to 2°C says study

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, January 9, 2015 at 16:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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Scientists have realized for some time now that the extraction of fossil fuels must dramatically slow down if the global

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Russian Polar Hero Artur Chilingarov speaks at Arctic Circle 2014 in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Mia Bennett)
Blog General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

2014 in Review: A strained year for the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 06:32 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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If 2013 was a year of expanded Arctic cooperation, perhaps best highlighted by the acceptance of five Asian states as

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The Greenlandic flag in territory's capital city of Nuuk. The incumbent Siumut party narrowly won a snap election in November 2014. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Blog Business Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) Special Features 

Russia, shipping and political crisis in Greenland: 2014 Year in Review (Part 3)

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 17:45 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:52
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Today is the last  instalment of the Eye on the Arctic  Year in Review  where we checked in with our

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) Special Features 

Politics, media misinformation and #sealfie – 2014 Arctic Year in Review (Part 2)

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 23:15 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:48
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With the year almost over,  Eye on the Arctic  continues its look  at back at 2014  with some of our

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Heather Exner-Pirot, managing editor of Arctic Year book. (Courtesy Heather Exner-Pirot)
Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) Special Features 

Arctic Council, indigenous issues, energy – 2014 Arctic Year in Review (Part 1)

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 26, 2014 at 08:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:41
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With the year drawing to a close,  Eye on the Arctic is looking back at this year’s news and events

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Icebreaker towing cargo ship through thick ice-field in the European Arctic. What kind of shipping traffic will the North American Arctic experience with the changing climate? (iStock)
Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 12/05/19

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 19, 2014 at 19:33 — Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2014 at 22:10
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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Countries are jockeying for position in the Arctic as climate change opens the region up to increased resource extraction. (The Canadian Press)
General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia Special Features 

Russia to follow Denmark with Arctic shelf claim in March 2015

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 15:11
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Russia will file a claim with the UN by the end of March 2015 to expand the boundaries of its continental shelf

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Greenland at a crossroads. (Mia Bennett)
Blog Denmark/Greenland General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) Special Features 

Blog: Greenland, Alaska elections bolster Arctic resource extraction

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 16:16 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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Voters in Greenland and Alaska went to the polls last November, electing politicians from parties in favor of natural resource

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Nine hundred delegates from 34 countries will soon descend on Reykjavik, Iceland for the Arctic Circle conference. (Mia Bennett)
Blog General Iceland Society Society (Iceland) 

Blog: The Arctic Circle – Denizen of the North, make way for corporate development

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 14:22 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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The Arctic Circle Assembly will soon be convening in Reykjavik, Iceland for the second time ever. The conference is the brainchild of

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(iStock)
Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

New standards being discussed for Arctic oil and gas activities

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 20, 2014 at 15:48 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 21:06
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Representatives from seven countries have gathered in Tromsø this week to create a new set of standards for sustainable standardized

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Stories concerning everything from drilling and education, to journalism and the environment, were among your most read stories this week. (iStock)
Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 10/17/14

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 20:40 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:03
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  On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic

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Greenland’s former prime minister Aleqa Hammond addresses attendees at Arctic Frontiers, January 2014. (Mia Bennett)
Blog Denmark/Greenland General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) Special Features 

Blog: Greenland’s political crisis concerns locals and foreign investors alike

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 13:51 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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Yesterday morning, mining company Rare Earth Minerals (REM) announced that it had discovered rare earth minerals within its licensed areas near Narsarsuaq,

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Canada Culture (Canada) Culture (Denmark/Greenland) Denmark/Greenland Society (Canada) Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Voices from Nunavut and Greenland unite

Caroline Arbour
Posted: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 20:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 21:34
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Greenlandic men’s choir Qissiat and three male Nunavut musicians will give a free concert together at Inukshuk High School, in

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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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