Int’l Inuit org disappointed over “weak” heavy fuel oil ban approved by IMO
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents the approximately 180,000 Inuit in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka,
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International Inuit organization launches new podcast
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched a new podcast last week that the organization hopes will amplify the work, and
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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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Exemptions to possible Arctic HFO ban denounced by Indigenous orgs, environmental groups
The International Maritime Organization’s sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) meeting wound up in London on Friday, with agreement
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IMO to tackle possible Arctic heavy fuel oil ban starting Monday
The International Maritime Organization will be tackling the thorny question of a heavy fuel oil ban in the Arctic when
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Inuit in Canada, Alaska and Greenland found international business association
A new alliance made up of Inuit business representatives from across North America has formed to create the International Inuit
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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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International Inuit leaders demand decisive action on climate change amidst COP25 breakdown
Just before the COP25 climate conference went into overtime in Madrid this weekend, international Inuit leaders renewed their call for
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International Inuit leaders and youth take climate message to COP25 in Madrid
A group of international Inuit leaders will be attending the COP25 climate conference in Madrid, and is calling on Arctic
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Canada’s Inuit look forward to working with newly appointed ministers
Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), and the Canadian section of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) have indicated
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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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Sea level rise to provoke ‘profound governance challenges’ & ‘difficult social choices’ says UN climate report
Climate change in the world’s polar regions is affecting every corner of the planet and urgent action is needed to
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska to host 2018 Inuit Circumpolar Council assembly
The Arctic Alaskan city of Utqiaġvik will host the 2018 general assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, the organization announced this week.
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Food insecurity in Alaska
In the far north, where wild fish, game and plants are dietary staples and where store-bought foods are sometimes prohibitively expensive,
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Arctic missing from Paris climate agreement
While the United Nations climate change agreement was praised when it was reached this month, the omission of the word
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