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[SPECIAL REPORT] Arctic tourism in the age of Instagram

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 12:59 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 09:22
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When most people think of Arctic economic development, things like resource extraction are usually first to mind. But northern regions

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Colonialism still present in Arctic, says premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 13, 2017 at 11:36
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland ­-  Despite improved relations between the federal government and Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, northerners still get excluded from political

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Environment Environment (Iceland) General Iceland News 

Environmental groups call on Arctic cruise industry to reduce pollution in Iceland

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 18:31 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 19:38
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Recent air samples taken in Iceland suggest cruise ships arriving and departing from Reykjavik are negatively affecting air quality, according

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High peak in low season, Iceland’s mass-tourism boiling over

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 15:13 — Last Updated: Monday, February 27, 2017 at 15:15
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1,8 million visitors may not be all good news for the tiny populated island with fragile nature and underdeveloped infrastructure.

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U.S. military could return to Iceland

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2015 at 14:56
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Keflavik Air Base outside Reykjavik could once again become base for U.S. military, nearly ten years after the last forces

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Reykjavik, Iceland. The Arctic Circle Assembly was held in the city this week. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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10 takeaways from the 2014 Arctic Circle Assembly

Craig Medred, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 14:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 21:29
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — The second annual Arctic Circle Assembly wrapped up Sunday in this beautiful city on the western shore

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Nine hundred delegates from 34 countries will soon descend on Reykjavik, Iceland for the Arctic Circle conference. (Mia Bennett)
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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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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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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