‘You cannot claim any more:’ Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic
Russia wants to stretch out imaginary lines on the ocean floor — and below it — and that has one
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Greenland accedes to UN treaty against mercury pollution
Greenland has acceded to the UN treaty against mercury pollution, the government said on Wednesday. “The supply of mercury to
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Inuit org says term “local communities” undermines Indigenous rights on international stage
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) says the use of the term “local communities” by UN member states, as well international
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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 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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Earth set to warm 3.2 C by 2100 unless efforts to cut emissions are tripled: UN report
Without drastic action, our planet is headed toward warming of 3.2 C in less than 100 years, according to a
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Norway’s rising oil production not compatible with climate efforts, UN report warns
Over the next four years, Norway’s petroleum production will increase by 40 percent. A new report from the UN Environment
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UN sustainable development goals translated into North Saami
The United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) have now been translated into the North Saami language, the most widely spoken
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Russia says new data supports its claims to extended continental shelf in Arctic Ocean
The Russian Ministry of Defense says it has obtained comprehensive new proof that supports its claims on the Arctic shelf.
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Climate change doc from Arctic Canadian teens to be shown at UN conference
A group of seven teenagers from Tuktoyaktuk, northwestern Canada, has been invited to show a documentary they made on climate
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“It’s important to be aggressive about our human rights,” international Inuit leader tells Montreal conference
With international interests increasingly active in the Arctic, it’s more important than ever that Inuit stand up for their human
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IPCC climate report warns “extreme sea level events” will occur frequently
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns in a new report that the impacts of climate change will
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Finnish president Niinistö to meet Donald Trump in Washington next month
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö will meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump during a working visit in early October. The
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Nordic PMs sign climate declaration at Iceland meeting
A meeting of Nordic Prime Ministers ended in Reykjavik, Iceland on Tuesday with the signing of a joint declaration on
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Senate committee passes bill to implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
The Senate’s Aboriginal peoples committee has passed a bill that will implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
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