News & Press Releases
7 May 2014
Yesterday, 6th of May 2014, nine representatives of Icelandic museum and eco – tourism workers have travelled to the United States to look at the economics, science and policy of the non – lethal uses of whales.
6 May 2014
The Canadian Polar Commission has released a new report on the state of northern knowledge in Canada that analyses the significant gains made since the beginning of International Polar Year 2007 with the view to determining today´s high – level research opportunities.
5 May 2014
Permafrost is a direct indicator of climate change and has been identified as Essential Climate Variable (ECV) by the global observing community. The monitoring of permafrost temperatures, active-layer thicknesses and other parameters has been performed for several decades already, but it was brought together within the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) in the 1990's only, including the development of measurement protocols to provide standardized data.
2 May 2014
The Arctic Circle invites interested organizations and individuals to attend and engage in important Arctic discussion. Sessions will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from around the world, and participants are invited to interact at roundtables, receptions and special events in the world's northernmost capital city.
30 April 2014
The China´s Nordic Arctic Research Center (CNARC) fellowship program has just been launched.
29 April 2014
During the Arctic Science Summit Week that took place in Helsinki, IASC Council elected a new president and three vice presidents.
28 April 2014
May 7th 2014 the North Norway European Office organizes the high level seminar entitled: "Sustainable fishing in the Arctic". The event will take place in Norway House in Brussels at 10 – 12.15 am. The seminar is open for public.
25 April 2014
Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum extent on March 21, after a brief surge in extent mid-month. Overall the 2014 Arctic maximum was the fifth lowest in the 1978 to 2014 record. Antarctic sea ice reached its annual minimum on February 23, and was the fourth highest Antarctic minimum in the satellite record. While this continues a strong pattern of greater-than-average sea ice extent in Antarctica for the past two years, Antarctic sea ice remains more variable year-to-year than the Arctic.
23 April 2014
The Russian Federation national nuclear corporation Rosatom has been very close to reaching the deal with United Shipbuilding Corporation on the construction of two powerful icebreakers.
17 April 2014
Canada's environment Minister and Chair of the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq says Canada is taking a "principled stand" against Russia by not attending an Arctic Council meeting in Moscow this week.
15 April 2014
The 2nd China – Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will take place in Akureyri. Northern Iceland 3rd – 5th June 2014.
14 April 2014
A new global research funding programme on transformation to sustainability is now available.
11 April 2014
The President of Iceland, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has invited representatives from Indonesia to join the 2nd Arctic Circle conference which will take place later this year in Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland.
10 April 2014
Ministers of five Nordic nations gathered in Tromsø, northern Norway, to discuss the security situation in Europe in light of Ukrainian crisis.
9 April 2014
The 4th International Conference Mining Industry in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region: View to the Future will take place in Kirovsk Town, Murmansk Region, and Russia on the 20 – 21 of November, 2014.
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