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New Observer: ICES

"ICES is keen to work with the Arctic Council to improve scientific understanding in the Arctic..."

Arctic Council 20th Anniversary Statement

The Arctic Council: A Forum for Peace and Cooperation

Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC) meets in Reykjavik

“The changes in Arctic waters have occurred faster than was anticipated 20 years ago, so it is important that we try to understand whether we are doing the right things w...

Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation continues discussions at meeting in Stockholm

The Arctic Council’s Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC) met for a second time on 4-5 February 2016 in Stockholm.

20 years of the Arctic Council

During its first 20 years, the Arctic Council focused much of its work on issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.

Scientific Cooperation Task Force (SCTF) meets in Reykjavik

The Task Force emphasized the importance of scientific cooperation with the non-Arctic States.

Interviews with co-chairs of the Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation

The Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC) was established at the 2015 Arctic Council ministerial meeting to assess the future needs for a mechanism for increase...

Scientific Cooperation Task Force (SCTF) meets in Copenhagen

At the sixth meeting of the Arctic Council's Scientific Cooperation Task Force in Copenhagen, the focus was on drafting the text of the agreement, the goal of which is to...

Permanent Participant Article Series: Saami Council

The Saami Council was founded in 1956, making it one of the oldest indigenous peoples’ organizations. The Saami Council is a volunteer-based and independent cultural and ...

Environmental Provisions of Polar Code adopted

On 15 May, the environmental provisions of the Polar Code were adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...

Interviews with SCTF delegates

At the fifth meeting of the Task Force for Enhancing Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic in Oslo, Norway, the ACS interviewed delegates from Finland, Russia and the Unit...

Interview: Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

We spoke with Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, about the Polar Code, the IMO and the Arctic Council…

Tromsø hosts 4th meeting of Scientific Cooperation Task Force

At the most recent meeting in Tromsø, the Task Force noted the positive and valuable work that has been done towards a possible memorandum of understanding...

Scientific Cooperation Task Force held its third meeting in Reykjavik

The Arctic Council’s Task Force for Enhancing Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic (SCTF) held its third meeting in Reykjavik on May 27-28, 2014. The meeting focused on ...

Interview from the Scientific Cooperation Task Force Meeting

At the second meeting of the Arctic Council’s Task Force for Enhancing Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic, Evan Bloom, co-chair of the task force shared some thoughts o...

Arctic Council Science Cooperation Task Force meets in Helsinki

The Arctic Council’s Task Force for Enhancing Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic (SCTF) held its second meeting in Helsinki on April 8-9, 2014 at the Finnish Ministry o...

Agreement on the Arctic Economic Council

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Minister for the Arctic Council and Chair of the Arctic Council welcomes agreement on the Arctic Economic Council

Scientific Cooperation: Making a good thing even better

The Arctic Council’s Scientific Cooperation Task Force, established by the Kiruna Declaration of May, 2013, had its first meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on 10-11 December. ...

The Arctic - A beacon of hope

On February 23 SAO Chair Gustaf Lind attended the World Oceans Summit in Singapore to speak on the panel titled The Arctic - beacon of hope? Russian SAO Anton Vasiliev al...

SCPAR meeting in Stockholm on February 14 2012

On 14 February 2012 the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR) met at the Riksdag Building in Stockholm to discuss Arctic cooperation. Minist...