Time To Work Together to Protect Arctic Biodiversity
Species around the globe are under threat – from mammals and birds to fish and reptiles. In fact, global wildlife populations have decreased an average of 69 per cent in the past 50 years. And the climate crisis is only making the problem worse. In…
Russia bans World Wildlife Fund, accusing the environmental group of undermining Arctic development
Russia’s Prosectuor General has outlawed the local operations of the World Wildlife Fund, designating the group as an “undesirable organization” on the grounds that it poses a threat to Russia’s national security: Under the pretext of preserving the environment, WWF carries out…
World Oceans Day in USA get new bills to protect Pacific, Arctic oceans from offshore drilling
To mark World Oceans Day, Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and Mike Levin (D- San Juan Capistrano) announced they will introduce a package of legislation to permanently protect the West Coast and Arctic Ocean from the dangers of fossil fuel…
Russia could return to Arctic Council ‘when conditions are right’: ICC Canada president
Russia could come back to the Arctic Council if and when the war in Ukraine comes to an end, according to Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada president Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk. Koperqualuk gave a lecture on “why Inuit matter globally” about Indigenous…
Russian export push for floating nuclear power plants
State nuclear power company Rosatom has signed an agreement with TSS Group to create a joint venture for the construction of a series of floating power units “with a capacity of at least 100 MWe and an assigned service life…
Let’s Manage the Arctic Fisheries Properly
It is time to create a multilateral Arctic fisheries management plan before a moratorium on fishing in Arctic high seas sunsets in 2037.
Brazil to make first expedition to the Arctic Circle as part of unprecedented research
Brazil has decided to send an expedition to the Arctic. Planned for 12 July, Operation Arctic I involves a nine-day trip by five Brazilian researchers from different universities to Longyearbyen, the capital of Spitsbergen (Svalbard), located beyond the Arctic Circle….
Mining the Arctic’s critical minerals is vital for Canada’s sovereignty, Northern prosperity
Sean Boyd is executive chair of the board of Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Canada launched a new Arctic and Northern Policy Framework in 2019, supported by $700-million in dedicated funding. It correctly calls on all of Canada to strengthen our…
Sami turn down participation in Lapland wind power survey
The Sami Parliament in Finland rejected participation in a Lapland wind power study saying the body does not participate in projects that promote the idea of wind energy in their homeland. “The green transition is very important to the Sami,…