European Court of Human Rights rules ‘Arctic 30’ were arbitrarily detained
The European Court of Human Rights issued its ruling today in the long-running case of the Arctic 30 v Russia, finding that Russian authorities arbitrarily detained the 28 Greenpeace activists and two freelance journalists and violated their right to freedom…
National Geographic Explorers win award for visualizing arctic climate change
The project, “Qikiqtaruk: Arctic at Risk” was selected for the award from across 150 submissions at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara, California on June 1, 2023.
The new Cold War in the Arctic, explained
The battle for control of the Arctic Circle is, er, heating up.
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.