OpenCanada.org posted an article titled, “Why governance of the North needs to go beyond the Arctic Council .” The article reads in part as follows;
“The rise in geopolitical importance of the Arctic region since the mid-2000s has been well articulated and documented. Concomitantly, the stature of the Arctic Council, the region’s premier intergovernmental forum, has gone up, as demonstrated by a growing interest in the organization by both Arctic and non-Arctic state governments.
The Arctic Council released the following information regarding EPPR Expert Group Meetings;
EPPR Expert Group Meetings
The Arctic Council released the following information regarding the TFTIA Meeting;
TFTIA Meeting
The Maritime Executive published an article titled, “Arctic Council Continues Environmental Studies.” The article reads in part as follows;
“The Arctic Council concluded their latest meeting in Portland, Maine, on October 6, hearing updates from a range of working groups involved with environmental protection of the region.
The three currently active task forces of the Arctic Council presented updates on their work to advance cooperation on Arctic marine issues, enhance cross-border scientific cooperation and survey the current state of telecommunications infrastructure in the Arctic.
The Arctic Council’s six working groups also reported progress on specific elements of their work, including:
WLBZ 2 posted the following article and video titled, “People protest Arctic Council meetings.” The article reads as follows;
“A group of protesters gathered in Congress Square in Portland Wednesday to express their concerns about the Arctic Council’s focus during its meetings in Maine.
Bruce Gagnon, of Veterans for Peace, helped organize the rally that included members of 350 Maine and other environmental groups. He said they were worried that the Council supports “exploiting” the Arctic, to use it for drilling purposes.
Gagnon also said the Council should “demilitarize the Arctic.” On the Council’s website, it states: “The Arctic Council’s mandate, as articulated in the Ottawa Declaration, explicitly excludes military security.”
Sputnik International posted an article, ” Russia Sees No Obstacles for EU-Arctic Council Cooperation in Science, Research.” The article reads as follows;
“Russia does not see any obstacles inhibiting cooperation between the Arctic Council nations and EU member states in the Arctic region, in particular, in the sphere of science and research, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s European Cooperation Department Andrei Kelin said Thursday.
The Arctic Council is an intergovernmental forum for the promotion of cooperation, coordination and interaction among the governments of the Arctic countries. The forum comprises eight Arctic nations, namely Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States, while 12 more states have observer status.
Farnesina released a notice titled, “Accreditation Notice- Conference on ‘The Arctic Council and the Italian Perspective’.” The notice reads as follows;
“On Monday 10 October 2016 at 10:00 am, the International Conference Hall of the Farnesina will host the conference on “The Arctic Council and the Italian Perspective“, with welcome address by Secretary General Elisabetta Belloni and opening speech by Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincenzo Amendola.
From: Nunatsiaq Online
Ministers from 25 governments and Arctic Indigenous groups called for more international collaboration and the inclusion of Arctic Indigenous peoples in science and research decision-making in the Arctic at a major science meeting held Sept. 28 in Washington, D.C.
The science ministers representing the eight Arctic Council members—Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States—14 additional states and the European Union, in partnership with Arctic Indigenous representatives, met for a White House Arctic Science ministerial meeting one year after U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Alaska.
EOS posted an article titled, “First Arctic Science Ministers’ Confab Yields Cooperation Pledge.” The article reads in part as follows;
“Science ministers from the United States and 24 foreign governments, as well as other parties, met yesterday at the White House and agreed to cooperatively study rapid changes in the Arctic and incorporate their findings into national policies and decisions regarding the region.
The ministers asserted “the importance of improving collaborative science efforts in the Arctic” in a joint statement following the first-ever Arctic science ministerial, a gathering of high-level science diplomats. The group also announced a series of new Arctic science initiatives and milestones following the meeting.
Nunatsiaq News posted an article online titled, “At White House meeting, ministers commit to Arctic science, Indigenous knowledge.” The article reads in part as follows;
“Ministers from 25 governments and Arctic Indigenous groups called for more international collaboration and the inclusion of Arctic Indigenous peoples in science and research decision-making in the Arctic at a major science meeting held Sept. 28 in Washington, D.C.
The science ministers representing the eight Arctic Council members—Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States—14 additional states and the European Union, in partnership with Arctic Indigenous representatives, met for a White House Arctic Science ministerial meeting one year after U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Alaska.
