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Embassy of Iceland to the UK and PRPI host Evening on Sustainable Arctic Tourism in London

On 26 June 2019, Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) had the great pleasure of hosting an evening on Sustainable

CITES and the Polar Bear

Dr Nikolas Sellheim Introduction The parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Sustainable Tourism Development in the Nordic Arctic: Proceedings of 2019 Iceland Workshop

Since 2018, Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) has joined forces with the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) to host

Commercial Sealers under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants

Woodstock in northern Newfoundland. © Nikolas Sellheim Nikolas Sellheim On 17 December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted

Dr Nikolas Sellheim on The Seal Hunt: Cultures, Economies and Legal Regimes

The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC): India’s Grand Plan for Northern Connectivity

The INSTC, alongside relevant European transport corridors and regional transportation networks. © Dwayne Menezes, Polar Research and Policy Initiative Hriday

Trade and the Canadian North

(L to R) Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Mexican Minister of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo

Snow Crab Saga: A Story that Demonstrates the Complexities of Climate Change

Kondratuk Aleksei/Shutterstock.com There’s much more to snow crab than their tasty legs and claws. Especially so in the last few

A Case for the Commons: The Snow Crab in the Barents

This article has been written by Brooks A Kaiser, Melina Kourantidou and Linda M Fernandez, and published by the Journal of Environmental Management,

Proceedings of ‘SDGs in the Arctic’ High-Level Dialogue Series, Session II: Arctic Spirit Conference 2017, Finland

Session 2 Date: 16 November 2017 Venue: Borealis Auditorium, Lapland University of Applied Sciences. Rovaniemi, Finland. Principal follow up discussion

Proceedings of ‘SDGs in the Arctic’ High-Level Dialogue Series, Session I: Arctic Circle Assembly 2017, Iceland

Session 1 Date: 14 October 2017 Venue: Arctic Circle Assembly 2017, Reykjavik, Iceland Download PDF: SDGs in the Arctic –

Greenpeace vs Norway: Interview with Truls Gulowsen, Head of Greenpeace Norway

Truls Gulowsen, head of Greenpeace Norway, and Ingrid Skjoldvær, head of Nature and Youth, file an unprecedented legal case against the

50 Years of Polar Bear Research: Interview with Two Scientists

Interview Series
Norway
27 February 2017

Polar bear research scientists Thor Larsen (left; photo via Thor) and Jon Aars (right; photo by Jon Aars/ Norwegian Polar Institute)

Reindeer Are Real – And So Are The Challenges They Face

Picture via Larissa Beumer This article has been written by Larissa Beumer and Åshild Ønsvik Pedersen. When we think about

Whose Fish? Looking at Svalbard’s Fisheries Protection Zone

Fisheries
Norway
04 December 2016

When looking at Svalbard, one needs to appreciate its history to understand the unique position that it holds in the

Norway’s Arctic Policy (2014)

Arctic
Norway
10 May 2016

The report “Norway’s arctic policy: Creating value, managing resources, confronting climate change and fostering knowledge. Developments in the Arctic concern

New Building Blocks in the North (2009)

Comment by Kristine Offerdal, research fellow at the IFS: In December 2006 The Norwegian Government’s High North Strategy was released. The

The Norwegian Government’s High North Strategy (2006)

In December 2006, the Norwegian Government’s High North Strategy was released. The overall goal is to create sustainable growth and

Opportunities and Challenges in the North: Report No. 30 (2004-2005) to the Storting

The High North has been important for Norway for hundreds of years in terms of business opportuni- ties and resources,

Look North! Challenges and Opportunities in the Northern Areas (2003)

This report was published in 2003 as NOU 2003:32 (Official Norwegian Report). Read full report (Norwegian).

Embassy of Iceland to the UK and PRPI host Evening on Sustainable Arctic Tourism in London

CITES and the Polar Bear

Sustainable Tourism Development in the Nordic Arctic: Proceedings of 2019 Iceland Workshop

Commercial Sealers under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants

Dr Nikolas Sellheim on The Seal Hunt: Cultures, Economies and Legal Regimes

The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC): India’s Grand Plan for Northern Connectivity

Trade and the Canadian North

Snow Crab Saga: A Story that Demonstrates the Complexities of Climate Change

A Case for the Commons: The Snow Crab in the Barents

Proceedings of ‘SDGs in the Arctic’ High-Level Dialogue Series, Session II: Arctic Spirit Conference 2017, Finland

Proceedings of ‘SDGs in the Arctic’ High-Level Dialogue Series, Session I: Arctic Circle Assembly 2017, Iceland

Greenpeace vs Norway: Interview with Truls Gulowsen, Head of Greenpeace Norway

50 Years of Polar Bear Research: Interview with Two Scientists

Reindeer Are Real – And So Are The Challenges They Face

Whose Fish? Looking at Svalbard’s Fisheries Protection Zone

Norway’s Arctic Policy (2014)

New Building Blocks in the North (2009)

The Norwegian Government’s High North Strategy (2006)

Opportunities and Challenges in the North: Report No. 30 (2004-2005) to the Storting

Look North! Challenges and Opportunities in the Northern Areas (2003)

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