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Iceland’s Biodome – A Global Leader in Sustainability, Tourism and Geo Climate Technology

An architect’s impression of ALDIN Biodome Reykjavik – A geo climate oasis, wellness attraction and all-weather destination in Reykjavik. ©

A Krill-iant Idea! – The Powers of Industry for Conservation

Figure 1: Krill, one of the most important species in our oceans (British Antarctic Survey). Micheil Page Introduction Our perception

Arctic Marine Resource Governance: Interview with Dr Brooks Kaiser

Lana Ollier Lana Ollier, Fellow at Polar Research and Policy Initiative, speaks to Dr Brooks Kaiser, the Head of the Fisheries Unit

Arctic Antibiotics – The Hunt for New Medicines in the Arctic

Figure 1: The future of medicine could be hiding here, on the Arctic seabed where unknown organisms dwell (NSF, 2005)

Reversing Extinction – What could the plan to resurrect the Woolly Mammoth mean for the Arctic ecosystem?

Lyuba, a mummified woolly mammoth calf that lived 42,000 years ago, at the Royal BC Museum in Canada. © Province

Growing Alaskan-Chinese Trade at Risk from Trade War

Source: ADFG By Liz Bowman and Brooks Kaiser The escalating trade war between China and the US may force Alaskan

Canada’s Arctic Policy Framework: A New Approach to Northern Governance

Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada. © Tyler Heal. Introduction Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave numerous speeches and issued many press releases

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

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 –

Lessons From the Arctic About Russia

President Vladimir Putin meeting in March 2017 with President of Iceland Guðni Jóhannesson at the International Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk, Russia.

Expanding horizon

Article published in The Arctic Journal, on 19 April 2017: ‘Expanding Horizon’ By Thomas Bishop In Iqaluit, the capital of

PRPI Director discusses new radio show on Radio Canada International’s Eye on the Arctic

PRPI in the News
24 February 2017

Polar Research and Policy Initiative Director Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes discusses ‘Dispatch, from the Cold Front‘, PRPI’s new radio show co-produced

Icelandic biodome with a big agenda

Article published in the Royal Institute of British Architects Journal, on 13 February, 2017: ‘Icelandic biodome with a big agenda’.

Building the Reykjavík Biodome: Interview with founder Hjördís Sigurdardóttir

Polar Research and Policy Initiative Fellow Thomas Bishop interviewed Hjördís Sigurðardóttir, Founder and CEO of Spor i Sandinn, about Aldin, Biodome Reykjavík.

Icebreakers: An Overview

As the Arctic ice cap retreats further north every summer, the Arctic Ocean becomes an ever more enticing area for

Scotland urged to go ‘Nordic’ to boost tourism and trade

Article published in The Sunday Herald, on 22 January, 2017: ‘Scotland urged to go ‘Nordic’ to boost tourism and trade’. Dr

International Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic: Prelude or Symphony?

Photo from Yngve Olsen Sæbbe, via Nordnorsk Opera Og Symphoniorkester It is highly recommended to turn on any classical symphony when

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

How has cooperation in the Arctic survived Western-Russian Geopolitical Tension?

With two strokes of a pen followed by rapturous applause from the Kremlin audience, Russia formally annexed Crimea on 18 March

Iceland’s Biodome – A Global Leader in Sustainability, Tourism and Geo Climate Technology

A Krill-iant Idea! – The Powers of Industry for Conservation

Arctic Marine Resource Governance: Interview with Dr Brooks Kaiser

Arctic Antibiotics – The Hunt for New Medicines in the Arctic

Reversing Extinction – What could the plan to resurrect the Woolly Mammoth mean for the Arctic ecosystem?

Growing Alaskan-Chinese Trade at Risk from Trade War

Canada’s Arctic Policy Framework: A New Approach to Northern Governance

Trade and the Canadian North

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

Lessons From the Arctic About Russia

Expanding horizon

PRPI Director discusses new radio show on Radio Canada International’s Eye on the Arctic

Icelandic biodome with a big agenda

Building the Reykjavík Biodome: Interview with founder Hjördís Sigurdardóttir

Icebreakers: An Overview

Scotland urged to go ‘Nordic’ to boost tourism and trade

International Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic: Prelude or Symphony?

Reindeer Are Real – And So Are The Challenges They Face

How has cooperation in the Arctic survived Western-Russian Geopolitical Tension?

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