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Arctic Council

A high level intergovernmental forum to provide a means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants...

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The Arctic Council is made up of eight Member States, six indigenous Permanent Participant organizations, six Working Groups, three Task Forces, one Expert Group, and 32 observers…

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Working Groups

Many of the Arctic Council's activities are conducted in six working groups. Their work covers a broad field of subjects, from climate change to emergency response...

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Task Forces

The Arctic Council currently has two active Task Forces working on different issues, such as the Arctic marine environment and telecommunications...

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Black Carbon EG

Arctic States and observers are acting together to reduce emissions of black carbon and methane with the ambition to slow Arctic warming in the near to medium term...

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Senior Arctic Officials meet twice a year and Arctic Ministers meet every other year. Visit our calendar for a list of upcoming events...

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Arctic Council addresses meteorological cooperation and connectivity during week of events in Finland

23 March 2018 07:15

At the meeting just concluded in Levi, Finland, the Arctic Council addressed the major themes of meteorological cooperation and improvement of telecommunications in the region.

Arctic Council addresses meteorological cooperation and connectivity during week of events in Finland

Second meeting of Senior Arctic Officials during Finnish Chairmanship

14 March 2018 07:15

On 22-23 March 2018, the Arctic Council will gather in Levi, Finland for the second Senior Arctic Officials’ meeting held during the Chairmanship of Finland (2017-2019).

Second meeting of Senior Arctic Officials during Finnish Chairmanship

EPPR table-top exercise on oil spill response in the Arctic

05 March 2018 07:49

A table-top exercise of the 2013 Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic will be run in Oulu, Finland, on 7 March 2018. The exercise will test cooperation and coordination processes in the event of a...

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Arctic Council Tweets

Arctic Council Join us at the next Arctic Biodiversity Congress (#ABACongress), hosted by @CAFFSecretariat on 9-11 Oct 2018 in R… https://t.co/pLJVP1AXaM

About 4 hours ago

Arctic Council The freshwater team of the circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program of @CAFFSecretariat is meeting this week. T… https://t.co/aCweqhow5M

About 9 hours ago

Arctic Council The Arctic Invasive Alien Species Strategy and Action Plan from @CAFFSecretariat and @PAMESecretariat lays out pr… https://t.co/CJWDDnDjln

April 18, 2018

SAO Chair Tweets

Aleksi Härkönen RT @ArcticCouncil: Our week of discussions is complete! Press release >> https://t.co/yFWq47hEO1 It's a great privilege to gather so many…

March 23, 2018

Aleksi Härkönen RT @FIArctic: FiArctic-team wants to warmly thank you all ArcticSuperWeek Levi participants! It was a great week with you. Hope to see y…

March 23, 2018

Aleksi Härkönen Breakfast with the Arctic Council Observers in sunny Levi. The Observers provide valuable input to our work. https://t.co/FKPLwaMGjj

March 23, 2018