Arctic People
Almost four million people live in the Arctic today, with the precise number depending on where the boundary is drawn. They include indigenous people and recent arrivals, hunters and herders living on the land, and city dwellers. Read more...
Environment & Climate
The evidence of global warming is in no place more obvious than in the Arctic region. The Arctic has warmed rapidly during the last four decades. The magnitude of temperature increase in the Arctic is twice as large as the global increase. Read more...
Oceans
Increased economic activity and significant changes due to climatic processes are resulting in increased use, opportunities and threats to the Arctic marine and coastal environments. Read more...
Biodiversity
The Arctic contains many species not found elsewhere, and many habitats and ecological processes and adaptations that are unique. These include the seasonal bursts of life on land and in the ocean, the ability of some plants to survive extreme cold and dryness Read more....
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Video interview with Patrick Borbey: Some hopes and priorities for the Canadian Chairmanship
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Chair of the Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials' Patrick Borbey speaks briefly about some of the hopes and priorities for the Canadian Chairmanship 2013-2015.
SAO Chair Patrick Borbey visits Tromsø and the Arctic Council Secretariat
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Chair of the Senior Arctic Official’s Patrick Borbey visited Tromsø, Norway early this week along with part of the Canadian Chairmanship team. The visit enabled the Canadian Chairmanship team to establish working routines for the chairmanship period 2013-2015 together with the newly established Arctic Council Secretariat.
Award-winning CAFF film on Arctic biodiversity
Sunday, 09 June 2013
The film "Status and Trends in Arctic Biodiversity" addresses current biodiversity issues in the Arctic, and ongoing pressures on its ecosystems. It highlights key issues that surfaced in the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. The film is a collaborative work of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) working group and UNEP GRID-Arendal.
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Resources Photos and videos Material from Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Nuuk, Greenland,12 May 2011
Resources Photos and videos Material from Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Nuuk, Greenland,12 May 2011