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Read an interview with Arni Thor Sigurdsson, the recently-appointed Senior Arctic Official for Iceland…

On 16-17 June 2015 in Washington, D.C., Senior Arctic Officials, Permanent Participants and Working Groups met to begin moving forward with the Arctic Council's program for 2015-17...

Read an interview with Amy Merten, Ph.D., the new chair of EPPR, the Arctic Council's working group on emergency prevention, preparedness and response…

Read an interview with Reidar Hindrum, the new chair of CAFF, the Arctic Council's biodiversity working group...

The last of three thematic pillars of the United States Chairmanship program is “Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change”…

Video footage from the 9th Arctic Council Ministerial meeting, which took place in Iqaluit, Canada on 24 April 2015, is now available online...

At the 9th Arctic Council ministerial meeting, held in Iqaluit, Nunavut Canada in April 2015, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Minister for the Arctic Council, formally handed the Arctic Council Chairmanship to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, chair of the Arctic Council during the U.S. Chairmanship. On this occasion, Arctic ministers adopted an ambitious new work plan

The first of three thematic pillars of the United States Chairmanship program is “Improving Economic & Living Conditions for Arctic Communities”…

Traditional ways of life, including traditional practices, cultural skills, values, and spirituality, are vital to the health and wellbeing of Arctic indigenous peoples and communities. Factors such as globalization and climate change are altering the Arctic in unprecedented ways, and indigenous peoples are adapting and finding innovative ways to ensure traditional ways of life remain relevant in a changing Arctic. For many Arctic

This week, the Freshwater Steering Group of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) meets in Copenhagen, Denmark…

As the United States’ Chairmanship of the Arctic Council picks up steam, the new Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, Ambassador David Balton, and Senior Advisor Dr. Nikoosh Carlo paid a visit to the Arctic Council Secretariat (ACS) in Tromsø, Norway. After a day of concentrated discussions with ACS

Future Arctic Leaders met in Ottawa, Canada, to discuss key economic, social and environmental issues in the Arctic...

Young people of the Arctic region showed off their artistic talents in the Arctic Council’s Youth Art Contest 2015...

The Arctic Council has completed a study on how to reduce black carbon emissions from residential wood combustion in the Arctic. The study compiles information on wood burning stove and boiler technologies in the Arctic and has analyzed existing approaches to black carbon measurements, emission inventories, reduction methodologies and mitigation instruments and measures in Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and USA.

Looking for photos from the Iqaluit Ministerial Meeting? Visit our Flickr gallery for high-resolution images available for use with Creative Commons licensing.

Ministers from eight Arctic states and leaders of Arctic Indigenous Peoples met today in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada...

April 24, 2015 – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada

On the eve of the Iqaluit Ministerial Meeting, current SAO Chair Vincent Rigby and incoming SAO Chair David Balton spoke about memories of the past two years and expectations for the future...

This series of articles highlights some of the important initiatives undertaken during Canada's chairmanship...

The Arctic is undergoing rapid changes and the Arctic Council is adapting to better address the opportunities and challenges that come with change.

During Canada’s Chairmanship, much of the Arctic Council’s work focused on initiatives that support the well-being and prosperity of Arctic residents...