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A unique UK library collection on the polar regions can now be accessed through the University of Cambridge’s central online catalogue, iDiscover. People across the world can now search the collection with ease, releasing its potential to drive forward crucial research into the polar regions.

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Youth Eco-Forum 2019 was held in Akureyri, Iceland from October 7 to 10. In total, 40 children from Northern Forum member-regions took part in it: from Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Yakutia, Japan and Iceland.

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During the International Arctic Circle Assembly 2019 in Reykjavik (Iceland), the Northern Forum held a session “Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Arctic: Regional Cooperation”.

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On October 9, 2019, the Arctic Portal Director Halldór Jóhannsson gave a lecture to the participants of the 2019 YEF.

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 AKUREYRI - Mayor of Akureyri, Ásthildur Sturludóttir welcomed the YEF’s participants on the first day of the forum.

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2019 Youth Ecological Forum will take place in Akureyri, Iceland on October 7-10. It is organized by the Northern Forum Secretariat with the support of the Akureyri Municipality.

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September 24 - 28, representatives of the northern regions took part in the Northern Forum of Sustainable Development of the Arctic, held in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk. Today, the issue of sustainable development of the northern regions is topical. It is required a detailed study of the Arctic regions' issues to be able to fully assess the significance of the vast territory affecting the global level.

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Northern Sustainable Development Forum took place in Yakutsk on September 24-28, 2019 for the first time.

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Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Plenipotentiary of the President of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev sent a greeting to the participants and guests of the Northern Sustainable Development Forum. He expressed hope that the forum would become an annual event and noted that Yakutia could become a bridge connecting the Arctic and Asian countries.

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President of the North-East Federal University Evgenia Mikhailova participated in the first session of meeting within the Northern Sustainable Development Forum. In her speech, she mentioned that the main challenge for all the northern territories is attracting human resources.

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The second session of the plenary meeting during the Northern Sustainable Development Forum (NSDF) was focused on cooperation opportunities between Arctic and Asian countries. Deputy Executive of Research Centre for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Asia-Pacific region at the Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law, Alexander Voronenko noted that Asian countries are interested in the Arctic zone due to economic potential.

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North-Eastern Federal University and the University of Lapland  (Finland) will collaborate in improving the quality of student education and teacher qualifications, as well as expanding research. The agreement was signed within the framework of the Northern Sustainable Development Forum in Yakutsk on September 24.