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 November 22–23, 2018 in Naryan-Mar, NAO

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Third Senior Arctic Officials plenary meeting during the Finnish Chairmanship was held in Rovaniemi, Finland on November 1-2, 2018. 

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On November 6, 2018, a press conference was held by Feodosia Gabysheva, Deputy of the State Assembly of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) (Il Tumen), Chairman of the Committee on Science, Education, Mass Media and Affairs of Public Organizations of the State Assembly of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) (Il Tumen), to provide information on results of participation in the SDWG meeting.

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The governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Region, Roman Kopin, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase subsidies for reindeer herding in the Arctic zone, RIA Novosti reports.

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On Friday, October 26, a conference named “Actual issues of Russian North-East’s history” was organized by the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk (NEFU). The conference was held in memory of professor Semen Gorokhov.

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A meeting of the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) was organized in Rovaniemi, Finland, on October 29, 2018.

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Interactive map "Natural resources of the Far East of Russia"

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This article summarises findings from two Nordregio projects – Polar Peoples, which examines aspects of population change in the Arctic, and Nunataryuk, which studies the impact of permafrost thaw.

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  • 24 October 2018
  • Last Updated: 25 October 2018

On 1-2 November 2018, the Arctic Council will gather in Rovaniemi, Finland for the third Senior Arctic Officials’ meeting held during the Chairmanship of Finland (2017-2019).

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On Sunday, October 21 at 11:00-12:00 in the room Silfurberg A, the Northern Forum organized a breakout session as a part of the 2018 Arctic Circle Assembly. Agenda of the breakout session: "The Strategy of the Northern Forum - Strengthening the Voice of Northern Regions Goverments".

Páll Tómas Finnsson

Páll Tómas Finnsson

Communications consultant at Finnsson & Co

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From December 5 to 7 2018, St. Petersburg will host the VIII International Forum: “The Arctic: the Present and the Future”, which annually sums up the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, forms relevant areas of interaction between the authorities and society for the development of the polar region. The forum has been held since 2011 and is a public platform for discussing comprehensive and strategic decisions on the socio-economic development of the Arctic zone and the development of practical measures for their implementation.