Lapland into NF2Lapland officially rejoined the Northern Forum at a signing ceremony held in Reykjavik at the Arctic Circle Assembly. The annual Arctic Circle Assembly is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic that brings together officials, entrepreneurs, experts and indigenous representatives interested in Arctic issues. The assembly is under the patronage of the former President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.

Lapland into NFOn October 8, the Governor of Lapland Mika Riipi will sign the Northern Forum membership agreement with the Executive Director Mikhail Pogodaev – during “From Alaska to Lapland – Local voices strengthening Arctic Council Chairmanships” breakout session within the framework of the international Assembly “Arctic Circle”.

SAO in PortlandThe Northern Forum attends the Arctic Council’s Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs) and indigenous Permanent Participant organizations (PPs) meeting in Portland, Maine, on 5-6 of October 2016 to discuss the Council’s ongoing work and future plans to address environmental issues and promote sustainable development in the Arctic.

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The roundtable panel discussion “Applied skills for the Arctic” – ARCTICSKILLS was held in Saint-Petersburg on September 12 within the framework of UArctic Congress. 

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Guests from Finland and the UK, together with Michael Pogodaev, met the students and the leadership of Yakutsk City National Gymnasium.

ak nf optGovernor Bill Walker of the US State of Alaska formally signed an agreement with the Northern Forum to return to the international organisation during a meeting of the forum’s regional coordinators, which was held in Anchorage from the 25th until the 27th of July, 2016.

st petersburg eco forumIn conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2016), the first Conference on the Economic Development of the Arctic was held on 18 June 2016 in St. Petersburg.

 

The Northern Forum is happy to announce the return of the State of Alaska and Finnish Lapland to the Northern Forum.

On May 16, 2016, an international seminar for the reindeer meat industry was held at the Embassy of Norway in Moscow. Entitled "A Future Vision for the Reindeer Meat Industry: The role of new technologies and traditional knowledge”, the seminar was held within the framework of the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group EALLU project.

Last week, on February 11 at one of the most respected restaurants in the city Yakutsk "Muus Khaya", which belongs to the company "Pure water» - CEO Egor Petrovich Makarov, held the first meeting of the Working mounting board on the organization of the International Annual reindeer crossing through Verkhoyansk Range.

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Tromso, Northern Norway, January 24-29, 2016. International organization of governors of northern regions «Northern Forum» has condcuted roundtable discussion on theme «Role of Regional Governments and Local Communities in Sustainable Development of the Arctic» during international conference «Arctic Frontiers – 2016» held in Tromso, Norway from 24th to 29th of January 2016.

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С 18 по 20 февраля 2016 года в г. Красноярске при поддержке Правительства Российской Федерации состоится 13-й Красноярский экономический форум.