Arctic Region

The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost (permanently frozen underground ice) containing tundra. Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places. The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. The cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. Life …

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CIGI: Centre for International Governance Innovation · 8 April 2024 English

The current focus is on the strategic Russia and China, as well as the implications importance of satellite ground stations in the of the involvement of the North Atlantic Treaty …

that ensure the resilience of space-ground The Arctic region, with its strategic importance infrastructures most ubiquitous dual-use between powers in the Arctic region. Existing space technologies is the American military competition in the region continues, The Arctic region, defined by the Arctic Circle at but the Arctic by the Roscosmos State to US forces in the Arctic region. Additionally, Corporation for Space Activities supremacy. These developments reflect the for the Arctic Region is a clear indicator of the resurgence of the


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 March 2024 English

In global environmental talks in 2023, the focus across nearly all issue areas was funding implementation and reviewing performance.The year saw the last of the COVID pandemic-delayed milestones completed. Countries …

change. Russia comprises nearly half of the Arctic region and, until now, has been a critical collaborator


Wilson Center Canada · 11 March 2024 English

The activities for the Scholars and Academic Relations (SAR) office consist of personnel and operating costs for the Scholars Office and the Center’s Library. [...] In support of the Center’s …

event for the new US National Strategy for the Arctic region. Plans for Remainder of FY 2023 This momentum


ITK: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami · 5 March 2024

Our Strategic Plan builds on the successful implementation of ITK's previous Strategic Plan, which resulted in significant advances in Inuit governance and self-determination, including the development of the federal Inuit …

homeland, Inuit Nunangat, encompasses the entire Arctic region of Canada. Inuit are also Indigenous to northern


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 29 February 2024 English

NPRB directs research towards species, processes, and dynamics in the marine ecosystems of Alaska, including the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, the Aleutian Islands, and the Chukchi and Beaufort …

engaged in Arctic research and all areas of the Arctic region. Overall, IASC promotes and supports leading-edge foster a greater scientific understanding of the Arctic region and its role in the Earth system. Dr. Cooper representatives from the Northern Bering and Arctic region. The models themselves were created using Mental acclimatize to continued long-term warming in the Arctic region. These changes in the environmental conditions


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 22 February 2024 English

All names and claims expressed in this book of abstracts are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the PICES Organization, nor those of their affiliated …

fecal pellet carbon fluxes in the Pacific Arctic region 1,2 1 3 1 Jeong-Hyun Kim , Catherine Lalande in the biological carbon pump of the Pacific Arctic region, long-term sediment traps were deployed at the


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 15 February 2024 English

The tentative title of the paper is “Climate Variability and Ecosystem Resilience in the North Pacific; Lessons Learned from the PICES FUTURE Program.” Since a critical component of Phase III …

However, available (in several Arctic regions).


CCA: Council of Canadian Academies · 12 February 2024 English

The role of the peer review monitor is to ensure that the panel gives full and fair consideration to the submissions of the peer reviewers. [...] Recognizing the opportunities and …

on Research could inform partnerships in the Arctic region (ITK, 2018). Similarly, STIK partnerships targeting


INSPQ: Institut national de santé publique du Québec · 22 January 2024

This knowledge synthesis identifies the research principles presented by Indigenous organizations in Canada, thus providing a portrait of their priorities and requirements in this area. The principles are grouped into …

Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut. Nunavik is in the Arctic region of Québec and comprises 14 villages located


Wilson Center Canada · 4 January 2024 English

Yet the nature of the task must be considered: the determination of the precise extent of what Article 76(3) of the LOSC describes as the “submerged prolongation of the landmass …

focused map is a morass of overlapping colors the Arctic Region”. In the intervening years, it has been and


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