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  Link   Russia Harbors Bold Arctic Plans
In an openly aggressive national directive, Russia asserts claims on large sections of the Arctic, raising tensions over the mineral-rich region
  Link   Arctic shelf may contain 20% of global oil and gas reserves
To ensure energy security of the region, Arctic countries are interested in a comprehensive international cooperation, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Elizabeth Valos at the international conference Arctic frontiers.
  Link   Our Arctic Neighbors: Norwegian military can assist oil industry
The Norwegian military has a new role in the Arctic in the post-Cold War era, which includes providing security for oil and gas development and conducting rescue operations for civilians, one of the country’s rear admirals said at the Arctic Frontier
  Link   WWF calls for moratorium on oil exploration in Arctic
TROMSOE, Norway (AFP) — Global conservation group WWF called on Tuesday for a moratorium on all new oil exploration in the Arctic, insisting that the environmental risks to the sensitive eco system there were too great.
  Link   Indigenous populations call for share of Arctic resource profits
TROMSOE, Norway (AFP) — Indigenous Arctic populations worry about the environmental cost of developing the region's rich energy resources but pragmatically say they deserve a cut of the profits
  Link   German news magazine SPIEGEL with a big article about Shtokman project
“Shtokman field is one of the most important gas reserve in the world. Already in four years the Arctic gas is supposed to be delivered to Germany also. Of course there are huge challenges: beside of pack ice and icebergs today`s financial crisis cre
  Link   Arctic frontiers : Pas de nouveau traité nécessaire (French)
A la conférence " Arctic frontiers " qui s'est tenue à Tromsoe les 19 et 20 Janvier 2009 , les délégués de l'Ue , de la Norvège et de la Russie (le commissaire Européen Joe Borg , la secretaire d'etat Elisabeth Walaas et le secreatire d'état aux re
  Link   Our Arctic Neighbors: Russia plans safe development of Arctic
Bureaucratic obstacles have been removed by bringing regulatory agencies together into one ministry, official tells conference (log in required)
  Link   No need for new international treaty on the Arctic
At the international conference “Arctic Frontiers”, Norway, EU and Russia agreed that there is no need for any new international treaty on the Arctic.
  Link   An Arctic Meeting Point
Almost 600 participants at the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromsø discuss the Age of the Arctic under the headline “Balancing human use and ecosystem protection”.
  Link   Sustainable management strategies for Arctic Frontiers
Dr Joe Borg, Member of the European Commission Responsible for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, has expressed his views over the European Union's strategy of sustainable management for the Arctic Conference.
  Link   Polar Law
The recent Arctic Frontiers Conference, with more than 600 participants, was a spot on reflection of the concerns the Arctic is faced at present. Accordingly, the two days Policy Conference which followed the motto “the Age of the Arctic”compiled cur
  Link   US Blunts Arctic Oil Warning
A top researcher for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was poised this week to deliver a stern warning against the oil drilling operations sweeping the Arctic—until politicians pulled the teeth from his report, Der Spiegel report
  Link   Politicians Censor Report on Dangers of Arctic Drilling
There's black gold beneath the snow white Arctic -- and oil companies are gearing up to exploit it on a massive scale. Scientists had hoped to warn of the scope of the environmental dangers of Arctic drilling in a new report, but 60 passages have bee
  Link   Living planet - podcast (English)
Facing the Arctic Frontiers Arctic Frontiers is an annual conference taking place for the third time in the town of Tromsö, in the Norwegian Arctic from the 18th to the 23rd of January. The aim is to bring together scientists, politicians, environmen
  Link   Bój Rosji o Arktyk (Polish)
Rosja informuje [wiat, |e ro[ci sobie prawo do wikszej cz[ci Oceanu Arktycznego. Moskwa przygotowuje strategie i wydaje nowe paDstwowe dyrektywy, a jej ton staje si coraz bardziej agresywny.
  Link   Tysk nyhetsmagasin SPIEGEL med stor Shtokman-artikkel (Norwegian)
Shtokman-feltet er et av de viktigste gassreservene i verden. Allerede om fire år skal det arktiske reservoaret levere gass også til Tyskland. Men utfordringene er gigantiske: Ved siden av pakkis og isfjell skaper nå også finanskrisen vanskeligheter
  Link   Run auf das Riesen-Reservoir (German)
Das Schtokman-Feld ist eine der wichtigsten Gaslagerstätten der Welt. Schon in vier Jahren soll das arktische Reservoir auch nach Deutschland Erdgas liefern - doch die Herausforderungen sind riesig: Neben Packeis und Eisbergen erschwert jetzt auch no
  Link   The Arctic has taught us to be stubborn
Nowhere are the effects of climate change as obvious as in the Arctic. For Greenland, that may mean economic opportunity. SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with Foreign Affairs Minister Per Berthelsen about how global warming might help the island.
  Link   Le monde (French)
Faut-il instaurer une gouvernance particulière de la zone arctique?
  Link   DW-World - Ice blog
Irene Quaile started the Ice Blog while she was reporting from an expedition through Alaska with an international group of young "Climate Ambassadors," finding out first-hand about climate change. Deutsche Welle's Ice Blog, in conjunction with WWF's
 
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