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<source srcset='/site/assets/files/13790/saoc-pp_meeting_jan_2025-3.480x350.png' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13790/saoc-pp_meeting_jan_2025-3.480x350.png' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © Arctic Council Secretariat' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/full-speed-towards-a-transition-as-the-norwegian-chairship-of-the-arctic-council-meets-with-indigenous-permanent-participant/'>Full speed towards a transition as the Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council meets with Indigenous Permanent Participant Organizations</a></h4>The fourth meeting between the Norwegian Chairship (2023-2025) and the Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council included a conversation with youth, updates from Worki...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>27 Jan 2025</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/inaugural-arctic-youth-conference-a-new-space-for-the-young-arctic-leaders-of-today/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13772/juan_vincente_de_miguel-art_as_a_bridge-30.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13772/juan_vincente_de_miguel-art_as_a_bridge-30.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13772/juan_vincente_de_miguel-art_as_a_bridge-30.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © Juan Vincente de Miguel' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/inaugural-arctic-youth-conference-a-new-space-for-the-young-arctic-leaders-of-today/'>Inaugural Arctic Youth Conference: A new space for the young Arctic leaders of today</a></h4>As the first Arctic Youth Conference under an Arctic Council Chairship adjourns in Tromsø, Norway, it paves the way for stronger international Arctic youth cooperation<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>26 Jan 2025</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/job-opportunity-head-of-communications/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13766/ac_flag_flying_1000x500.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13766/ac_flag_flying_1000x500.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13766/ac_flag_flying_1000x500.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © ACS' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/job-opportunity-head-of-communications/'>Job opportunity: Head of Communications</a></h4>The Arctic Council Secretariat is seeking a new Head of Communications to join the team in Tromsø.<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>24 Jan 2025</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/job-opportunity-executive-secretary-of-the-indigenous-peoples-secretariat/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13756/ips-pp-flags-high-res-6.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13756/ips-pp-flags-high-res-6.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13756/ips-pp-flags-high-res-6.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © IPS' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/job-opportunity-executive-secretary-of-the-indigenous-peoples-secretariat/'>Job opportunity: Executive Secretary of the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat</a></h4>The Indigenous Peoples Secretariat’s Board in coordination with the Arctic Council Secretariat (ACS) is seeking a candidate for the position of Executive Secretary of the...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>22 Jan 2025</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/kicking-off-2025-interview-with-acs-director-mathieu-parker/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13736/arctic-council-flag-1024x512.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13736/arctic-council-flag-1024x512.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13736/arctic-council-flag-1024x512.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © ACS' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/kicking-off-2025-interview-with-acs-director-mathieu-parker/'>Kicking off 2025: Interview with ACS Director Mathieu Parker</a></h4>An exciting new year lies ahead for the Arctic Council and its standing secretariat in Tromsø; and so, we asked the Arctic Council Secretariat (ACS) Director Mathieu Park...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>10 Jan 2025</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/photography-contest-pathways/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13633/arctic_council_photo_contest-4.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13633/arctic_council_photo_contest-4.480x350.png' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13633/arctic_council_photo_contest-4.480x350.png' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © ACS' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/photography-contest-pathways/'>Arctic Council Photography Contest</a></h4>Call for photograph submissions, open until 31 December 2024<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>18 Dec 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/workshop-on-ecosystem-based-management-concludes/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13679/f1.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13679/f1.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13679/f1.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © contributed' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/workshop-on-ecosystem-based-management-concludes/'>Workshop on Ecosystem-Based Management Concludes: Managing Arctic marine ecosystems requires international, multidisciplinary, and cross-sectoral cooperation</a></h4>To promote healthy and productive oceans and enhance sustainability of Arctic Ocean industries, the Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council (2023-2025) has focused on i...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>17 Dec 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/spotlight-on-the-cryosphere-at-cop29/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13583/cop29_nor_chairship_side_event-2_1.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13583/cop29_nor_chairship_side_event-2_1.480x350.png' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13583/cop29_nor_chairship_side_event-2_1.480x350.png' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © ACS' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/spotlight-on-the-cryosphere-at-cop29/'>Spotlight on the cryosphere at COP29</a></h4>Stakeholders and rightsholders from polar, mountainous and vulnerable low-lying regions highlighted the impacts of a melting cryosphere at the UN's climate conference, CO...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>20 Nov 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/a-message-from-the-frozen-world-to-global-leaders-at-cop29/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13480/press_release_cop29-2.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13480/press_release_cop29-2.480x350.png' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13480/press_release_cop29-2.480x350.png' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © ACS' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/a-message-from-the-frozen-world-to-global-leaders-at-cop29/'>A message from the Frozen World to Global Leaders at COP29</a></h4>High-level side event to highlight global consequences of cryosphere change at the UNFCCC climate conference<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>12 Nov 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/wildland-fires-initiative-highlights-arctic-indigenous-fire-management-at-cop29/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13526/cop29_wfi_side_event-2.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13526/cop29_wfi_side_event-2.480x350.png' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13526/cop29_wfi_side_event-2.480x350.png' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © iStock' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/wildland-fires-initiative-highlights-arctic-indigenous-fire-management-at-cop29/'>Wildland Fires Initiative highlights Arctic Indigenous Fire Management at COP29</a></h4>Session by Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council and Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations to emphasize Indigenous fire management’s role in climate mitigation and...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>11 Nov 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/4-facts-about-sea-level-rise/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13410/sea_level_rise_maryland_jbox.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13410/sea_level_rise_maryland_jbox.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13410/sea_level_rise_maryland_jbox.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='Storm surge Maryland, USA' title='Storm surge Maryland, USA © Jason Box' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/4-facts-about-sea-level-rise/'>4 facts about sea level rise</a></h4>How melting ice in the Arctic will affect coastal communities globally and some cities already experience coastal inundation today<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>06 Nov 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/understanding-our-cryosphere-through-earth-observation-satellites/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13414/sentinel-2_1.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13414/sentinel-2_1.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13414/sentinel-2_1.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © ESA/ATG medialab' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/understanding-our-cryosphere-through-earth-observation-satellites/'>Understanding our cryosphere through Earth observation satellites</a></h4>A Q&A with Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, Director General of the Norwegian Space Agency<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>06 Nov 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/an-archipelago-in-transformation-climate-scientist-ketil-isaksen-on-record-breaking-changes-on-svalbard/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13396/3rd_place_kristin_nymark_heggland-_ice_floating-_longyeardbyen-_svalbard.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13396/3rd_place_kristin_nymark_heggland-_ice_floating-_longyeardbyen-_svalbard.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13396/3rd_place_kristin_nymark_heggland-_ice_floating-_longyeardbyen-_svalbard.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © Kristin Nymark Heggland / Arctic Council Secretariat' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/an-archipelago-in-transformation-climate-scientist-ketil-isaksen-on-record-breaking-changes-on-svalbard/'>An archipelago in transformation: Climate scientist Ketil Isaksen on record-breaking changes on Svalbard</a></h4>Ketil Isaksen is a senior scientist at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. He has been to Svalbard regularly throughout his career – latest this summer, which was ano...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>06 Nov 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/shifting-winds-how-a-wavier-polar-jet-stream-causes-extreme-weather-events/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13320/jetstream_00600.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13320/jetstream_00600.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13320/jetstream_00600.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/shifting-winds-how-a-wavier-polar-jet-stream-causes-extreme-weather-events/'>Shifting Winds: How a wavier polar jet stream causes extreme weather events</a></h4>Explaining the effects of a changing polar jet stream with Dr. Jennifer Francis, senior atmospheric scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center and award-winning sc...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>28 Oct 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/interview-with-bergdis-ellertsdottir-icelands-senior-arctic-official/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13619/untitled_27.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13619/untitled_27.480x350.png' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13619/untitled_27.480x350.png' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © iStock' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/interview-with-bergdis-ellertsdottir-icelands-senior-arctic-official/'>Interview with Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Iceland’s Senior Arctic Official</a></h4><div class='small text-muted mt-2'>19 Oct 2024</div> </div> 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srcset='/site/assets/files/13237/timothy_choi_pathways_photo_contest_plantsanimals2.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13237/timothy_choi_pathways_photo_contest_plantsanimals2.480x350.jpg' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13237/timothy_choi_pathways_photo_contest_plantsanimals2.480x350.jpg' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © Timothy Choi' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/actions-for-arctic-biodiversity-an-interview-with-caff-chair-inge-thaulow/'>Actions for Arctic biodiversity: An Interview with CAFF Chair Inge Thaulow</a></h4><div class='small text-muted mt-2'>10 Oct 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/shaping-the-future-of-safe-arctic-shipping-an-interview-with-imo-consultant-michael-kingston/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13185/web_banner_shipping.480x350.webp' type='image/webp'> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/13185/web_banner_shipping.480x350.png' type='image/jpeg'><img src='/site/assets/files/13185/web_banner_shipping.480x350.png' class='img-fluid' alt='' title=' © Jessica Cook / Arctic Council Secretariat' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/shaping-the-future-of-safe-arctic-shipping-an-interview-with-imo-consultant-michael-kingston/'>Shaping the future of safe Arctic shipping: An interview with IMO Consultant Michael Kingston</a></h4>Through the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group, the Arctic Council and International Maritime Organization work together to encourage implementatio...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>26 Sep 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a 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Director of the Arctic Council Secretariat (right), and Joël Plouffe, Senior Advisor at the Arctic Council Secretariat (left) © Jessica Cook / Arctic Council Secretariat' loading='lazy' /></picture></a></div> <div class ='col-md-8 px-4'> <h4><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/from-norway-to-nunavut-morten-hoglund-on-his-trip-to-canada/'>From Norway to Nunavut: A Q&A with Morten Høglund on his trip to Canada</a></h4>The Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials recently visited Canada to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the environmental, social, and sustainable development issu...<div class='small text-muted mt-2'>24 Sep 2024</div> </div> </div><div class='row mb-5 '> <div class='col-md-4 pr-2'><a href='https://arctic-council.org/news/impacts-of-wildfires-on-permafrost-and-peatlands/' class='point-tr'><picture> <source srcset='/site/assets/files/12999/2_moderate-intensity_wildfire_near_fort_simpson_2017_with_treed_peatlands_at_left_and_right_of_image.480x350.webp' 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Learn more with this timeline of our history.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/about/jobs/'>Jobs</a> </div> </div></div> </div></div><div class='col-md'><div class='bg-transparent p-4 depth1'> <div class=''></div> <div class='listContainer list-work plain'><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/work/cooperation/'>Agreements and cooperation</a> <p class='list-summary'>The establishment of the Arctic Council was considered an important milestone enhancing cooperation in the circumpolar North. In the Ottawa Declaration, the eight Arctic States established the Council as a high-level forum to provide means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States – including the full consultation and full involvement of Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/work/arctic-knowledge/'>Data and knowledge</a> <p class='list-summary'>At any given time the Council’s subsidiary bodies – the Working and Expert Groups – are engaged in close to 100 projects and initiatives.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/work/monitoring/'>Monitoring</a> <p class='list-summary'>As the Arctic continues to experience a period of intense and accelerating change it has become increasingly important to have better information on the status and trends of the Arctic environment.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/work/assessments/'>Assessments</a> <p class='list-summary'>Through the ever-growing body of assessments produced by its six Working Groups, the Arctic Council serves as knowledge broker and global advocate for Arctic topics. The Working Groups’ assessments have been instrumental in bringing Arctic issues to a global arena through policy recommendations and international cooperation.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/work/policy-recommendations/'>Recommendations</a> <p class='list-summary'>The strong knowledge base produced by the Arctic Council’s Working Groups and other subsidiary bodies feeds into recommendations for informed decision-making.</p> </div> </div></div> </div></div><div class='col-md'><div class='bg-transparent p-4 depth1'> <div class=''></div> <div class='listContainer list-topics plain'><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/topics/arctic-peoples/'>Arctic Peoples</a> <p class='list-summary'>The Arctic is home to almost four million people today – Indigenous people, more recent arrivals, hunters and herders living on the land, and city dwellers.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/topics/biodiversity/'>Biodiversity</a> <p class='list-summary'>The Arctic is home to more than 21,000 known species of highly cold-adapted mammals, birds, fish, invertebrates, plants and fungi and microbes.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/topics/climate/'>Climate</a> <p class='list-summary'>The temperatures in the Arctic continue to rise at three times the global annual average.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/topics/ocean/'>Ocean</a> <p class='list-summary'>The Arctic States hold a responsibility to safeguard the future development of the region and to develop models for stewardship of the marine environment.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/topics/pollutants/'>Pollutants</a> <p class='list-summary'>The Arctic environment carries the traces of human-induced pollution – from soot to plastics, from methane to pesticides.</p> </div> </div><div class='listItem'><div class='list-text'> <a href='/explore/topics/emergency/'>Emergencies</a> <p class='list-summary'>Harsh conditions and limited infrastructure in much of the Arctic increase risks and impacts and hinder response activities.</p> </div> </div></div> </div></div></div></div></section><section class='block block_code bg-transparent'> <div class='container'><div class="text-center"> <small> © <script type="text/javascript">document.write(new Date().getFullYear());</script> Arctic Council Secretariat | <a href="/privacy-policy/">Privacy policy and disclaimers</a> </small> </div></div></section> </footer>  <div class="bg-secondary p-3 cookie-banner" style="display: none"> We use cookies to save your language preference and better understand how visitors use the site. 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