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Strengthening Arctic Health Preparedness Through Community Collaboration

A new report from the Arctic Council’s EPPR Working Group highlights how civil society and local volunteers are essential to effective health preparedness amid rapid chan...

Greenland launches two “Plastic in a Bottle” capsules to track marine plastic pollution

The GPS-equipped capsules are part of a large-scale project by the PAME Working Group that tracks how plastic pollution travels in the Arctic marine environment

Q&A with the new PAME Chair, Abidat Magomedova

The new Chair of the PAME Working Group highlights sustainable shipping and marine litter prevention as two areas we should keep an eye on over the next two years. Learn ...

Q&A with the new Sustainable Development Working Group Chair, Camilla Aviaja Olsen

Introducing Camilla Aviaja Olsen in her capacity as Chair of the Sustainable Development Working Group

Interview with Virginia Mearns, New Senior Arctic Official for Canada

Virginia Mearns was recently appointed Senior Arctic Official and Arctic Ambassador for Canada, where she brings extensive experience working with Inuit organizations and...

Arctic Council in Action: Productive Week of Meetings in Reykjavík

On the margins of the Arctic Circle Assembly, the Kingdom of Denmark’s Chairship of the Arctic Council held formal meetings with Indigenous Permanent Participants and Wor...

Interview with Kalle Kankaanpää, new Senior Arctic Official for Finland

Kalle Kankaanpää describes himself as a “man from the North”. With 27 years in Finland`s Foreign Service, much of it spent on regional cooperation in the North, he brings...

The new Kingdom of Denmark Chairship Youth Committee convenes for its first in-person gathering

The newly established Chairship Youth Committee (CYC) met for the first time in person on the margins of the Arctic Circle Assembly. The gathering provided a valuable opp...

The Arctic Council Secretariat is seeking an intern

The Secretariat is seeking an intern interested in learning the aspects of working in an international environment. The duration of the internship is expected to be 12-14...

Interview with George Noll, New Senior Arctic Official for the United States

George Noll has worked in the U.S. State Department for 28 years, bringing with him years of experience working in different Arctic States and Arctic Council Observer Sta...

Observers and the Arctic Council Chairship met in Warsaw to Enhance Engagement

The Foreign Ministry of Poland hosted the 2025 edition of the Warsaw Format Meeting on 9 September, bringing together representatives from nearly all non-Arctic Observer ...

Save the Date: Ocean Connectivity Conference

The Kingdom of Denmark's Chairship of the Arctic Council is organizing an international conference dedicated to Sub Arctic and High Arctic connectivity. The conference wi...

Q&A with the new CAFF Chair, Snorri Sigurðsson

Introducing the new Chair of the CAFF Working Group, Snorri Sigurðsson

Arctic Council Kaffemik & Open Ship aboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl in Nuuk

The Kingdom of Denmark’s Chairship of the Arctic Council, invites for a special event in Nuuk, 4 August 2025.

Announcing This Way Up, The Arctic Council Podcast and Special Early-Release Episode

An early-release episode, “The Arctic on Fire,” explores the changing fire regime, the impact of wildfires on the community and global scale, and how restoring Indigenous...

All Hazards Approach to Emergency Management: A Q&A with Benjamin Strong

Introducing the new Chair of the EPPR Working Group, Benjamin Strong

The Kingdom of Denmark’s Chairship of the Arctic Council hosts first meetings with Indigenous Permanent Participants and Subsidiary Bodies

Q&A with Kenneth Høegh, the New Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials

Get to know the new Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials

Arctic States and Indigenous Permanent Participants Convene for the 14th Meeting of the Arctic Council and Issue Joint Romssa-Tromsø Statement

The meeting marked the conclusion of Norway’s Chairship (2023-2025) and the beginning of the Kingdom of Denmark’s Chairship (2025-2027)

The End of a Chairship: A Final Q&A with Morten Høglund

“We have seen so much dedication at all levels of the Arctic Council,” says the Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials during Norway’s Arctic Council Chairship 2023-2025