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Account run by the 🇮🇸 Arctic team of @MFAIceland #IceArctic - established on the eve of Iceland’s 2019-2021 Chairmanship of the @ArcticCouncil.
Joined July 2017
📢Students and recent grads, are you interested in the Arctic and exploring work in an international environment? Then look no further, because the Arctic Council Secretariat in Tromsø 🇳🇴 is hiring an intern! Learn more and apply by 7 October👉 https://t.co/Yo0nYEt4Ie
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The conference Ecosystem Based Management in a Rapidly Warming Arctic is in full swing 🌊 Today's session is on multiple knowledge systems. @CAFF_Arctic Chair Inge Thaulow is convening the session & you can tune in by registering for the live stream: https://t.co/1R4uoI9nJA
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This week, ICES co-organizes the 3rd Conference on the Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Arctic - The focus: ecosystem-based management #EBM in a rapidly warming Arctic ❓But what is EBM? Watch ▶ https://t.co/NQgiXiqucb 📢Follow #EBMArctic live: https://t.co/HCEyyI6Bkv
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Our EA International Conference will be streamed live from Tromsö next week! Register here:
How can holistic approaches be applied to managing Arctic 🌊ecosystems? The 3rd International Conference on the Ecosystem Approach to Management aims to answer this question & more next week - & you can follow along live! Register for live streaming: https://t.co/WuuvRfEr0a
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Participated in #ArcticPartnershipWeek 2023 in #Busan 🇰🇷. The impact of Arctic changes is felt even 6,000 km away in 🇰🇷emphasizing the global urgency. Congrats to South Korea's 10-year anniversary as @ArcticCouncil observer addressing climate change & environmental conservation
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The #ArcticPlastics2023 concluded yesterday. A few simple facts resonated through out: 🔹A global challenge requires global awareness 🔹Recyling is not enough❗️ 🔹Less is more: reduced production & use of plastics is the🗝️ component Summary & 📸 here: https://t.co/mK2u8je9kV
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🇮🇸’s Prime Minister @katrinjak closed the #ArcticPlastics2023 symposium, noting the hopes for concluding negotiations on a global treaty on plastics in 2024. “The time to turn the plastic tide is now. #Iceland is ready to host the 3rd symposium on #Arctic #Plastic in 2years time”
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A new collection of articles sheds light on an urgent concern: the silent invasion of microplastics and the need to harmonize its monitoring in the Arctic. -> Curated by the Litter and Microplastics Expert Group and @AMAP_Arctic
https://t.co/9hNbhmrAZ2
#ArcticPlastics2023
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#DYK that of 51 seabird species examined for plastic in the #Arctic, over half had ingested plastic? @CAFF_Arctic reviewed what we know about Arctic seabirds eating plastic👇
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Thank U Olav Lekve & Lise M. Strömqvist for an excellent presentation at the #ArcticPlastics2023 Who’s still feeding the #PlasticMonster ❓ 👉 https://t.co/2s8b0Ef3OR
@arcticiceland @havArktis @ICES_ASC @GRIDArendal @IocUnesco @osparcomm @nordenen @uarctic @PAME_Arctic @UNEP
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#DYK that less than 10% of plastic produced is recycled❗️ Summary from the first day of the #ArcticPlastics2023 at @HarpaReykjavik 🇮🇸is available on the symposium website: https://t.co/mK2u8je9kV
@arcticiceland @havArktis
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Register to meet some of the pioneers of our pursuit towards a plastic-free Arctic environment who will present at the upcoming #arcticplastic2023! Don't miss out on the discussion! Find out more on https://t.co/pNQnBkI5DU ❕ Registration ends on the 15th of November ❕
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Presentation of Arctic research cooperation between 🇮🇸and 🇳🇴. This is a good tool for cooperation between our countries. Room full of potential applicants. @_Arctic_Circle @NorwayMFA @UiTNorgesarktis @RannisIceland
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Productive consultations between #Iceland 🇮🇸 & #Korea 🇰🇷 on the margins of the @_Arctic_Circle on promising opportunities to expand existing bilateral #Arctic cooperation. @MFRI_Iceland @RannisIceland @MFAIceland #KOPRI @MOFAkr_eng
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Just 3️⃣ of the noteworthy points from the @_Arctic_Circle plenary on #ArcticSecurity : ❄️It’s based on rules based order. ❄️The framework of international law is still operational in the #Arctic ❄️Improving civil infrastructure also contributes to security in the region.
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A new Memorandum of Understanding between #Iceland 🇮🇸 & the #UK 🇬🇧 was signed today at the @_Arctic_Circle with #Arctic science as the area of cooperation. The MoU facilitates funding for joint 🇮🇸&🇬🇧research. @UKinIceland @MFAIceland @Bjarni_Ben @BryonyMathew
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🇬🇱 “The #Arctic is our priority: we live it. It has made us experts in change. The @ArcticCouncil needs to prevail for the people of the Arctic. “ @_Arctic_Circle @GreenlandMFA
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🇩🇰’s Foreign Minister underscored the importance of keeping the @ArcticCouncil even if it isn’t business as usual. The Kingdom of Denmark takes over the Council’s Chairmanship in 2025. @_Arctic_Circle
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We have a 🌊#plasticpollution problem also in the #Arctic An intro at the @_Arctic_Circle of an upcoming event: the 2nd #ArcticPlastics2023 symposium. 66 scientific presentations; 40 poster presentations Where & when❓in @HarpaReykjavik 22-23 Nov 2023 ℹ️ https://t.co/r4UkdnABUu
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On this day 27 years ago, the Arctic Council was established to promote cooperation, coordination & interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic Indigenous Peoples & other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues – particularly sustainable development & environmental protection.
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