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Arctic Centre studies food security in the Arctic
30.5.2017 9:00
The new project of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland will explore the concept of human security as it applies to food security in the Arctic. The central aim in the project is to develop a network of scholars in order to promote new knowledge concerning the effect of climate change in the circumpolar Arctic on its vulnerable groups of population in regard to promoting overall food security.
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Hot Stuff in Arktikum
29.5.2017 8:50
The hottest exhibition of the year reveals the secrets of Arctic dating and mating with a dash of hay barn romance and summer meadow. The Hot Stuff exhibition is open in the Arktikum Science Centre from the 2nd of June 2017 to the 22nd of April 2018.
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Arctic Centre's Annual Report 2016
16.5.2017 15:19
Arctic Centre's Annual Report 2016 is now published.
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Rovaniemi conference connects the UN Sustainable Development Goals with the Arctic
10.5.2017 16:09
The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference on November 14-16th, 2017 in Rovaniemi, Finland offers an opportunity to reflect on Arctic cooperation and its future. The main theme of the conference is how to bring the UN Sustainable Development Goals to Arctic science, policy and economy. Thus the Conference takes further one of the key guiding lines in the Finnish Chairmanship program for the Arctic Council.
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Report on the adaptation actions for a changing Arctic in the Barents Area
26.4.2017 15:15
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) has released the Barents Area assessment report, a result of four years of research towards understanding the adaptive capacity of the Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Russian Arctic.
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Nature Photographs of the Year in Arktikum
17.3.2017 9:30
Nature Photographs of the Year are on display in spring exhibition in Arktikum Science Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland.
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Adaptation to changes in the Arctic facilitated also by consideration of non-climate factors
6.3.2017 9:36
Government Communications Department, 28.2.2017
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Science Centre wants Arctic erotic stories
22.2.2017 7:35
Arktikum Science Centre is currently diving into the flaming love and carnal delights in the freezing Arctic and now wants the public to share their stories of passion. The exhibition will open in the beginning of June in Arktikum, Rovaniemi, Finland.
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Report: Arctic Europe: Bringing together the EU Arctic Policy and Nordic cooperation
10.2.2017 13:03
The European Union’s “integrated policy for the Arctic”, stemming from the Joint Communication of 27 April 2016, can productively interact with Nordic cooperation frameworks in order to support developments in Arctic Europe. The study Arctic Europe: Bringing together the EU Arctic Policy and Nordic cooperation, carried out by researchers from the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, concludes that the 2016 Joint Communication creates opportunities for formulating a common trans-national strategy for Arctic Europe.
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Video reportage on the living Sami cultural heritage.
6.2.2017 8:31
The Arctic Centre’s project Sami traditional knowledge and environmental decision making identified Sami traditional knowledge related to land use so that it can be better taken into account when making decisions about biodiversity and sustainable development, as well as the rights of the Sami people.
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