Seminaarin kieli on englanti.

Venue: Library (Located at the Arktikum glass tube)
 Date: 18 September 2025
 Time: 13:00 – 16:30

Environmental and minority law in the Arctic: problems and processes

13:00 Welcome words by Johanna Ikävalko

13.10 Opening speech by Kamrul Hossain

13:20 Session 1: Keynote presentation by Anne-Maria Magga on the Sámi people’s own laws and principles (in conversation with Leena Hansen).

 Discussions and Q & A    

14:30 Coffee

15:00 Session 2: Environmental Law in the Arctic

 Moderator: Kamrul Hossain

 Speakers:

• Timo Koivurova: Environmental regulations in the Arctic, what they are, and how they respond to Arctic challenges.
• Krittika Singh: Environmental consequences of sea-bed mining and regulatory responses
• Mirva Salminen: Digitalization and its impact on the Arctic Environment
• Medy Dervovic: Regime Building in the Arctic Ocean: Recent International and Regional Legal Developments
• Marlene Payva: Rethinking the relationship between human-nature in international (environmental) law amidst climate change with focus on the Arctic

16:30 Closing

 The seminar is open to all, but registration is required via this link by 15 September 2025: https://forms.gle/m6RD4DeRg6jWK4YF6

Kuva: Toivo Vitikka