The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, will celebrate its 40th anniversary on 18 September 2025 with a half-day seminar.
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
Photo: Toivo Vitikka