Behind the scenes of Frozen 2: How Saami representatives cooperated with Disney
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Disney’s animated film Frozen was inspired by Saami culture, and for its sequel, Frozen 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios received consultation from a Saami working group (“Verddet”) on elements within the film that are inspired by the Indigenous people’s homelands. As a result, the film has also been dubbed into North Saami. We spoke to Christina Henriksen from the Saami Council about Saami elements in Frozen 2, how Saami culture was represented in an appropriate way, and what is means to a Saami audience to have a version of the movie in their mother tongue.   What is Saami about Frozen 2 ..read more
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The Arctic Council at Arctic Frontiers
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The Arctic Frontiers is an annual conference held in Tromsø, Norway, at the end of January. This year’s conference will focus on the theme “Power of knowledge” and takes place from 26-30 January 2020. The conference started out in 2006 assembling a global scientific summit on economic, societal and environmentally sustainable growth in the Arctic region. Arctic Frontiers has a pan-arctic perspective and builds new partnerships across nations, generations and ethnic groups. Participants from more than 35 countries joined the gathering in Tromsø in January 2019.   Located in the hometown of t ..read more
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Arctic Frontiers Side Event on Blue Bioeconomy
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A source for Arctic optimism: The Blue Bioeconomy Date and Time: Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 16:15-17:45   The blue bioeconomy has the potential to be a major contributor to achieving sustainable development in the Arctic and beyond. The term “blue bioeconomy” refers to sustainably maximising the value and use of aquatic bioresources using innovative processing methods. It is a source for great optimism for the circumpolar region. Today, estimates reveal that up to 43% of captured fish and shellfish resources end up either as wastage or discarded material. This means that companies are throw ..read more
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THE GRIZZLIES - movie screening and panel discussion on mental health in the Arctic
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The Arctic Council, its Sustainable Development Working Group and Global Affairs Canada are pleased to invite you to a screening of the movie THE GRIZZLIES, which was shown as part of this year’s Tromsø International Film Festival. The drama is based on a true story and depicts a youth lacrosse team that was set up to engage and motivate young people in the community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut – a community suffering under an epidemic of youth suicides. The movie tackles a sensitive topic that is important for Northern communities across the Arctic – and has been an important focus area of the Ar ..read more
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Media tour during Arctic Frontiers
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Journalists attending the Arctic Frontiers Conference 2020 in Tromsø, Norway, are invited to an exclusive tour of the FRAM - High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment, and a selection of the eight institutions located within the Fram Centre building – including the Arctic Council Secretariat, the Arctic Contaminants Action Program, and the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme. The FRAM Centre is Tromsø’s hub for polar matters and offers an interdisciplinary environment for researchers and practitioners to address some of the main challenges affecting Arctic ecosystems an ..read more
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Arctic Council COP25 side event on ocean acidification was a call for action
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The Arctic is experiencing some of the fastest rates of ocean acidification with potentially severe implications for the ecosystem and communities dependent on these. To raise awareness on acidifying waters and to bring state-of-the-art knowledge on the issue to a global arena, the Arctic Council organized a side event “All aboard! Tackling polar ocean acidification” at the COP25 in Madrid. The side event was led by the Icelandic Chairmanship, organized in cooperation with the Council’s Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Working Group, and hosted in the Cryosphere Pavilion. It ..read more
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We’re All Aboard!
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Editorial by Stefán Skjaldarson, Ambassador and Moderator at the Arctic Council’s COP25 side-event. It was very inspiring to see the high level of interest for the Arctic Council and its work at the COP25 in Madrid. The turnout at the Council’s side event All Aboard! Tackling Polar Ocean Acidification, held in the conference’s Cryosphere Pavilion, was quite impressive and discussions I had with some of the attendees after the event, not least young people, gave me confidence that the work we do matters to many. The success of the event also confirmed to me that the Arctic Council’s science-ba ..read more
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Stepping up youth engagement in the Arctic Council
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Arctic youth is not just the future but also the present. A slogan that Indigenous youth leaders coined when they got together for the first Arctic Leaders’ Youth Summit in Rovaniemi, Finland, in November 2019. They called for a more active involvement in the issues that affect them – now and in future – and in doing so they joined a global movement of young people that are speaking up for their rights as they see their future imperiled by climate change. Over the years, the Arctic Council has stepped up its efforts to engage youth. Working Groups such as the Conservation of Arctic Flora and ..read more
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Arctic Council to host side event at COP25
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Arctic States, Permanent Participants, and Working Groups take the topic of ocean acidification, and the Council’s knowledge base on the issue to Madrid ..read more
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Arctic Council actors join forces in Hveragerði
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At the meeting just concluded in Hveragerði, Iceland, delegates of the Senior Arctic Officials’ plenary meeting discussed enhanced cooperation on issues related to people and communities of the Arctic ..read more
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