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  • Polar Law Textbook II

    Polar Law Textbook II

    Polar Law Textbook

    Polar Law Textbook II
    Natalia Loukacheva (ed.), Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers

    Publication date
    May 27, 2013

    ISBN
    978-92-893-2550-9

    Language
    English

    Number of pages
    303

    Publication number
    TemaNord 2013:535

    This pioneering educational material deals with various legal and political developments in relation to the Arctic and Antarctica.

    This new textbook reflects on changes that have taken place since 2010 in Polar law and focuses on actual questions of: major trends in polar law, geo-politics, security, climate change, marine biodiversity, polar bears agreement, continental shelf, energy, indigenous peoples, search and rescue agreement, devolution in the North, self-determination of small nations (e.g., Faroe Islands), good governance and tourism.

    Polar Law Textbook II can be downloaded at NORDEN website or purchased from the NCM.

    This publication is endorsed by the Arctic Cooperation Program of the NCM and Polar Law Program, University of Akureyri, Iceland www.polarlaw.is For further info pls. contact: Dr. Natalia Loukacheva, the First Visiting Nansen Professor of Arctic Studies, University of Akureyri, Iceland n.loukacheva@utoronto.ca

    (written by: N. Loukacheva)

  • Norway shows military presence

    Norway shows military presence

    KNM Thor Heyerdahl.

    Norway has decided to strengthen its security around Svalbard by sending its most modern warship to the archipelago.

    “Our main task is to show presence on Svalbard and in the surrounding waters”, Captain Per Rostad says to the Armed Forces’ web site.

    During the mission the frigate will conduct a series of drills, with other military units and the Norwegian Sea Rescue.

    Norway will send their best ship to Svalbard at least once a year but it has previously shown its presence when the Chinese icebreaker Xuelong sailed near Svalbard this summer.

    Source

    Barentsobserver

  • High security at IPY in light of protest

    High security at IPY in light of protest

    High Security at IPY in Montreal

    The security at the IPY 2012 conference is very high, especially today. the last few days have been underlain by protesters here in downtown Montreal.

    The students are protesting the decision of the government of Québec to raise the tuition fees. The fees will rise of 500 Canadian dollars for the next five years.

    Around 100 people have been arrested in the protest which has seen the police using teargas to distribute protesters.

    Arctic Portal has learned that the Quebec government has been raising taxes, especially on both the health care system and now education. Together they are around 70% of the income of the government.

    The government wants to ensure the quality of the education system and therefore it feels the need to raise the tuition fees.

    There are many security guards around the conference, searching bags and ensuring everything is safe. There were great concerns of protesters smuggling in the conference rooms to protest Jean Cherast, the Premier of Québec.

    The tensions in the conference room were high but no protest was carried it whilst Cherast made his speech.