The Arctic News Portlet gives access to the most recent news about the Arctic. The Arctic News Portlet has six catagories containing; Science, Society, Shipping, Politics, Climate change and Resources.
The aim of the Arctic News Portlet is to allow Arctic Portal users to keep up with current events in the Arctic.
In addition to giving an overview of the hot topics regarding Arctic affairs, the Arctic News Portlet directs its users to varius news sources.
The Arctic Portal follows Arctic-related news from around the world and portrays them in the news section. Naturally related news about specific issues are also included.
The portlet is made through RSS feeds which is a welcomed addition to the already powerful news section on the Arctic Portal website.
Governance of Arctic shipping occurs through a mix of domestic and international legal instruments and “soft law” regional agreements. There is no comprehensive...
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The Arctic is comprised of a large ocean area and land areas of eight states: Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Norway (Svalbard), Russia, USA (Alaska), Finland, Sweden and...
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The AMSA report (2009) is the leading source of information about Arctic shipping today. The Arctic Council decided in November 2004 at the ministerial meeting in Reykjavík...
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The Arctic Sea Ice is one of the key symbols of the cold and barren Arctic regions, and affects the lives of both arctic and non-arctic residents.Sea Ice significantly...
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Most of the observed temperature increase since the 1940-50's were caused by increasing concentration of greenhouse gases.
Greenhouse gases closely...
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The Arctic Portals Climate Change and Sea Ice Portal is intended to give individuals access to material according to each ones need in connection to the subjects This will...
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Climate change poses both threats and opportunities for Arctic fisheries. Those concerns include indicators of a major ecosystem northward shift, meaning that species...
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Northward shift of species might also have great economical opportunities for those countries and areas that are dependable on fisheries.A northward shift of species might...
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"Counting fish is somewhat just like counting trees, except you can't see the fish and it moves" This joke explains the nature of fish and its ability to move. Living...
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