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Local 2 Global: Circumpolar collaboration for suicide prevention and mental wellness
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Arctic Council
The leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation in the Arctic.
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Biodiversity
Pollutants
Arctic peoples
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Who is the Arctic Council?
8
Arctic States
implement policy in the region
Canada
The Kingdom of Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
The Russian Federation
Sweden
The United States
6
Permanent Participants
represent the Indigenous peoples of the Arctic
Aleut International Association
Arctic Athabaskan Council
Gwich'in Council International
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Saami Council
6
Working Groups
carry out the Council's activities
Arctic Contaminants Action Program
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment
Sustainable Development Working Group
38
Observers
share their expertise
Non-Arctic states
Intergovernmental and interparliamentary organizations
Non-governmental organizations
Expert groups and task forces
carry out additional work.
What does the Arctic Council do?
Generating data and knowledge
Monitoring
Assessments
Policy recommendations
Best practices
International cooperation
Iceland is the current chair of the Arctic Council.
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Recent news
For the Arctic, from home: Arctic cooperation amidst the Coronavirus pandemic
Editorial by Einar Gunnarsson, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials
26 Mar 2020
Coronavirus in the Arctic: We have no one to lose
Interview with Christina Henriksen, the President of the Saami Council
25 Mar 2020
Coronavirus in the Arctic: It is imperative to keep the virus out
An interview with epidemiologist Dr. Anders Koch
24 Mar 2020
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20 Apr 2020
AMAP Litter and Microplastics Expert Group Meeting
Reykjavik, Iceland
21 Apr-23 Apr 2020
AMAP Climate Experts Group Meeting
Helsinki, Finland
21 Apr 2020
[CANCELLED] Arctic Oceans Ministerial
Reykjavik, Iceland
28 Apr-29 Apr 2020
[POSTPONED] ACAP workshop on black carbon and methane
Moscow, Russia
28 Apr-30 Apr 2020
AMAP Heads of Delegation Meeting
Nuuk, Greenland
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Featured Projects
Local 2 Global: Circumpolar collaboration for suicide prevention and mental wellness
Local 2 Global aims to facilitate international collaboration and connections between circumpolar communities working to prevent suicide and support the mental wellbeing of all Arctic youth and commun...
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One Health
Temperatures in the Arctic have risen at twice the rate compared to other parts of the world, resulting in a multitude of environmental changes that affect the health and wellbeing of millions of huma...
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Project CREATeS
Youth were invited to engage in a dialogue about suicide prevention by telling their own stories, and were supported to make these stories into digital stories, or short films.
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Recently added publications
SDWG Report on Arctic Energy
01/01/2009
SDWG 2019-2021 Work Plan
02/12/2019
SDWG Project Proposal Template
03/21/2018
Policy on Records Management for the Arctic Council Secretariat
01/01/2019
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