From Ottawa to Iqaluit: towards sustainable Arctic cooperation?

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The Arctic Council was established in Sep 1996 to foster circumpolar cooperation on sustainable development and environmental protection between eight Arctic states. These states are Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and the US. Senior Arctic Officials of the eight countries along with representatives from the three Permanent Participant Indigenous Peoples Organizations met in Yukon, Canada, in May 1998, in preparation for the council's first ministerial meeting. The meeting would be held in Iqaluit, Baffin Island, NWT, Canada in Sep 1998.

Sustainable development, Arctic, Environmental protection

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Environmental co-operation in the Euro-Arctic

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The agreement between Norway and the USSR/Russia on environment which was renewed in 1992, has resulted in the expansion of bilateral cooperation and the efforts to solve the issue of scientific collaboration taking into consideration the environmental problems of the region. The agreement reflects the concern for environment in the Arctic region. Norway's efforts to meet the environmental challenges from north-west Russia are complemented by the regional Euro-Arctic, bilateral Russo-Norwegian and circumpolar processes.

Norway

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Environmental administrative change in Russia in the 1990s

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The State Committee for the Protection of the Environment was set up in Russia as the first Russian envirommnental agency. Russia lacks a pluralist democracy and national consensus. There is no central body that can formulate or supervise environmental policy. There is little environmental awareness among the public, and the public are not consulted in policymaking. Wider political changes are needed in terms of the development of democracy in Russia.

Political aspects, Democracy

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