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Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
One of the few scientific institutions in the world that is equally active in the Arctic and Antarctic. It coordinates German polar research efforts, while also conducting research in the...
Arctic Council
Arctic Council (1996, Tromso, Norway; 15 staff; arctic-council.org) A high-level intergovernmental forum to provide a means for "promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of...
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Arctic, Arctic Change and Security, Arctic Futures, Arctic Preservation
Arctic Institute of North America
Arctic Institute of North America (1945; Calgary; 13 staff; arctic.ucalgary.ca) A university research institute based at the University of Calgary. It strives to "advance the study of the North American...
Arctic Methane Emergency Group
“As goes the Arctic so goes the Earth.” The AMEG Declaration of Emergency (revised, Sept 2012) declares that “there now exists an extremely high international security risk of acute climate...
Arctic Portal
Arctic Portal(2006; Akureyri, Iceland; 6 staff; arcticportal.org) A portal that gives a "comprehensive gateway to the Arctic." It provides access to "news, data, information, and organizations across the Arctic." AP...
Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS)
It is Canada’s first and longest-lived Arctic research institute. Their mandate is to "advance the study of the North American and circumpolar Arctic through the natural and social sciences, the...
Arctic Warming: A QuickLook at Concerned Organizations
Arctic climate change. The Arctic is more affected by global warming than any other place on earth, resulting in unprecedented physical, social, economic, and political transformations. Concern for Arctic change...
ArcticNet
Affiliated with the Network of Centers of Excellence of Canada that "brings together scientists in the natural, human health and social sciences with their partners from Inuit organizations, federal and...
Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation
A "forum for intergovernmental cooperation on issues concerning the Barents region." Member states are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the European Commission. Projects: Barents Euro-Arctic Council Barents Regional...
Center for Arctic Security and Resilience
A center that provides expertise on "Arctic issues involving U.S. national security, national defense, military, homeland defense, and homeland security." CASR also provides expertise on "Arctic issues involving climate change...
Clean Arctic Alliance
A global campaign made up of 20 not-for-profit organisations with campaigns dedicated to persuade governments to take action to protect the Arctic, its wildlife and its people. The campaign "is...
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
CAFF is the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council. It serves as a vehicle to cooperate on species and habitat management and utilization, to share information on management techniques...
Fridtjof Nansen Institute
It is the research arm of The Fridtjof Nansen Foundation at Polhøgda. The “independent foundation engaged in research on international environmental, energy and resource management politics and law.” It strives...
Gwich’in Council International
Is a nonprofit organization that “represents 9,000 Gwich’in in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Yukon, and Alaska as a Permanent Participant in the Arctic Council; the only international organization to give...
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Is a research institute dedicated to developing "scientific knowledge of physical and biogeochemical environmental processes at local, regional, and global scales." It applies this knowledge to improve society's awareness and...
International Arctic Science Committee
It's broad interest is in interdisciplinary research involving all countries engaged in Arctic research and in all areas of the Arctic. The Committee has working groups, which support science-led international...
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Is an "international, non-government organization representing approximately 160,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia), and has offices in all four countries." It strives to "strengthen unity among Inuit...
North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network
Addresses policy challenges related to Arctic security and North American defense. Consequently, it conducts "research with students, emerging scholars, and Northern stakeholders that tests core assumptions and prompts policy innovation"...
Norwegian Polar Institute
Is "Norway's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic." Its "activities are focused on environmental management needs in the polar regions."...
Pax Arctica Initiative
The initiative aims to "promote awareness of the threats facing the Arctic, polar regions and oceans, to convey a global message of peace, and to support the introduction of new...