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Antarctic krill, which floats in the water near the rocks
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Oceans
Antarctic Marine Conservation: Policy Directions and Current Challenges
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 10:00 – 11:30 ET
GEP-EGD
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Environment
The Geopolitical Implications of the European Green Deal
On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 10:00 – 11:00 ET
Aerial view of Levi ski village in Lapland, Finland
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Rule of Law
Finland's Arctic Strategy: Armchair Discussion with Finnish Permanent State Secretary Matti Anttonen
On Friday, December 10, 2021 at 10:00 – 11:00 ET
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Women's Leadership
Alaska Native Communities in Context: Women’s Leadership Through ANCSA
On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 2:00 – 4:00 ET
The Blue Earth, from the Poles, through the Law
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Rule of Law
The 14th Polar Law Symposium
November 21, 2021 – November 23, 2021
Biden at Leaders Summit on Climate
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Great Power Competition
Climate Security After the COP: Next Steps for the United States
On Friday, November 12, 2021 at 9:30 – 11:00 ET
An Indigenous woman carrying a hack or axe to work the fields in Nisag, Chimborazo / Ecuador
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Climate
The Use of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in Climate Change Strategies
On Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 2:00 – 3:00 ET
Norwegian and Taiwanese Indigenous youth holding hands
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Polar
Book Talk | Welp: Climate Change and Arctic Identities
On Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 1:30 – 3:00 ET
Remote Automatic Weather Station - Arctic, Spitsbergen - Northern Lights
Event
Climate
Mapping the Changing Climate in the Polar Regions
On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 2:00 – 3:30 ET
Scientists researching frozen lake in Antarctica
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Science and Technology
Antarctic Science: Ensuring Vital Contributions to Environmental Policy and Understanding Climate Change
On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 1:00 – 2:00 ET
ICC General Assembly 2018
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Polar
Inuit: The Arctic We Want
On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 1:00 – 3:00 ET
A C-130 Hercules, from Alaska Air National Guard’s 144th Airlift Squadron, flies over Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, March 4, 2017.
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Security and Defense
Arctic Security Dialogues IV | Progress on the Department of the Air Force Arctic Strategy
On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 11:30 – 12:30 ET
COVID-19

Highlight: COVID-19 Impacts in the Arctic

A virtual conference organized and hosted by the US Naval War College, the Wilson Center's Polar Institute, and the US Arctic Research Commission about the impacts of COVID-19 in the Arctic.

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