The Circle

The first WWF Arctic Council Conservation Scorecard looks at the extent to which Arctic States have implemented Arctic Council direction nationally, and whether the Arctic Council has delivered agreed-upon commitments through its own work.

Iceland will follow Finland as Chair of the Arctic Council in 2019 and has already begun consultations on its programme.

The Netherlands is one of the longest-standing observers at the Arctic Council – since 1996.

For much of the Arctic Council’s existence, climate change has been a driver behind the Council’s priorities. Now its latest update on climate science has been released.

Finland prepares to take on the chairmanship of the Arctic Council in May 2017.

The Circle frequently addresses changes taking place in the Arctic –changes to climate, waters, human activities and wildlife – which are occurring in this region at unprecedented speed.

Finland is preparing to take over the Chairmanship in an increasingly uncertain political situation.

Indigenous peoples’ organizations are permanent participants in the Arctic Council. Here, the organizations share their views on the coming Finnish chairmanship.

The priorities put forth for the U.S. tenure as Chair of the Arctic Council included addressing climate change, improving economic and living conditions, and better stewardship of the Arctic Ocean, tied around a common theme of “One Arctic: Shared Opportunities, Challenges and Responsibilities”.

Changes in the oceanic carbon cycle are causing dramatic changes in the Arctic Ocean.