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The Arctic Portal

• The Arctic Portal is a non-profit organization under an

international board of directors

• Welcomed in the Arctic Council Ministerial declaration 2006

• In consultation and co-operation with:- Members of the Arctic Council

- AC Working Groups

- Permanent Participants

- University of Akureyri

- The Northern Forum

- University of the Arctic

- The International Centre for

Reindeer Husbandry (ICR)

- IASC

- And others.

Sharing of resources

Data storing and security

Information

Education

Motivation

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What is the Arctic Portal?

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The Arctic Portal today

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Cooperation and

Consultation

• Arctic News• Events Calendar• Multimedia Library• Interactive Mapping• Advance Search• Live Events• Arctic Data • Publications• Education• Outreach • Arctic Science• Arctic Business • Arctic Culture • Arctic Tourism

The Arctic Portal

Live events on the Arctic Portal

• Live webcams

• Regular daily updates

• Recordings and other media

coverage

• Maps and photographs

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Live events on the Arctic Portal

Live events on the Arctic Portal

Interactive Mapping

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Interactive Mapping

Interactive Mapping

Interactive Mapping

Interactive Mapping

Arctic DataIPS

IPY

The Arctic Portal Community

SAON

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* 30 + important international Arctic websites

• i.a. Arctic Council Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group (PAME), Arctic Marine Shipping (AMSA), Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), ArcticHYDRA, Arctic spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI), ArcticData (CAFF/PAME), ArcticBiodiversity (CAFF), Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP), Fishernet.is, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA), International Centre of Reindeer Husbandry (ICR), International Permafrost Association (IPA), International Polar Year (IPY), Pacific Arctic Group (PAG), Northern Research Forum (NRF), Polar Law Institute (PLI), Sustained Arctic Observing Network (SAON), Indigenous Peoples Secretariat (IPS) and more ........

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The Arctic Portal Community

The Arctic Portal Cooperation and Consultation• International Polar Year (IPY.org) and IPY Legacy• Virtual Learning Tools – vlt.is• Arctic Biodiversity Portal (CAFF)• Sustained Arctic Observing Network (SAON)• Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI)• Uarctic Atlas• Arctic Council - Communication and Outreach • EU Arctic Information Centre• Servicing the Arctic – Energy and Shipping Portal • Portal on Climate Change• Arctic Business, Culture and Tourism Portal • PAGE 21• Supporting, Consulting and Hosting * arcticportal.org

Sustaining Arctic Observation Networks

IntroductionUArctic Atlas - Virtual encyclopedia on the Arctic

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UArctic – Virtual Learning Tool Arctic Distance and Virtual learning

UArctic – Virtual Learning Tool Arctic Distance and Virtual learning

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The Arctic Portal Current Portlets

Providing targeted and comprehensive topic coverage, directed and edited by subject professionals.

- Climate Change Portal

- Arctic Energy Portal

- Arctic Shipping Portal

- Arctic Business, Culture and Tourism Portal

Arctic Climate Change Portal

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The Arctic Energy Portal

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The Arctic Shipping Portal

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The development of ice in the Arctic from 2006-2007

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Trans-Arctic shipping – the three proposed main sailing routes.

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Potential oil and gas fields in the Arctic