20 years of the Arctic Council The remote Arctic is increasingly at risk of contamination from shipping, oil drilling, mining and other industrial activities. So who's responsible for keeping it clean? Living Planet talks to Julia Gourley of the Arctic Council to find out.

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By me, gallery of my pics: 25 years of #German research in #Arcticvia @dwnews. @AWI_Media

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Melting #sea ice brings risk and openings to Canada's #Arcticvia @dwnews #ArcticSeaIceDay

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Rhetorical or real, Russian expansionism threatens the Arctic In October 1987, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared, “The Soviet Union is in favor of a radical lowering of the level of military confrontation in the region. Let the North of the globe…

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Ukraine and the Arctic Europe and the United States are planning further sanctions against Russia, as the Ukrainian conflict continues. The political standoff is also creating tensions within the Arctic Council.

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DW wirft auch in Kanada ein "Eye on the Arctic" Seit Oktober ist die Website von „Eye on the Arctic“ von Radio Canada International neuer Online-Partner der Deutschen Welle.

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