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Arctic Council
intergovernmental body
Category:
History & Society
- Date:
- 1996 - present
- Areas Of Involvement:
- conservation
- sustainable development
Arctic Council, intergovernmental body that promotes research and facilitates cooperation among Arctic countries on issues related to the environmental protection and sustainable development of the Arctic region. The council was created in Ottawa in 1996 by the Declaration on the Establishment of the Arctic Council (the Ottawa Declaration). Member states of the council include Denmark, Canada, Norway, the United States, Russia, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The council also has a number of permanent participants drawn from groups that represent communities and peoples indigenous to the Arctic. The Arctic Council’s secretariat is located in Tromsø, Nor. The functions of the council ...(100 of 227 words)