Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy
In September 1989, on the initiative of the government of Finland, officials from the eight Arctic countries met in Rovaniemi, Finland to discuss cooperative measures to protect the Arctic environment. They agreed to work towards a meeting of circumpolar Ministers responsible for Arctic environmenta...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Arctic Council
1991
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Online Access: | http://library.arcticportal.org/1542/ http://library.arcticportal.org/1542/1/artic_environment.pdf http://www.arctic-council.org |
Summary: | In September 1989, on the initiative of the government of Finland, officials from the eight Arctic countries met in Rovaniemi, Finland to discuss cooperative measures to protect the Arctic environment. They agreed to work towards a meeting of circumpolar Ministers responsible for Arctic environmental issues. The September 1989 meeting was followed by preparatory meetings in Yellowknife, Canada in April 1990; Kiruna, Sweden in January 1991; and, Rovaniemi, Finland in June 1991. |
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