15 Oct: James Anaya, the UN’s
Special Rapporteur on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples, meets with
representatives of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Inuit Circumpolar
Council before releasing a report
saying that indigenous people in
Canada are in crisis. (Nunatsiaq
News)
17 Oct: The United
Kingdom releases the
first official formulation of its approach to
the Arctic, “Adapting
to Change: UK policy
towards the Arctic”.
2 Oct: Following a protest
at the offshore oil platform
“Prirazlomnaya”, five Greenpeace activists are charged
with piracy and taken into
custody - along with their
ship, the “Arctic Sunrise” in
Murmansk. (BBC)
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OCT
1 Nov: Conclusion of
US Coast Guard exercise Arctic Shield
2013, focused on
Western Alaska and
the Bering Strait.
1 Nov: Greenpeace
activists held in custody in Murmansk are
moved to St. Petersburg. (BBC)
25 Oct: Germany releases a new overarching Arctic policy.
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30 Sep: US Government shuts
down, grounding Bering Sea crab
fleet, pulling USARC and NOAA
websites offline. (Guardian)
12 Oct: Arctic Yearbook 2013
has its official launch at the
Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland.
19 Oct: A signed copy of Arctic
Yearbook 2013 is brought to the
North Pole by editor and Olympic
torch bearer Lassi Heininen.
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4 Nov: The Government of Greenland
announces major cuts
to funding for the Inuit Circumpolar Council
in Greenland. (Arctic
Journal)
6 Nov: Shell files paperwork to formally bid to
drill in the Alaskan Arctic
in summer 2014. (FuelFix)
23 Oct: Russia drops charge of
“piracy” against Greenpeace
in favor of the lighter charge
of “hooliganism”. (Moscow
Times)