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New laws needed in changing polar regions: experts
Some 40 legal experts from around the world gathered in Iceland on Sunday for a three-day conference aimed at staking out a new legal framework for the fragile and changing polar regions.
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Arctic genetics increasingly valuable to international biotechnology industry
Oil and gas are usually considered the Arctic's most valuable resources, but a new report suggests northern lands and seas are developing another increasingly profitable industry - genetics.
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Thaw of polar regions may need new U.N. laws
A new set of United Nations laws may be needed to regulate new Arctic industries such as shipping and oil exploration as climate change melts the ice around the North Pole, legal experts said on Sunday.
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Experts meet on need for new rules to govern world's fragile polar regions
A new co-ordinated international set of rules to govern commercial and research activities in both of Earth's polar regions is urgently needed to reflect new environmental realities and to temper pressure ...
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New Rules Needed To Govern World's Fragile Polar Regions
Due to climate change, the ancient ice lid on the Arctic Ocean is fast disappearing, creating new opportunities for fishers and resource companies, and opening a potential new, far shorter ocean route between ...
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A new photographic exhibition entitled "Faces and Figures - Odd Images in Iceland's Nature" by Ellert Gretarsson opened in Fotografi gallery in central Reykjavik yesterday where more than 20 photographs are on ...
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Although they have never qualified for the finals of a major tournament the Icelanders live in hope, reports Alan campbell ALTHOUGH IT has been ten years since Scotland qualified for the finals of a major ...
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Steven Pressley buoyed by perfect record against Iceland
As Scotland turn their attention to the second instalment of their World Cup qualifying double header against Iceland on Wednesday their record against the team from the edge of the Arctic Circle gives hope ...
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Island to island for young geologist
STUDENT Gwen Hawkins has returned home after spending five weeks camped on an Icelandic mountainside.
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Water and sustainable development
We have, over the last few days, been inundated with news about destruction being wrought by the Koshi River in Nepal and Bihar.
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Sea Levels May Rise 2m Or Less By 2100
A US team of researchers concluded that global sea levels are very unlikely to reach above 2m during this century.
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Reykjanesbaer Celebrates Annual Night of Lights
I traveled to my home town of Akureyri last weekend where I was told of two bottlenose whales that had moved to town.
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Dismal Figures on Balance of Trade Released
To some degree this loss can probably be attributed to losses on FDI , reports Morgunbladid [05.08.2008]. The current-account deficit increased by ISK 128 billion over Q2, again mainly due to losses on FDI.
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Iceland Weathers First Day without Midwives
I traveled to my home town of Akureyri last weekend where I was told of two bottlenose whales that had moved to town.
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Good Deals on Fine Wines in Iceland
I traveled to my home town of Akureyri last weekend where I was told of two bottlenose whales that had moved to town.
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Midwives in Iceland began their first in a series of strikes at midnight last night.
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Sea level rise by 2100 'below 2m'
Sea levels globally are very unlikely to rise by more than 2m this century, scientists conclude.
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Whale meat resurfaces on Iceland menus
Gunnar Bergmann Jonsson is on a mission to introduce whale meat to a new generation of prosperous Icelanders.
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Relying on the weather in Iceland is a risky bet. Not only does it start to rain when sunshine is required - 'it also doesn't stay bad when it's supposed to! more 04/09/2008 11:00 Midwives in Iceland on Strike ...
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Midwives in Iceland began their first in a series of strikes at midnight last night.
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