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last update: Jul 15, 2010
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- 20 November 2010: Boston University Cultural Evening, Brussels, Belgium
- 21 November 2010: Tree Planting Event, Brussels Belgium
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The Polar Conservation Organisation (PCO) is a registered non-profit foundation, committed to working with and engaging industry players, communicating and educating the public and pressuring government organisations in the development of the necessary social, political and economic frameworks to ensure a sustainable future for both Polar Regions. In order achieve this objective, the PCO has and continues to develop specific projects and programs that target these areas.
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100-day Arctic expedition for the Academician Fedorov
last update: Jul 29, 2010
From a "The Voice of Russia" article: The Academician Fedorov, the flagship of the Russian Polar fleet, is due to set out from Arkhangelsk to the Arctic on a 100-day research expedition.
The expedition will also involve the nuclear-powered icebreaker Yamal and will explore the geological structure of the Laptev and East-Siberian Seas, as well as other water areas, all the way to the geographical North Pole.
Research in the Arctic has been launched to gather evidence that the continental Arctic shelf, specifically the Lomonosov and Mendeleev ridges, is part of Russia. It is believed by scientists that the shelf harbours huge mineral resources.
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The Voice of Russia, 28th July 2010
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US and Canada to delineate outer limits of Arctic continental shelf
last update: Jul 29, 2010
From various articles: This week, the United States said it will work with Canada in the next few weeks to delineate the outer limits of the Arctic's continental shelf, a region believed to contain vast oil and gas reserves.
The US State Department said that coast guard ships from the US and Canada will map the shape of the disputed area's seafloor and determine sediment thickness as part of a survey from August 7 to September 3. "The mission will help delineate the outer limits of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean for the US and Canada," it said in a statement. It "will also include the collection of data in the disputed area where the US and Canada have not agreed to a maritime boundary. Coastal States have sovereign rights over the natural resources of their continental shelves. Both the US and Canada will be collecting scientific information to satisfy the criteria for delineating the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles as set forth in the Convention on the Law of the Sea," it added.
The 2010 continental shelf survey mission will cover regions over the Canada Basin, the Beaufort Shelf, and the Alpha Mendeleev Ridge.
An US Geological Survey in 2008 said that within the Arctic circle there are 90 billion barrels of oil and vast quantities of natural gas waiting to be tapped, most of it offshore.
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AFP / Google, 27th July 2010
Anchorage Daily News, 27th July 2010
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