Arctic Council reach first binding agreement for search and rescue responsibilities

Friday, May 13th 2011 - 04:55 UTC

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The eight nation Arctic Council agreed steps on Thursday to make the region safer and promised to study ways to prevent oil spills as fast-melting ice and snow open access to rich mineral and petroleum resources. Read full article

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GeoffWard
“Russia has plans to present before the UN in 2013 a territorial claim over the Arctic sea bed sovereignty which could enable Moscow to control the whole region.”

The rationale for this claim is one of continental shelf integrity beyond the EEZ.

It will be mighty hard to sustain as it has knock-on implications for the whole world's oceans and their 'ownerships'.
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