Berit Enge is a writer for High North News. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/berit-enge/rss en Environment Thu, 12 May 2016 07:00:18 +0000 Berit Enge https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/05/12/new-u-n-environment-head-has-eye-for-arctic https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/05/12/new-u-n-environment-head-has-eye-for-arctic HIGH NORTH NEWS: Norway’s former environment and development minister Erik Solheim is to run the United Nations environment agency. Issues concerning the Arctic, its ocean and marine resources will be among his top priorities. Geopolitics & Security Fri, 06 May 2016 03:39:10 +0000 Berit Enge https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/05/06/invisible-contest-the-submarine-cat-and-mouse-game https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/05/06/invisible-contest-the-submarine-cat-and-mouse-game HIGH NORTH NEWS: Russia’s growing military activity in the ocean gap between Greenland, Iceland, the U.K. and Norway has the U.S. and Norway concerned. Governance Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Berit Enge https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/04/18/reports-arctic-council-due-for-a-change https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/04/18/reports-arctic-council-due-for-a-change HIGH NORTH NEWS: Now in its 20th year, the Arctic Council is due for revitalization. This is the conclusion of two new reports from the think-tanks CSIS in Washington and FNI in Oslo. However, a general consensus about how the organization should look at its next milestone is a long way off.