Grimsson established The Arctic Circle forum in 2013 as a way to bring together those interested in the Arctic, whether in the North, or elsewhere in the world.
The December report highlighted the assembly’s role in raising Iceland’s profile in the Arctic.
The Olafur Ragnar Grimsson institute will be an NGO with board members appointed by Iceland’s Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, universities and the Arctic Circle.
“ has constantly preached the Arctic gospel, and especially taken Greenland and Greenlandic issues to his heart,” Skarp said.
Her investigative report “Death in the Arctic: A community grieves, a father fights for change,” about the murder of Robert Adams, a 19-year-old Inuk man from Arctic Quebec, received the silver medal for “Best Investigative Article or Series” at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards.
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