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Making Greenland a full part of North America should be a priority for Canada The-14 Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) #IndigenousPeoples #InuitCollaboration #Greenland #Canada #NorthernCanada #NorthAmerica #Arctic #CoastGuard #GreenlandRelations #GeopoliticalPartnership #ArcticCooperation 

U.S. strategy on Pacific Islands is focused and guided by the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent and to support the regional architecture led by the Pacific Island Forum (PIF). Furthermore, the U.S. recognizes the Cook Islands and Niue as independent, sovereign nations to bolster the diplomatic and political ties with the Pacific islands. The panel explores the ways and methods to build people-to-person ties with vast Pacific island countries. And ponder upon the question of What are three things the U.S. can and should be doing to promote peace and stability in the Pacific? #Pacific #islands #strategic #importance #blueeconomy #climate #indopacific2023 https://lnkd.in/eEX2xKVq

BLUE Pacific Act H.R.4538 is worth following: "To establish a comprehensive, long-term United States strategy and policy for the Pacific Islands, and for other purposes"

Will #EUIslands get the full attention they deserve in the future #CohesionPolicy? The CPMR Islands Commission addressed this pressing question on June 28th, during a workshop organised by the European Economic and Social Committee, INSULEUR - The Network of Insular Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the EU and ESIN. Claire HELLY, Project and Policy Officer, recalled our key messages: 👉 An Islands Pact is needed, ensuring a holistic approach regarding islands and an "insularisation" of all EU policies; 👉 Cohesion Policy is key for island territories and must be saved, rooted in its fundamental principles of multilevel governance, partnership-led framework and territorial approach. We need to pursue our collective mobilisation! Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)

🗳️Voting for the Alps [2/5] Territorial development in the Alps 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐏 𝐢𝐬? ➡️ EUSALP stands for the European Union’s Strategy for Alpine Regions. It is a strategy which aims to provide a framework for cross-border cooperation and territorial cohesion in regions facing similar challenges. Don’t confuse it with the Alpine Convention, which is an international treaty between the Alpine countries and the European Union ! 📇 In Article 174 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, it is stated that the EU must pay particular attention to territories with specific needs (demographic or natural constraints), including mountain areas. The Cohesion Policy, with initiatives such as EUSALP for instance, aims to reduce disparities in territorial development between the regions of the European Union by supporting investments in regional development. From mobility and health services to broadband rollout, support for employment and environmental transition. ➡️ [In practice] Interreg Central Europe is an example of a funding program which supports and encourages transnational cooperation in order to make regions more resilient to common challenges that know no borders. An example for such a project is CENTRAL MOUNTAINS from CIPRA International Lab : this project strengthens the transfer of knowledge in and between the Alps and the Carpathians.   📣 𝐓𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭, 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 9th! #AlpineDevelopment #EUSALP #AlpineCommunities #EuropeanParliament #TerritorialCohesion #CohesionPolicy #RegionalDevelopment #MountainAreas #Interreg #TransnationalCooperation #ResilientRegions #EU #AlpineConvention #Article174 #InterregAlpineSpace #KnowledgeTransfer #EU #Alps #Mountains #CIPRA

🌊 The European Commission and the European External Action Service have published the fourth report on the Black Sea Synergy, showcasing significant strides in regional cooperation from 2019 to 2023. 🤝 The report highlights the Common Maritime Agenda (CMA) and its scientific pillar, the Black Sea Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), focusing on the sustainable blue economy, marine research, and innovation. These initiatives have successfully fostered cooperation, promoted sustainable development, and mobilized investments in the maritime sector. Discover more about the progress towards a resilient, secure, and prosperous Black Sea region. 👇 🔗https://lnkd.in/d2tbHZxw You can find the full report on Black Sea Synergy: 4th review of a regional cooperation initiative here: https://lnkd.in/dFQrTQfA #BlackSeaSynergy #SustainableDevelopment #MaritimeCooperation #BlueEconomy

Ears wide open as we start day 2 of the #EUArcticForum about #IndigenousPeoplesDialogue and Arctic Youth Dialogues. Follow live: https://lnkd.in/dyTY-dTY If you would like to know what Interreg NPA is doing for engaging with young people, and as a young person you would like to participate in our programme and projects, please check this link: https://lnkd.in/dNTyzxXP #Interreg #InterregArcticCooperation Interreg Aurora

https://lnkd.in/d-e2Qqxy <<“A reformed Cohesion Policy should focus on increasing the budget and enhancing coordination and concertation, including via macroregional strategies or interregional cooperation to transfer good practice. Overcoming ‘border blindness’ by better matching and harmonising regional cross-border territorial coordination programmes with national programmes is essential in this respect,” says the report. Additionally, the report mentions the importance of strengthening governance in cross-border areas, focusing on their different typologies (maritime, mountainous, insular, river-based, lake-based, outermost, or within macro-regions).>. #crossborder #maritime #insular #rivers #macroregions #territory #mountains #EUSDR #cohesion #sustainability #CIOSUERD #EU #strategy

The Pacific Islands at a Crossroad? Regional unity, stability, and progress depends on regional solutions to shared challenges. And should one country choose its own path, the least it can do is be open and transparent about it. https://lnkd.in/gm-Y5G27

The graphic below gives a good brief description about what are peatlands. Point number 9 is of the objectives of our work together with the CONICET and Wetlands International: "Emissions from drained peatlands can be greatly reduced without giving up farming: by raising water levels and converting to palidiculture such as growing reeds and raising water buffaloes." #wetlands #deltadelparana #humedales #peatlands #waterbuffalo #Wasserbüffel #Paludikultur #palidicultura #moormussnass #corredorazul