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The Arctic Council
The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that provides a mechanism to address the common concerns and challenges faced by the Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic. Listen to a lecture by Julia Gourley, Senior Arctic Official of the United States and U.S. representative to the Arctic Council, August 18, 2011, in Anchorage at a joint meeting of Commonwealth North and Institute of the North, recorded for KSKA's "Addressing Alaskans."

Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat - IPS
The Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat is a support Secretariat for the International Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations that have Permanent Participant status in the Arctic Council . IPS assists with creating opportunities for the Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations to present their causes, and helps provide them with necessary information and materials.

Arctic Documentary Film database  
This database contains information on approximately 35,000 documentary films from the Barents region.

Arctic Human Health Initiative (AHHI)
The website for the Arctic Human Health Initiative (AHHI), a project of the Arctic Council which is an eight nation intergovernmental forum for sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic. Circumpolar in scope, the AHHI will expand human health research in the areas of infectious diseases, the human health effects of anthropogenic pollution, the human health impact of climate change, and telehealth innovations.

Arctic Peoples - Indigenous Peoples at the Arctic Council
The Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat is a support secretariat for the International Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations that are Permanent Participants to the Arctic Council.

Canadian International Polar Year Web Site
The Canadian Steering Committee (CSC) is supported by the Canadian Secretariat, which is hosted at the University of Alberta, and works in concert with the Canadian Polar Commission and the IPY Federal Working Group to coordinate Canada ’s IPY initiatives.

Finnish Society for Arctic Health and Biology
The purpose of the society is to advance the research and education that focuses on the health and wellbeing of the people and animals living in the arctic environment.

International Council for Science (ICSU) - IPY 2007-08  
The ICSU and World Meteorological Organization formed a joint committee to launch IPY 2007 -2008. ICSU was formed to strengthen international science for the benefit of society

International Network of Circumpolar Health Research
The INCHR is a voluntary network of individual researchers, research trainees, and supporters of research based in academic research centers, Indigenous people's organizations, regional health authorities, scientific/professional associations, and government agencies, who share the goal of improving the health of the residents of the circumpolar regions through international cooperation in scientific research.

International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008
The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 will be an intense, internationally coordinated campaign of research that will initiate a new era in polar science. IPY 2007-2008 will include research in both polar regions and recognize the strong links these regions have with the rest of the globe. It will involve a wide range of research disciplines, including the social sciences, but the emphasis will be interdisciplinary in its approach and truly international in participation.

International Union for Circumpolar Health (IUCH)  
An international non-governmental organization with members throughout the circumpolar regions. Organizational members include:

Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health (CSCH)
Charitable organization dedicated to promoting research, exchanging knowledge and fostering greater awareness and responsiveness to the health issues of circumpolar people. CSCH also promotes and supports efforts of all circumpolar peoples in the attainment of better health.

Nordic Society for Circumpolar Health (NSCH)
The society (formerly Nordic Society of Arctic Medicine) supports educational activities within the field of circumpolar health and develops the networking of researchers and experts in the Nordic countries.

Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Functions include organization, coordination, and implementation of fundamental and applied research in Siberia. The main goal is obtaining, systematizing, and applying new knowledge in the area of biomedical sciences.

International Whaling Commission
The main duty of the IWC is to keep under review and revise as necessary the measures which govern the conduct of whaling throughout the world. These measures, among other things, provide for the complete protection of certain species; designate specified areas as whale sanctuaries; set limits on the numbers and size of whales which may be taken; prescribe open and closed seasons and areas for whaling; and prohibit the capture of suckling calves and female whales accompanied by calves. The compilation of catch reports and other statistical and biological records is also required. In addition, the Commission encourages, co-ordinates and funds whale research, publishes the results of scientific research and promotes studies into related matters such as the humaneness of the killing operations.

Inuit Circumpolar Council
Founded in 1977 by the late Eben Hopson of Barrow, Alaska, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has flourished and grown into a major international non-government organization representing approximately 150,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia).

World Health Organization  
The United Nations specialized agency for health, established in 1948.