{"id":2339,"date":"2024-05-01T18:06:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T12:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2339"},"modified":"2024-05-01T18:06:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T12:36:51","slug":"q-consider-the-following-countries-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-countries-7","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following countries:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Japan<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russian Federation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United States of America<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the above are the members of the \u2018Arctic Council \u2018?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2, 3 and 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 4 and 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 3 and 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d)&nbsp;1, 3 and 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-663233ca6943d\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/arctic-council-upsc\/\">Arctic Council<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is the leading\u00a0<strong>intergovernmental forum<\/strong>\u00a0promoting\u00a0<strong>cooperation, coordination<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>interaction<\/strong>\u00a0among the\u00a0<strong>Arctic States, Arctic indigenous communities<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>other Arctic inhabitants<\/strong>\u00a0on common Arctic issues, in particular on issues of\u00a0<strong>sustainable development and environmental protection<\/strong>\u00a0in the Arctic.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/arctic-council-upsc\/\">Arctic Council<\/a>\u00a0works as a consensus-based body to deal with issues such as the change in biodiversity, melting sea ice, plastic pollution and black carbon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first step towards the formation of the Council occurred in 1991 when the eight Arctic countries signed the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>1996 Ottawa Declaration<\/strong>\u00a0Established the Arctic Council as a forum for promoting cooperation, coordination, and interaction among the Arctic states, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on issues such as sustainable development and environmental protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Arctic Council has conducted studies on climate change, oil and gas, and Arctic shipping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Members:<\/strong>\u00a0The eight countries with sovereignty over the lands within the Arctic Circle constitute the members of the council:\u00a0<strong>Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Observer Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Observer status in the Arctic Council is open to non-Arctic states, along with inter-governmental, inter-parliamentary, global, regional and non-governmental organizations that the Council determines can contribute to its work. Arctic Council Observers primarily contribute through their engagement in the Council at the level of Working Groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Permanent Participants:<\/strong>\u00a0In 1998, the number of Permanent Participants doubled to make up the present six, as,the Aleut International Association (AIA),and then, in 2000, the Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC) and the Gwich\u2019in Council International (GGI) were appointed Permanent Participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Arctic-council-members.jpeg\" alt=\"Arctic Council\" class=\"wp-image-30041\" title=\"Upsc prelims research: international relations 2014 2\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the above are the members of the \u2018Arctic Council \u2018? 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