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Jonas Karlsbakk

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Jonas has been working for the Norwegian Barents Secretariat since 2008. He has a Masters Degree in Geography from NTNU in Trondheim from 2003. Between 2003 and 2008 he worked as a journalist in the local newspaper in Kirkenes, Sør-Varanger Avis.

Content by Jonas Karlsbakk

112 brown bears shot in northern Sweden

Not since the 1800 century has there been shot a similar amount of brown bears in Sweden.

October 17, 2012

Establishing common "data language"

A new project on nuclear emergency preparedness is going to secure that researchers in Norway, Russia and Finland understand each other’s data better.

October 03, 2012

Norwegian-Russian border exercise

Ivar Sakserud (left) and Vitaly Mikhailov are joining forces for border surveillance. This year’s exercise was held in the northern sector of the border area. See photos.

October 01, 2012

Scarabeo 8 listing caused by human error

The main operator of the control room at Scaraebo 8 lacked vital competence and made a fatal decision to fill the ballast tanks. This led to the listing incident in the Barents Sea on September 4th.

September 19, 2012

Forced progression for Kiruna move

The Swedish mining town of Kiruna is forced to be moved already within 5 – 7 years due to changed production estimates at LKAB.

August 24, 2012

Salmon sales sky rocketing

NOGINSK: Exports of Norwegian salmon to Russia are exceeding all estimates. In the first half of 2012 the Russian market had an incredible 67 percent growth.

July 06, 2012

Leading the way for Arctic cooperation

MOSCOW: “Norway and Russia are leading the way for the other Arctic nations on cooperation in the far north”, says Anton Vasiliev who is the Russian Ambassador to the Arctic.

July 03, 2012

"Alaed" anchored in Roslyakovo

In the military harbor of Roslyakovo, north of Murmansk, the disputed cargo ship “Alaed” is now anchored awaiting its new departure under Russian flag.

June 25, 2012

Northern Sea Route’s first challenger

The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz wanted to find the Northern Sea Route. He found Spitsbergen and got an ocean named after him, but his dream of finding a new route to Asia ended on the eastern shores of Novaya Zemlya.

June 20, 2012

Rapid growth for Barents Sea cargo transport

Increased activity in the Russian Arctic push forward the need for better cooperation between Russian and Norwegian ports to meet the growth in cargo traffic, is the conclusion in a new report on marine traffic in the north.

June 01, 2012