Arctic Council:-1) It is an intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by Arctic Govts and indigenous people of the Arctic (Inuit, Aleut, Athabaskan, Gwich'in, Saami).
2) Ottawa declaration is related to the formation of Arctic Council in 1996.
3) There are 8 members: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and USA. Decisions are based on Consensus.
4) Observer States: India, China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, UK, France, Switzerland, Spain.
5) 1st country to chair Arctic was Canada, 2017 to 2019 Finland; 2019 to 2021: Iceland.
