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We believe the world’s resources should be owned in common and managed for the maximum benefit of local people.
through research, stakeholder engagement, and policy advocacy, we apply the best practices in commons governance in three geographic program areas: Alaska, the Arctic, and developing nations. Our work covers issues ranging from constitutional and governance reform, energy and fisheries, to intergenerational equality and financial stewardship.
Program Areas
Project Library
Explore some of our projects spanning the last 30 years.
The Arctic Indigenous Exchange Program (AIEP) will bring together approximately 50 Indigenous leaders, including business development professionals, government officials, and entrepreneurs from Canada, Greenland, and Alaska, for a multi-phase exchange program to explore areas of regional cooperation across the Arctic.
Since 2001 the Institute of the North has convened the Alaska Dialogue, a policy focused gathering where 60-120 Alaskans leaders gather for a 2 ½-day in-depth discussion of the key and often sensitive issues facing the state and our commons.
AlaskaNor is a multi-year study financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nordland County, aimed at unlocking ocean-based economic development opportunities in North Norway and Alaska.
The Institute of the North hosts a comprehensive training course on the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980, which resulted in nearly 140 million acres becoming federal conservation system units, such as national parks and wildlife refuges.