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Whaling activities have resumed in Iceland and Japan, and the world speaks out. Does it?

Dr Nikolas Sellheim Director, Sellheim Environmental Fellow, Polar Research and Policy Initiative Introduction Whaling in 2023 still constitutes an activity

From a Northern Hub: Interview with Mayor of Yellowknife Rebecca Alty

Image by willamlee from Pixabay. Justin Barnes Fellow, Polar Research and Policy Initiative Justin Barnes, Canada Fellow at Polar Research and

Silencing the screaming — The discovery of rare earth metals in Sweden

Reindeer in a Saami camp. © Isabell Schulz Dr Nikolas Sellheim Director, Sellheim Environmental Fellow, Polar Research and Policy Initiative

The BBNJ Agreement – The cure against marine biodiversity loss?

Dr Nikolas Sellheim Director, Sellheim Environmental Fellow, Polar Research and Policy Initiative Introduction 4 March 2023 allegedly marked a turning

The Sidelining of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in CITES Media Coverage

Photo: Ng Swan Ti / Oxfam. Dr Nikolas Sellheim Director, Sellheim Environmental Fellow, Polar Research and Policy Initiative The fall

Now and Never: Banning Hydrocarbon Extraction in Antarctica Forever

Dr Patrick Flamm and Dr Alan Hemmings The Glasgow Climate Pact called the 2020s a “critical decade” for still meeting

Antarcticness Affects Us All

Prof Ilan Kelman Professor of Disasters and Health, University College London, UK Professor II, University of Agder, Norway Member of

UK-Arctic Trade and Investment Observatory

Greenwich Park, with the City of London in the background. Project Lead: Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes Project Team: Mikhail Radkevitch, Helena Roberts,

Contextualising the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use

Image by Renaldo Matamoro on Unsplash. Dr Nikolas Sellheim Dr Nikolas Sellheim investigates and evaluates whether the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration

Mining in Greenland – Down, but not out

Mikkel Schøler On November 9, the ruling coalition in Greenland consisting of IA and Naleraq passed legislation banning not only

A Radioactive Limit – What is next for Greenlandic mineral extraction?

The New Fish Wave: The Iceland Ocean Cluster turns 10

Dr Thor Sigfusson Today, 24 May, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC). Ever since its

Arctic Stewardship in Reaching Net Zero – Carbon Capture Solutions

Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson tour the Hellisheidi Geothermal Plant –

A RARE Opportunity: How Greenland came to be central to the Biden Presidency

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Greenlandic Minister of Foreign Affairs, Business, Trade, and Climate Pele Broberg; Faroese Minister of

The Arctic Circle Road: The Road to Freedom?

The construction of the Arctic Circle Road, connecting Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut, commenced in 2020. © Dwayne Menezes Justin Barnes On

THE IDITAROD IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: ONE LOOK INSIDE THE COVID-19 STORM

10: Niels Henriksen: Mapping the Caledonian Fold Belt – the Alps of East Greenland

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
18 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear more from Niels Henriksen, emeritus senior scientist at the Geological Survey of Denmark

09: Kent Brooks – Earliest drilling of the remarkable Skaergaard layered intrusion

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
16 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear more from Kent Brooks – Emeritus Professor at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen

08: Brian Upton – Beginnings of understanding plate tectonics, “a hell of an exciting time!”

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
15 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear more from Brian Upton, Professor at the University of Edinburgh, about his early

07: Niels Henriksen – Lifting the ‘iron curtain’ on geological mapping Northeast Greenland

Arctic
Greenland
Mining
14 September 2020

Julie Hollis In this episode, we hear more from Niels Henriksen, emeritus senior scientist at the Geological Survey of Denmark

Whaling activities have resumed in Iceland and Japan, and the world speaks out. Does it?

From a Northern Hub: Interview with Mayor of Yellowknife Rebecca Alty

Silencing the screaming — The discovery of rare earth metals in Sweden

The BBNJ Agreement – The cure against marine biodiversity loss?

The Sidelining of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in CITES Media Coverage

Now and Never: Banning Hydrocarbon Extraction in Antarctica Forever

Antarcticness Affects Us All

UK-Arctic Trade and Investment Observatory

Contextualising the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use

Mining in Greenland – Down, but not out

A Radioactive Limit – What is next for Greenlandic mineral extraction?

The New Fish Wave: The Iceland Ocean Cluster turns 10

Arctic Stewardship in Reaching Net Zero – Carbon Capture Solutions

A RARE Opportunity: How Greenland came to be central to the Biden Presidency

The Arctic Circle Road: The Road to Freedom?

THE IDITAROD IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: ONE LOOK INSIDE THE COVID-19 STORM

10: Niels Henriksen: Mapping the Caledonian Fold Belt – the Alps of East Greenland

09: Kent Brooks – Earliest drilling of the remarkable Skaergaard layered intrusion

08: Brian Upton – Beginnings of understanding plate tectonics, “a hell of an exciting time!”

07: Niels Henriksen – Lifting the ‘iron curtain’ on geological mapping Northeast Greenland

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