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Arctic Sea Ice Extent is the Second Lowest on Record, but What of Antarctica?

View of the Earth on 21 September 2005 with the full Antarctic region visible. Image via NASA. The paradoxical behaviour

The 9th International Penguin Congress: ‘The future is not looking rosy’

Image via Antarctica Bound – Flickr Early September, Cape Town played host to the 9th International Penguin Congress (IPC9), a

Decision 2016: Trump’s Arctic

Donald J. Trump – © Gage Skidmore With less than a month to go before the 2016 Presidential elections, the attention of the

On The Lamentations of Zeno

At a Bureau de Change, I recently spoke to a woman about her holiday plans to the Maldives. She was

What is China’s Interest in the Arctic?

The representatives of the People’s Republic of China at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2015. China is an observer in the Arctic

Recalibrating Maritime Security in the Arctic

Two fishermen working near the front of the Knud Rasmussen glacier in East Greenland. © Mads Pihl – Visit Greenland

Arctic Development: Rendezvous with Linda Priebe

For the second issue of our bimonthly interview series ‘Polar Matters’, Lana Ollier, Associate at Polar Research and Policy Initiative, spoke to

Disruption over Macquarie Island calls for some clever Antarctic thinking

Antarctica
Other Regions
19 September 2016

Photo via AAP/Paul Carter Last week, the Australian Antarctic Division announced that they would close Macquarie Island research station by

Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreements (Part I): What Are They?

Canada
Greenland
Indigenous Peoples
15 September 2016

Image via Qikiqtani Inuit Association: Mary River Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement Signing Ceremony. Relationships with Canadian Indigenous Peoples have

Permafrost: A Lesser Nemesis?

Image via Alaska Science Center / United States Geological Survey A paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience sheds new

What is Obama’s Arctic Legacy?

President Obama looking at the effects of climate change on Bear Glacier, Alaska. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) As

Greenland: The UK’s Strategic Partner in the North?

In the light of the recent developments in the UK, Lana Ollier, Associate at Polar Research and Policy Initiative, speaks

What’s with the Greenland Ice Sheet?

Image: The Greenland Ice Sheet © Christophe Milhères The fact that sea levels globally are rising in response to ongoing

A Ten-Year Prioritization of Infrastructure Needs in the U.S. Arctic (May 2016)

Image: Malaspina of the Alaska Marine Highway System © Gillfoto In May 2016, the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System

Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands: Kingdom of Denmark Strategy for the Arctic 2011–2020

This policy paper focuses on the strategy of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Arctic, for the period 2011-2020. The

Gender Equalities in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges (2015)

Arctic
Iceland
15 May 2016

This report has been published in 2015 by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Iceland, in cooperation with the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation

A Parliamentary Resolution on Iceland’s Arctic Policy (2011)

Iceland

This policy paper, approved on March 28 2011 by the Icelandic Parliament, Althingi, focuses on the strategy of the Icelandic

2010 to 2015 government policy: UK Overseas Territories

This policy paper focuses on the strategy of the UK government towards its Overseas Territories, for the period 2010-2015. Appendix

UK science in Antarctica: 2014 to 2020

A framework for British research, outlining the UK’s science strategy in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean from 2014 to 2020.

Final Report of the Thirty-eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting

The Thirty-eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 1 to 10 June, 2015. Representatives of the

Arctic Sea Ice Extent is the Second Lowest on Record, but What of Antarctica?

The 9th International Penguin Congress: ‘The future is not looking rosy’

Decision 2016: Trump’s Arctic

On The Lamentations of Zeno

What is China’s Interest in the Arctic?

Recalibrating Maritime Security in the Arctic

Arctic Development: Rendezvous with Linda Priebe

Disruption over Macquarie Island calls for some clever Antarctic thinking

Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreements (Part I): What Are They?

Permafrost: A Lesser Nemesis?

What is Obama’s Arctic Legacy?

Greenland: The UK’s Strategic Partner in the North?

What’s with the Greenland Ice Sheet?

A Ten-Year Prioritization of Infrastructure Needs in the U.S. Arctic (May 2016)

Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands: Kingdom of Denmark Strategy for the Arctic 2011–2020

Gender Equalities in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges (2015)

A Parliamentary Resolution on Iceland’s Arctic Policy (2011)

2010 to 2015 government policy: UK Overseas Territories

UK science in Antarctica: 2014 to 2020

Final Report of the Thirty-eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting

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