With the last 3 years being the warmest on record, the Lake Saimaa seals in Finland, with a population estimated at just 360, face an uncertain...
The Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway saw a world-leading expedition cruise ship operator join international environmental organisations to spearhead the protection of Arctic communities and ecosystems...
Growing concern prompts ‘Arctic Basecamp’ at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting calling for responsible and responsive leadership on Arctic change. On Wednesday 18 January, 2017, eminent...
The Science Summit will urge global leaders to take immediate Arctic Action A group of leading scientists have announced an Arctic Science Summit that will take...
In March 2016, a new partnership was announced between US President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to “…embrace the opportunities and to confront the challenges...
At the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) currently meeting in Hobart, Australia, the Antarctic Ocean Alliance are appealing for nations to ensure the future of the Antarctic...
The MV Crystal Serenity is due to set sail on 16th August from Seward, Alaska to New York on a 32 day, 1,500 km journey through the...
Greenpeace has published research that finds climate change impacts in the Arctic could change the weather in the northern hemisphere. The study found that melting ice...
A region in the Arctic will be protected from industrial fishing thanks to an investigation by Greenpeace. Research showed that previously untouched areas of the Arctic...
Rod Downie, Polar Programme Manager at WWF-UK said: ‘We are pleased to see the commitments made by these two leaders towards Arctic conservation, including a pan-arctic network...
Following a record-breaking warm Arctic winter, Arctic Ocean sea ice looks set to hit a record low maximum level. The ice hit a maximum of 14,478...
Activists are currently protesting against Austrian oil company OMV’s exploratory drilling in the remote arctic waters of Norway’s Barents Sea. The protest is happening 300 kilometers...
A new Greenpeace investigation reveals that fishing fleets that supply major UK and European consumer brands are using giant bottom trawlers in the northern Barents Sea...
The Biodiversity Committee of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) that met this week in Gothenburg, Sweden, has...
Scientists are using drones to better understand environmental changes to Arctic glaciers – by using them to map and quantify ice loss within the landscape over...