Throughout Longyearbyen, participants in the collection campaign found rubbish, from a Christmas tree to a mattress. Photo: Hilde Kristin Risvik Longyearbyen’s active group “Active i friluft” (“Active outdoors”) also called on the...
Last year, many people around the world took part in clean-up efforts to continue Sarah Auffret’s commitment. These efforts are to be continued this year. Photo: Julia Hager In the period from June 12 to 21, 2020, people all over the world are called for a...
A ceremonial fire was lit at the start of the hearings of the National Inquiry into the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Richmond, British Columbia in April 2018. Photograph: Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press Canadian Inuit women and girls are above...
In search of food, a polar fox has found a way to the airport grounds of Longyearbyen and has since made air traffic unsafe and puts itself in great danger. Photo: Michael Wenger If you travel to Svalbard by plane, with a little luck you can already observe some...
UPDATE: Yesterday, late in the afternoon, Svalbardposten, the local newspaper in Longyearbyen, reported that Norwegian Minister of Justice Monica Maeland would lift travel restrictions on Non-EU/EEA residents in Longyearbyen. This means that ALL residents of Svalbard...