More than 4,500 women and girls in Greenland were implanted with an IUD (left) in the 1960s and 70s, often without their consent. Denmark wanted to achieve birth control in this way. ICC President Sara Olsvig (right) believes that this is a breach of the basic human...
The “polar retrospective” summarizes events around the Arctic and Antarctic from the previous week and focuses on one or more specific polar aspects. This time, we focus on Arctic events and their global connections. Every day we provide information about...
The Arctic Council’s functioning depends very much on the working groups, as they actually carry out the Council’s activities and organise projects and programmes that are adopted at ministerial level. (Photo: Arctic Council, Gunnar Vigfusson) Ever since...
During the breeding season, elephant seals are only concerned with fighting, sleeping and mating. The giants, which can weigh up to 2.5 tons, are quite fierce and when attacking an opponent, they knock down everything in their path, often including pups. (Photo:...
Water is supplied to the individual buildings in high Arctic places like Ny Ålesund through pipes that run above ground due to the permafrost. The pipes need to be massively insulated and often are heated to prevent the water from freezing. (Archive photo: Michael...