What does Greenland’s halt of oil production plans mean?
No drilling platforms between icebergs: Greenland’s government has decided to ban oil production on its territory in future and is stopping all exploration and production operations.
No drilling platforms between icebergs: Greenland’s government has decided to ban oil production on its territory in future and is stopping all exploration and production operations.
Logistics problems and political uncertainties pose major challenges to the early start of the Antarctic research season.
In Canada, for the first time, a female Inuit representative was appointed Governor General, the Queen’s representative.
A team of three geologists will begin investigations near Australia’s Davis Station to gather data for a new aerodrome.
In a recent review article, scientists highlight consequences of weathering and degradation processes in plastics and warn of potentially irreversible pollution.
On June 25, 2021, the submarine “Belgorod” set sail for the first time. Thus, Russia will usher in a new era with the arming of the underwater drone “Poseidon”.
Is the Antarctic Treaty robust enough to stop China? In the treaty, more than 50 states agreed not to exploit Antarctica economically or militarily.
A historic agreement to prevent unregulated deep-sea fishing in the central Arctic Ocean entered into force on June 26, 2021.
The government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands plans to extend the protected area to land areas.
Indigenous representatives from the far north of Russia recently visited Switzerland to demand action from the subsidiaries of the Norilsk oil spill.
National Geographic and cartographer Alex Tait announced that they now officially recognize five oceans and have added the “Southern Ocean” to the list.
The Norwegian government has expanded and renamed Nordenskjöld National Park south of Longyearbyen to better protect the last area of sea ice.
Swiss banks may not be allies of indigenous communities. But their financial clout could push companies to change their business practices.
After a long period of frosty relations between Russia and the United States, Putin and Biden held constructive talks in Geneva, also on their activities in the Arctic.
An expert group of leading scientists is sending a strong call to policymakers to put Antarctica at the forefront of climate change negotiations.
China’s ambitions to take a more significant role in the Arctic are likely to lead to growing tensions in the future.
Atomflot reported that a Turkish company has been awarded the contract for the construction of a floating dock for the new Project 22220 nuclear icebreakers.
Novatek does not plan to resume shipments to Asia via the Northeast Passage until mid-June, a month later than last year.
The three heads of government of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands have reached a de facto agreement to give both territories more independence and leadership in the Arctic.
The Falkland Islands will continue to not welcome vessels with more than 530 passengers in the upcoming 21/22 Antarctic season.
In five years the Russian Far East and the Arctic will become a tourist paradise, said the Minister Alexei Chekunkov at the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
The U.S. government has defended an oil production project in Alaska on the one hand, while freezing production licenses in ANWR on the other.
A comprehensive report on the state of Arctic diversity shows that animals and plants are under varying degrees of pressure, depending on species and location, and calls for more cooperation.
Greenland’s foreign minister dreams of Greenland having its own coast guard, causing confusion in Denmark and Russia.