Cryosphere: “parts of the earth’s surface where water exists as ice” Cambridge dictionary definition. Image: Julia Hager The French Polar Strategy, drafted two years ago by the French Ambassador for the Poles and Oceans, Olivier Poivre d’Arvor...
The French Polar Institute and Tara sign an agreement to work together in the Arctic. Image: Camille Lin Yesterday evening saw the conclusion of a strategy meeting for French action in the clusters. There are many players involved, and there is a need for coordination...
It’s not the Arctic, but Brazil has been present in Antarctica for 40 years and feels that the time has come to look north. Image: Marinha do Brasil Brazil is making progress on polar issues and its deployment capability. For the first time, it has published a...
The European Union is connected to the Arctic geographically thanks to its member states Sweden, Finland and Denmark (through their partial administration of Greenland). But the region also plays an important role in their security, economic and environmental...
Norway’s northernmost outpost, the Svalbard archipelago, is administered by the government in Oslo, and large parts are protected from heavy oil-fueled ships. But Norway wants to continue drilling for oil in the Barents Sea to the south. Picture: Michael Wenger...
