They have more than fish on their minds (Photo: Department for International Trade) At just £12 million (€14 million) annually, the value of trade between the UK and Greenland is inconsequential for both countries. For Britain, it is 1/7,000 of the total value of its...
Arctic fishing has developed into a large-scale and lucrative industry, not least because of climate change. But that also means that new control mechanisms have to be created. Image: NOAA Fisheries Scan, Wiki Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 The Arctic Ocean is Earth’s...
On the scientific side, several research station and two Polar research vessel (here: Xue Long) underline China’s ambitions as a Arctic power. However, the plans of the Chinese government go far beyond research and science as outlined in the White Paper...
The Northern Sea Route as defined by Russia comprises the Arctic waters between Cape Zhelanya on Novaya Zemlya in the east and Cape Dezhnev in the west. Most of the seafloor aerea is subject to massive changes due to inflow of sediments by the huge Russian rivers....
In today’s Arctic settlements in Arctic Russia, dogs still play an important role. Mostly the animals are used as sled dogs and as guards against polar bears. There are also major differences in the way animals are kept between the Arctic and Western cultures....