Byrd Polar Research Center
The Ice Core Paleoclimatology group has a distinguished history of conducting "cutting edge" science and has propelled ice coring out of the polar regions and up to ice fields covering the highest tropical and subtropical mountains.
International Polar Year
The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 will be an intense, internationally coordinated campaign of research that will initiate a new era in polar science. IPY 2007-2008 will include research in both polar regions and recognise the strong links these regions have with the rest of the globe.
It will involve a wide range of research disciplines, including the social sciences, but the emphasis will be interdisciplinary in its approach and truly international in participation. It aims to educate and involve the public, and to help train the next generation of engineers, scientists, and leaders.
Ministry of the Environment of Norway
In recent years, the Norwegian environmental authorities have given higher priority to management of the natural environment in Norway’s territories in the Arctic. This means Svalbard (Spitsbergen and the rest of the archipelago), Jan Mayen, Bjørnøya (Bear Island) and the surrounding territorial waters. Norway has set ambitious goals for its management of the Arctic environment, one of which is for Svalbard to become one of the best managed wilderness areas in the world.
Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF)
In connection with the International Polar Year and the World Environmental Day, the Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) will focus on the theme “climate change”and will take place in Tromsoe, Norway from 1 to 12 June 2007. The NUFF is a film competition that invites youth from all over the world to make films about climate change. They have two categories to compete in:
- A film idea competition, where you can win funds to produce the film
- A film competition among (previously) completed films
Norwegian Polar Institute
The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway's central institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. The Institute is the Norwegian authorities' consultant and supplier of knowledge, and contributes to the best possible administration of Norwegian polar areas. Through active participation in national and international bodies, the Polar Institute is central when it comes to protecting national interests in matters of research and the environment.
Please visit the Norwegian Polar Institute WED website for more information on the celebrations in Norway. [English] - [Norsk]
Sila Alangotok
The Arctic. For millennia, Inuit peoples have thrived in this beautiful but unforgiving land. Skilled in fishing, hunting and trapping, their very survival depends their intimate knowledge of nature, and their ability to read the weather. Now as climate change threatens their environment and way of life, Earth Report visits these 'People of the Tundra', for their perspective on the changes unfolding before their eyes. Earth Report - Television Trust for the Environment (TVE)
Tara Arctic 2007 - 2008
On 29 November 2005, Tara launched Arctic Drift 2007–2008 to gather data related to changing conditions in the Arctic.
UNEP/GRID Arendal - Polar Programme
GRID-Arendal is an official United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) centre located in Southern Norway. GRID-Arendal has been designated as UNEP's key Polar Centre - and the Polar Programme is responsible for carrying out this role. As such, it is committed to developing UNEP's involvement in and support for the circumpolar regions.
Vital Arctic Graphics - People and global heritage on our last wild shores
