Geographic Focus: Polar Regions

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It is dedicated to developing "scientific knowledge of physical and biogeochemical environmental processes at local, regional, and global scales." It applies this knowledge to improve society's awareness and understanding of...

Is "Norway's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic." Its "activities are focused on environmental management needs in the polar regions."...

It is a global initiative, which is focused in spreading the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services into decision-making at all levels. To do so, it follows a structured approach...

"Studies the land ice, sea ice, and ice sheets using satellite observations and numerical models of the polar regions". CPOM was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and...

Report of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  Published annually since 2006, these essays involve 81 scientists from 12 countries reporting on the acceleration of ice melting in a...

It's broad interest is in interdisciplinary research involving all countries engaged in Arctic research and in all areas of the Arctic. The Committee has working groups, which support science-led international...

Arctic Council (1996, Tromso, Norway; 15 staff; arctic-council.org) It provides a means for "promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities...

A foundation that "supports polar scientific research for the advancement of knowledge, the promotion of informed action on climate change, and the development of a sustainable society." Projects: Princess Elisabeth...

Peter Wadhams (b.1948) is Professor of Ocean Physics and Head of the Polar Ocean Physics Group at the University of Cambridge.  He has been a polar researcher for 47 years,...

“As goes the Arctic so goes the Earth.” The AMEG Declaration of Emergency (revised, Sept 2012) declares that “there now exists an extremely high international security risk of acute climate...