International Polar Foundation
The International Polar Foundation communicates and educates on polar science and polar research as a way to understand key environmental and climate mechanisms.
The IPF also promotes innovative and multifaceted responses to the complex challenges raised by the need for action on sustainable development.
Three other complementary websites focusing on various aspects of the IPF activities are available: SciencePoles, EducaPoles and ExploraPoles
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A Teacher at the Princess Elisabeth Station
What is a Belgian Teacher doing in Antarctica? Well, Koen Meilaen and his students won the PolarQuest contest by creating the AHA project to increase the awareness of teachers, parents and students alike towards sustainable development.
Highlighted Projects
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Antarctic Operator
12.01.2012 • Website
The International Polar Foundation is the mandated Antarctic Operator for the Belgian Polar Secretariat. As such, the IPF oversees all day to day operations…
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InBev-Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship
02.11.2011
The InBev-Baillet Latour Fund and the International Polar Foundation (IPF) announce the opening of the 2011 Call for Proposals for the InBev-Baillet Latour…
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Arctic Futures Symposium 2011
01.09.2011
Building on the momentum of the first Arctic Futures Symposium held in October 2010, the IPF organized the Arctic Futures Symposium 2011 in Brussels, Belgium…
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
16.07.2009 • Website
The journey began in 2004: the International Polar Foundation, commissioned by the Belgian Federal Government, set out to build a new research station…
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Class Zero Emission
15.07.2009 • Website
Class Zero Emission offers students across Belgium the opportunity to learn about the breathtaking world of the Arctic and Antarctic. This interactive…
