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  • Montreal IPY2012 Conference: From knowledge to urgent action?

    23.04.2012

    Three years after the official end of the Fourth International Polar Year (IPY) in 2009, this week will see over two thousand polar researchers, policy-makers, and other interested parties from industry, education, non-government organizations, and circumpolar communities descend on Montreal for the third and final IPY conference. The International Polar Foundation (IPF) will be actively taking part in this gathering…

  • Arctic Futures 2011 Proceedings Now Available

    30.03.2012

    The need for enhanced Arctic search and rescue (SAR) capabilities and environmental protection measures are among the main messages of the proceedings of the 2011 Arctic Futures Symposium, we have made available for download. Cooperation and dialogue among Arctic States, inhabitants and other stakeholders of the unique and environmentally fragile region, are also highlighted.

  • Stephen Cox: A Plea for Safeguarding the Antarctic

    14.03.2012

    However much you have travelled the world, nothing can prepare you for the grandeur and spectacle of the Antarctic with its diverse abundant wildlife, the often tragic history of its exploration, the remnants of man’s abuse of the natural environment and something that one takes for granted when looking from afar: the ice. The ice, particularly where it collides with…

  • A Teacher at the Princess Elisabeth Station

    20.01.2012

    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.

  • IPF Discusses Clean Mobility for Antarctica in Monaco

    21.12.2011

    On December 14th, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Monegasque car manufacturer Venturi co-organized the conference “Antarctica 1911-2011” to commemorate the centenary of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen’s successful attempt to reach the South Pole. The event was held at the Oceanography Museum of Monaco under the high patronage of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and in presence…

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