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Summaries of presentations and discussions from a broad range of Arctic stakeholders present at Arctic Futures 2012 in Brussels, are now available for download in the Arctic Futures Symposium 2012 Final Report.
A team of scientists working at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica have discovered a meteorite weighing 18kg, the largest such meteorite found in the region since 1988.
Three members of the International Polar Foundation's Princess Elisabeth Antarctica are the first humans to visit and photograph a newly-discovered 9,000-strong colony of emperor penguins.
We are proud to announce that on Saturday December 22nd, our exhibition of life at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, Inside the Station, opens at Tour & Taxis in Brussels. The exhibition …
As a followup the Arctic Futures Symposium in Brussels earlier this month, we have now posted Questions and Answer sessions with three of the key speakers from the conference - …
We're delighted to announce a new book by International Polar Foundation vice-president Nighat Amin, about the world' first zero emission polar research station.
Arctic stakeholders, including EU and foreign policymakers, scientists, industry representatives, indigenous peoples and academics are gathering this morning in Brussels, for the annual Arctic Futures Symposium.
German glaciologist Dr Reinhard Drews was tonight presented with the prestigious €150,000 InBev-Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship, by His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium, for his proposal to investigate how …
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, now available for …
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 …