Press Releases
View the full archive of International Polar Foundation press releases published since the organisation's founding in 2002.
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Alain Hubert to Receive Prestigious 2023 Belgica Medal
The Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium (Classe des Sciences) has announced that it has selected Alain Hubert, Founder and President of the International Polar …
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station Remains Icon of Sustainability
Brussels, May 30 2022 – After 15 years, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica - the first ever zero emission polar research station - remains the global benchmark in reducing the environmental footprint of conducting …
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FACTS RELATED TO THE COVID VIRUS AT PRINCESS ELISABETH ANTARCTICA STATION
The International Polar Foundation (IPF) confirms that despite all sanitary measures taken staff members at the Princess Elisabeth Station were infected by the COVID virus in December 2021. The IPF would …
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The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station Tests the “Venturi Antarctica”
Brussels, 17 December 2021 – The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station is welcoming the team from Venturi and the new Venturi Antartica, the first electric vehicle designed to be used in …
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Belgian Court Dismisses Charges against Alain Hubert and the International Polar Foundation
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