Press Releases
View the full archive of International Polar Foundation press releases published since the organisation's founding in 2002.
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Celebrates Five Years of Successful Operations
Brussels, Belgium, February 13, 2014 -- This Saturday, February 15th, the International Polar Foundation celebrates five years of successful operations since the inauguration of Antarctica’s only zero emission polar …
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International Polar Foundation Strikes Historic Deal With South Africa’s Antarctic Programme
Cape Town, South Africa, 25 October 2013 – The International Polar Foundation committed to a landmark agreement today with South Africa’s National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) and the Department of Environmental …
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Arctic Futures Programme: Canada, Arctic Resource Development Tops Brussels Agenda
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki, Vice-President of the European Parliament Isabelle Durant and Belgium’s deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders …
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Arctic development to top agenda at Arctic Futures Symposium 2013
Arctic development will top the agenda at next month’s Arctic Futures Symposium, which will see Arctic stakeholders discuss safe Arctic shipping, sustainable circumpolar communities, and research needed …
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Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth and Prince Philippe Visit Antarctic Station Exhibition
Brussels, 20 May 2013 - Their Royal Highnesses, Prince Philippe, and his daughter Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, were today welcomed by the International Polar Foundation during their visit to the “Inside …