Join in on October 12-14, 2013 in Reykavik, Iceland for the first Arctic Circle, an open assembly for international cooperation on Arctic issues. – Program & address, click here >> – Further info under www.arcticcircle.org Join us in Iceland for … Continue reading
The Third Annual ReSDA workshop “Research and Knowledge Sharing” is being held in Iqaluit, Nunavut – Canada on October 8-10, 2013. The focus of this workshop will be on knowledge sharing and effective communication with northern communities. “… As part … Continue reading
The 2013 Arctic Energy Summit will be held on the 8-10th October 2013 in Akureyri, Iceland. The Summit will be an interdisciplinary forum for scholars, energy industry officials, scientists, academics, policymakers, energy professionals, and community leaders who share an interest in, … Continue reading
The International Snow Science Workshop will be held for the first time in France from October 7th to October 11th, 2013 at the Alpexpo in Grenoble. This event has the goal of promoting interactions and exchanges between practitioners and researchers … Continue reading
Belgian skipper Nicolas Mouchart has indicated to me by sms that his yacht Perd pas le Nord and his crew have succeeded on this 14/15th September 2013 the crossing of the mythical Arctic Northwest Passage. They are now in Nome, … Continue reading
You are all very welcome to come between the 30th September till the 18th October 2013 to Dave Walsh’ photography exhibition The Arctic: another world? held at Belgian library of Laeken in Brussels in order to admire his breathtaking Arctic pictures. … Continue reading
On September 15th, 2013 let’s be united and mobilized all over the world to defend the Arctic! Join one of Greenpeace Ice Ride cities on the 15th of September 2013 to say loud how much we want to save and protect the … Continue reading
The International Polar Foundation (IPF) has announced the Arctic Futures Symposium 2013 will be held in Brussels – Belgium on the 16 and 17th October 2013. Decision-makers from Arctic nations, university professors, politicians, science experts wil attend (see here below the list … Continue reading
The spectacular polar film Le Piège blanc is broadcasted this week on TV5 Monde Tv channel both in Europe and around the world. View here below the video trailer! Here below the Tv agenda=> Europe=> 11th of September 2013 at 21h05 and … Continue reading
Norwegian Arctic University of Svalbard UNIS located in Longyearbyen at 78° North offers courses at the Bachelor, Master and PhD level in four polar fields: Arctic Biology (AB), Arctic Geology (AG), Arctic Geophysics (AGF) and Arctic Technology (AT). The application deadline is … Continue reading
Discover the photo exhibition “Chiens de traineaux dans le Yukon Canada (Dog sled in Yukon Canada) ” of Anne-Touati from the 17th September till 27th November 2013 at the French travel agency à Grand Nord Grand Large at 75 rue Richelieu 75002 Paris. Free … Continue reading
If you Love the Arctic and Polar regions, if you are a Fan of Nature and Preservation, if you like Action and Team spirit, if you are looking for a new ambitious and international professional challenge, the following open position … Continue reading
Website www.sail-world.com has been reporting on the 29th of August 2013 that several yachts crossing the mythical Arctic Northwest Passage (Nunavut – Alaska or vice-versa) are caught by drifting ice at 2 strategic points : At Cap Bathurst for those who are … Continue reading
Greenpeace’s below video is explaining in a very interesting way why the Arctic is so crucial for the survival of our planet and why it’s so fundamental for each one of us to act towards its preservation. Did you … Continue reading
NASA is studying via a range of satellites and with people on the ground the evolution of the Arctic sea ice and how fast the glaciers and ice sheets in Greenland & Antarctica are melting. Let’s please listen carefully to the … Continue reading
If you are planning to visit Stockholm in Sweden, take then your time to see the outdoor exhibition “Wild Wonders of Europe” in order to discover and admire till the 29 September 2013 more then 100 spectacular images around Nature. … Continue reading
I wanted to share with you this formidable discovery I made recently: the breathtaking Arctic pictures of French wildlife photographer Vincent Munier. I invite you to view the below video to appreciate together his talent, to understand how much he is … Continue reading
International media are reporting that a Chinese merchant cargo The Yong Sheng, a 19.000 tonne vessel operated by state-owned Cosco Group is attempting at the moment the country’s first ever commercial transit of the Arctic Northeast Passage above Russia’s northern coastline … Continue reading
Sébastien Lapierre et Olivier Giasson from Canada are achieving at the moment the crossing with their sea kayak of the mythical Arctic Northwest Passage. This amazing polar expedition with code name « Rêve de glace 2013 » started this summer … Continue reading
Le Cercle Polaire of France is organising on Friday the 20th of September 2013 at 18h30 a conference around “Climate Change”. The location is at Carré Rosengart du Port du Légué in Saint Brieuc in France . “… Le débat contradictoire sur le changement … Continue reading
The 5th International Conference on Polar & Alpine Microbiology will be held between Sept 8-12, 2013 from Yellowstone National Park, in Big Sky, Montana, USA. The goal of this meeting is to share and review discoveries and progress in polar and alpine … Continue reading
The French association Pôles Actions has just launched a scientific participative program under the naming Ours polaire (Polar bear) which objective is to invite scientists, Arctic expedition leaders & guides, sailors, wildlife lovers,… and why not you … to collect information in order … Continue reading
Your are passionate by cycling and by breathtaking northern landscapes, then you will love to watch the very first edition of The Arctic Race of Norway taking place between August 8th and August 11th 2013. The race starts in the city … Continue reading
View here below with attention the image taken on the 22 July 2013 by Washington university webcams at the North Pole. The Arctic pack-ice seems to melt in a critical way as we can spot already at this time of … Continue reading
Remember those four French handicap divers who did attempt during this month of July 2013 a wonderful human and sports challenge to dive in the extreme and cold waters of Sermelik fjord in Greenland near the Inuit village of Tiniteqilaaq… … Continue reading
Four adventurers are now attempting a world first incredible expedition by rowing the 3.000 km Arctic Northwest Passage. The crew has set off a few days ago from Inuvik in the Northwest Territories of Canada their 25-foot long, specially built rowing boat … Continue reading
The 3rd UK Arctic Science Conference will take place from the 18th to 20th September 2013 at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England. This three day conference aims to bring together UK Arctic scientists of all physical and social … Continue reading
Le Cercle Polaire de France is organizing on Tuesday 9th of July 2013 at 18.30 a conference on the following theme : “La route maritime du Nord ouverte à la navigation ? “ (the Northern maritime route open to navigation?). Address: Campus … Continue reading
French book of Emmanuel Hussenet – Le Nouveau Monde (The New World), essai sur la disparition des banquises et sur le sens des choses – 2012, éditions Les cavaliers de l’orage – 160p. “… Alors que le discours écologique s’essouffle et que … Continue reading
Le Centre français Paul-Emile-Victor in Prémanon in the Haut-Jura region of France will organize from July 31 to August 4, 2013 the 14th edition of the so called “Semaine du Livre Polaire et de Montagne (Polar & Mountain Book Week)”. One will be … Continue reading
Be ready to follow up during this winter 2013-14 the new raid “l’Odyssée sauvage” of French polar explorer Nicolas Vanier: an extraordinary dog sled crossing of more then 4.000km starting in the North of Siberia and ending at the Baïkal … Continue reading
On board of sailing yacht “Perd pas le Nord” (picture here after), Belgian skipper Nicolas Mouchart is aiming this summer to cross from East (Greenland) to West (South Alaska) famous Arctic Northwest Passage (+- 6.000km). One of his objectives is … Continue reading
The International Glaciological Society will hold in Beijing – China from 28 July to 2 August 2013 an International Symposium on “Changes in Glaciers and Ice Sheets: observations, modelling and environmental interactions”. “… Glaciers and ice sheets are important components … Continue reading
I like the title Ice on the Dune given to the new album of electropop australian music group Empire of the Sun which is being launched this month of June 2013 (new single “Alive” here below). Why? It makes me remind of great souvenirs … Continue reading
Let’s please welcome on the worldwide web the Asian Arctic Research Programme internet site www.asiarctic.no. It’s official launch will take place on June the 13th, 2013 during a seminar titled “Asian countries – Arctic aspirations”. In fact, this website is … Continue reading
The Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark is keeping polar bears for many years now. Since end February 2013, their enclosure has been extended and also designed to welcome more tourists…On the marketing side, the name chosen for the new white bear area is … Continue reading
The Guardian has meet French adventurer Sylvain Tesson for an interview on his 6 months spent alone in a cabin, from Frebruary to July 2010, on the edge of lake Baïkal in Siberia. I invite you to view here below the … Continue reading
Click here to view Skynet.be diaporama which is an invitation to each one of us to be concerned by the Arctic wonders and to join Facebook Fan Page “Arctic 4 Ever” to show the world how much we Love Our Nature, the Great … Continue reading
Canadian adventurer Cameron Dueck will be giving on Monday June 3 2013 at the Royal Geographic Society of Hong Kong in China a talk on his 2009 amazing Arctic sailing expedition with code name “The New Northwest Passage” . Le location is at … Continue reading
Greenpeace has just announced they have achieved an amazing 3 million signatures of passionate people around the world totally concerned about the Arctic & its future. We can do much more! Invite then all your friends to join in Greenpeace … Continue reading
