Watch out folks for “Nordaustlandet 2015“! This Arctic kayaking expedition will be without doubt spectacular, exceptional & worth following during this summer 2015! 5 Norwegians (maybe 6) are planning to circumnavigate by sea kayaks one of the most beautiful and … Seguir leyendo
Let’s all be united by switching off our lights for 60 Minutes this Saturday March 28, 2015 at 20h30 to fight symbolically against climate change and to show how vital it is to preserve our environment & planet! All together, … Seguir leyendo
I wanted to put forward this great and educative project named “DAREWIN” which aim to encounter, communicate and collect video and audio footage of wild cetacean behavior. The team is composed of well-known Belgian freediver Fred Buyle, French engineer Fabrice Schnöller and … Seguir leyendo
One must be very carefull to wear serious protection ( don’t look directly at the sun because it could cause you serious harm) when the solar eclipse (a path across the earth’s surface will be plunged into darkness as the moon covers … Seguir leyendo
Polar Bear Day on 27 February celebrates the number one symbol of the Arctic, raising awareness about issues like climate change and oil exploration which threaten the existence of this impressive animal and all his friends the narwal, beluga, seal, … Seguir leyendo
According to the January 2015 report by NOAA Climate.gov “Old ice in Arctic vanishingly rare”: …Decades ago, the majority of the Arctic’s winter ice pack was made up of thick, perennial ice. Today, very old ice is extremely rare… The … Seguir leyendo
Your are passionate by cycling and by breathtaking northern landscapes, then you will love to watch the The Arctic Race of Norway 2015 taking place between August 13th and August 16th 2015. After having wound through the Norwegian fjords around … Seguir leyendo
Claudine Brasseur, Belgian Tv presenter of “Nature & Wildlife” Tv programme Le Jardin Extraordinaire, gives her view on Belgian radio “La Prem1ère” about Patrick Reader’s passion for the Arctic and his French polar book “L’Appel de l’Arctique” (Arctic Calling) including … Seguir leyendo
Benoist Clouet is for sure a talented wildlife photographer and a great lover of the Arctic, in particular the beautiful archipelageo of Svalbard (Spitzbergen). Today, he is presenting us his new English and French book “80°Nord-Svalbard“, a collection of breathtaking Far North … Seguir leyendo
Belgian polar explorer Alain Hubert (on the left of the below picture) and Antarctic “zero emission” station “Princess Elisabeth” are under the focus of close media scrutiny! Tv programme “Devoir d’enquête” of Belgian Tv station RTBF has done a journalistic … Seguir leyendo
Several cameras positioned in the icy tundra around the Canadian town of Churchill, Manitoba will give you the incredible and unique chance to view live white bears in their habitat at this automn period of the year! The cameras are live between … Seguir leyendo
Les parents de la petite Dora m’avaient suggeré de passer à l’école de leur fille pour partager avec les élèves de sa classe ma passion et mon expérience de l’Arctique. Me voici cordialement invité par Madame l’institutrice Joëlle de la 3ème maternelle de l’Ecole belge … Seguir leyendo
The current population on earth is of +- 7,2 billions and astonishingly, we are merely only 6,2 millions “Arctic lovers” that have signed Greenpeace’ “Save the Arctic” petition to demand world leaders to declare the Arctic Ocean as a Protected Natural Sanctuary! … Seguir leyendo
Here is a first victory by all Arctic Lovers and those who are defending Nature and the Arctic: International Organisation Greenpeace has just announced on this 9th of October 2014 that Danish toy maker Lego said it won’t renew a marketing deal … Seguir leyendo
What a wonderful artistic encounter I have discovered and wish today to share with you all. Sheena McGoogan is a talented Canadian painter that brings one to some fascinating Arctic places … Her Art of work is beautiful using in a simple … Seguir leyendo
The Garcia Exploration 45 is a beautiful exploration aluminium sailing boat of 13,98 meters designed with the navigator Jimmy Cornell for high latitudes and tropical waters. I recon it will be considered as the “European boat of the Year 2015” as it offers great … Seguir leyendo
Thousands of walruses have been spotted end of September 2014 on a remote North-Western Alaska coastline near Point Lay because of disappearing sea ice due to alarming global climate warming and our C02 human activities (read here what already happened in September … Seguir leyendo
On Saturday the 4th of October 2014, tens of thousands of people will join together in cities and towns across the world for mass bike rides #IceRide to raise the profile of the #SaveTheArctic Greenpeace campaign and challenge political leaders to … Seguir leyendo
The below pictures of a white-cream enormous & elegant male “Teddy Bear” (Ursus maritimus) were taken during the Arctic autumn 2014 in front of Smithbreen glacier in Raudfjorden, North of the beautiful archipelago of Svalbard (79° 40′ N 11° 30′ … Seguir leyendo
“….Wondermont and contemplation may bring Us All to think & act to preserve Our wonderful Nature…”. Here are some spectacular colours of Our Arctic Ocean! “… L’émerveillement et la contemplation peuvent susciter chez chacun de Nous la réflexion et l’action à … Seguir leyendo
Let’s all protect more the Arctic beauties and make sure our grandchildren will still be able to see ice and lovely polar bears in the Far North! Share with all your friends Greeenpeace‘ new below video and please sign their “Save … Seguir leyendo
Researchers at the US University of Washington studying the ice-free Beaufort Arctic Sea in 2012 have published recently their conclusions in the Geophysical Research Letters that : “… Future scenarios for reduced seasonal sea ice cover in the Arctic suggest that larger waves … Seguir leyendo
WWF Canada has released new research mapping a range of oil spill scenarios in the Canadian Arctic Beaufort Sea, which is home to an incredibly rich diversity of species (Polar bears, walrusses, Arctic birds…) and key to the culture and … Seguir leyendo
A 29-year-old Polar bear nicknamed “Arturo, the saddest Arctic bear in the world” seems to live in “deplorable” conditions at the Mendoza Zoo in Argentina. According to reports, this Polar bear lives alone in a concrete enclosure where temperatures are reaching … Seguir leyendo
During month of May, I had the great pleasure to inform you about the launch of the new wonderful exploration vessel of Garcia Yachting, the Garcia Exploration 45. This summer 2014, two yachts from the Garcia Yachting fleet will attempt … Seguir leyendo
What a coincidence! A few days ago, I did put on Arctic05 website what I (parents & children as well) believed was a great marketing video from LEGO putting foward their toys collection around the Arctic… Greenpeace Belgium wrote me an email … Seguir leyendo
Over the course of centuries, Arctic indigenous peoples have navigated on sea, ice and trundra land using cultural knowledge of trails and place names that was passed down through the generations. These trails were used mainly for hunting, fishing, trading and maintaining … Seguir leyendo
Did you know on June, 4 2014 Belgian polar explorer Dixie Dansercoer (51 years old) and his Canadian expedition partner Eric McNair-Landry (30 years old) are the first polar explorers to have completed by kite and skis – after 56 days … Seguir leyendo
Alarming outbreak of syphilis has been reported by several Nunavut (North of Canada, Arctic) newspapers on 5th of June 2014. Nunatsiaq online underlines that: “… Health Minister Monica Ell told Nunavut Territory’s legislative assembly on June 4, 2014: “Nunavut is experiencing an … Seguir leyendo
If you are you planning a visit to the Arctic, the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) has just released a new animated video (here below) of 9.35 minutes to show tourists with basic guidelines how to conduct environmentally-friendly in the … Seguir leyendo
Garcia Yachting below official video is putting forward their new beautiful exploration sailing boat, the Garcia Exploration 45. It’s an aluminium boat of 13,98 meters with a draft of 1,05 meters designed for high latitudes and tropical waters… Well-known skipper Jimmy Cornell has … Seguir leyendo
Passionated by the Arctic, Patrick Reader shares with the so called “les Amis de la Nature” (Friends of Nature) of Belgian councils of Schaerbeek and Evere (Brussels) his emotions and experience of this wonderful North region in their monthly newspaper of month … Seguir leyendo
The media are now reffering again to this huge project of considering building a high-speed train that would connect China (Pekin) with Canada (Vancouver) via the Arctic regions of Siberia and Alaska. This “China-Russia-Canada-America line” would run for +– 8.000 miles … Seguir leyendo
Sa maman m’a contacté pour m’indiquer à quel point elle était super fière de savoir que son fiston Mateo est fasciné par les animaux et les glaces du Grand Nord. Fin mars 2014, ce garçon de 8 ans a présenté … Seguir leyendo
“Wondermont and contemplation may bring Us All to think & act to preserve Our wonderful Nature”. “L’émerveillement et la contemplation peuvent susciter chez chacun de Nous la réflexion et l’action à la préservation de Notre merveilleuse Nature”.
Be ready to follow this April, May and June 2014 what could be a new Arctic world record by Belgian Polar explorer Dixie Dansercoer (pictures here below)! Dixie and his expedition partner Eric McNair-Landry have set the goal to complete more than … Seguir leyendo
CBCNews North has reported on March 21, 2014 that pin-trading among visitors and Inuit participants at Fairbanks Arctic Winter Games 2014 brings so much camaraderie and fun between people from around the circumpolar world…
Let’s all be united by switching off our lights for 60 minutes this Saturday March 29, 2014 at 20h30 to fight symbolically against climate change and to show how important it is to preserve our environment & planet! All together, … Seguir leyendo
