Searching For A High North Hero Every year, the High North Center for Business and Governance presents the High North Award to honor someone who leaves a positive mark on the North. "The award has helped increase attention to the High North," says Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers and jury leader Anu Fredrikson.
Nordic Literature Prize to Explosive Icelandic Picture Book On Tuesday, the Nordic Council's Children and Young People's Literature Prize was awarded to the Icelandic author and illustrator Rán Flygenring for the picture book Eldgos. "The story bursts with power, both capturing and propelling our fascination with extreme natural phenomena," writes the jury.
Arctic Circle Launches Global Climate Award A new global climate award of EUR 100,000 will be awarded to action-oriented scientific initiatives to improve and reverse the dramatic effects of climate change in a concrete way.
