Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in Svalbard – More Work is Needed in The Tourism Sector
Norway's Arctic Council Chairship Praised by Iceland Bodø (High North News): “It was up to Norway to take on the huge challenge and responsibility of chairing the Arctic Council after Russia,” Iceland's Arctic ambassador, Pétur Ásgeirsson, said, praising Norway's navigation through the muddy waters of Russia's war in Ukraine while chairing the Arctic Council.
Plastic on Norwegian Beaches Comes from Nearby Ocean Areas Plastic drifting onshore on seven selected beaches along the Norwegian coast and in Svalbard proves to stem from nearby ocean areas, according to a recent study from the Norwegian Met Office, the Institute of Marine Research, and Nordland Research Institute.
First Norwegian President of International Arctic Organization Climate scientist Grete Hovelsrud was Sunday elected president of the international research organization IASSA. Now, the organization comes to Bodø and Norway for the first time ever.
Northwest Russia: Rural Villages are Becoming a New Tourist Attraction Since the Soviet collapse in 1991, the rural population has been exploring new economic opportunities. Tourism is one of them.
Op-Ed: Ocean Acidification – An Ignored Consequence of Climate Change? Speaking of climate change resonates more with people today than it did ten years ago and nobody questions the fact that plastic pollution of the oceans is caused by humans . However, there is one subject that is largely ignored: Ocean acidification and its significant effects on our coasts and the ocean.
