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Polar Oceans

Polar Oceans

Topic | March 29, 2010 at 10:15

The Arctic and the Antarctic, two of the greatest wilderness areas on Earth with ecosystems vital to the functioning of our planet, are under assault from the impacts of rapidly accelerating climate change, industrialization, and the unchecked...

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Polar Oceans in Peril<br>...and a planet at risk

Polar Oceans in Peril
...and a planet at risk

Publication | July 6, 2009 at 15:08

The Arctic and the Antarctic are under assault - from the impacts of rapidly accelerating climate change; from increased industrialisation; and from the unchecked consumption of our planet's resources.

Antarctica

Antarctica

Background | June 8, 2009 at 8:40

The last (almost) untouched continent on this planet and its surrounding ocean, the Southern ocean, are threatened by whaling, overfishing and Climate Change. An essential first step to protect them was reached with the Environmental protocol to...

Protecting the Arctic

Protecting the Arctic

Background | May 12, 2009 at 10:33

Unlike Antarctica, there is no single over-arching treaty governing activities in the Arctic.

Protecting Antarctica

Protecting Antarctica

Background | May 12, 2009 at 6:49

The historic 1991 agreement to prohibit all mineral extraction in Antarctica for 50 years set an example for a new relationship with planet Earth.

Arctic

Arctic

Background | May 9, 2009 at 17:18

The Northernmost ocean on our planet is in dire need of protection.

The Arctic oil race

The Arctic oil race

Background | May 9, 2009 at 17:30

The impacts of climate change in the Arctic underscore the urgency with which the world's governments must seriously reduce CO2 emissions, yet instead, many are racing to secure their "right" to drill for oil that may be found underneath the...

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