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Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park
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Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park

June 30, 2021September 26, 2023

Norway, having ceased mining operations of coal in the Arctic in 2017, is dismantling their last mine piece by…

Arctic Ocean Filled with Microplastic Pollution from Artificial Textiles
Environment

Arctic Ocean Filled with Microplastic Pollution from Artificial Textiles

January 15, 2021

The dominant form of microplastic pollution in the Arctic ocean is bits of artificial textile fibers, a new study…

Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia
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Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia

August 14, 2020

A face of global biodiversity conservation efforts as recognizable as the panda, tiger, and elephant, polar bears are getting…


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