Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park
PICTURED: The mining town of Svea in Spitzbergen, Svalbard. PC Lars Gustavsen. CC 4.0. Norway, having ceased mining operations…
Tag: Arctic
Arctic Ocean Filled with Microplastic Pollution from Artificial Textiles
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
A face of global biodiversity conservation efforts as recognizable as the panda, tiger, and elephant, polar bears are getting…
