Dossier

North Pole (Arctic)

With the receding sea-ice in the Arctic, an increase in human activities such as shipping, oil and gas exploration, fisheries and tourism is expected in this region. Wageningen University & Research conducts impact assessments of these activities. This is needed to identify relevant mitigation measures to minimise impacts of these activities and to give advice to governments, industry and NGOs on sustainable developments in the Arctic.

Follow our expeditions

• MOSAiC expedition
• Arctic Marine Litter Expedition
• Svalbard expedition

Projects in the Arctic

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  Arctic Marine Litter Project

  01 August 2018 - Project - Take a moment to visualise the Arctic: icebergs, snow-capped mountains, polar bears, walruses...But the truth is quite the opposite. Many of the beaches in the European Arctic are littered, and the most abundant type of litter is plastic.
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  Sustainable Arctic Resource Use

  15 August 2012 - Project - This project aims to analyse the use of information in natural resource governance and management in the Arctic region.

Publications