Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Davydova Nadezda, Deputy Chair of Save the Pechoras Committee“If one cuts the roots of the tree, it dries out. Indigenous peoples are the roots of our planet, its foundation, traditions and life. If you destroy it, you will lose your past, your heart, yDiscussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeaceour soul.”
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace
Discussions about the future of the Arctic region are limited to a handful of ministers from the five main Arctic nations: the USA, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway. These discussions are held in the “Arctic Council”, and centre around how best to divide up the region’s vast resources for profit. For many companies and government figures, melting sea ice is seen simply an opportunity to extract more oil.Indigenous communities will be most affected by the industrialization of their territories and would feel the first impacts of an oil spill. Arctic sea ice is reaching record low levels. Some scientists are now predicting ice free Arctic summers by the end of this decade, including open water around the North Pole. Evidence is emerging that the loss of Arctic sea ice is linked to instances of extreme weather around the globe, including bitter winters in Europe the US and China, as well as the unusual behavior of storms like Sandy. Extracting and burning Arctic oil will speed up this process, while risking a major spill in one of the world’s last truly pristine areas.© Christian Åslund/Greenpeace