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GRID-Arendal’s new website: a better how

How we communicate has changed a lot in the last two decades. But not the what.GRID-Arendal was established in 1989 to “create environmental
Redd havet vårt

Hva tenker barn om havet og hva vet de om havets utfordringer? Da GRID-Arendal sendte ut invitasjon til tegnekonkurranse med tema ”Redd have
“A blessedness of life” – the importance of migratory birds to our planet’s health

“But by the open waters of the lake there was an incessant chattering among the gulls and terns and ducks who cannot make out why the loon s
Grønn Dag

20. mai fra 11:00 til 14:00 fylles Tyholmen fergekai og Teaterplassen med informasjonsstands og aktiviteter for å vise grønne løsninger som
Nordisk samarbeid mot marin forsøpling

Norge er bygget opp på ressurser fra havet. Det har vært livsgrunnlaget vårt i hundrevis av år. De siste årene har vi fått en bedre forståel
The end of the Arctic as we know it?

A new report released at the International Conference on Arctic Science in the United States this week shows that profound changes are under
Wastewater: Can the new “black gold” reform global supply systems?

Water permeates all life on Earth, yet about two thirds of the world’s population suffer water insecurity for at least one month a year. Pro
Is Arctic conservation prepared for the coming melt?

The news continues to be bad for Arctic sea ice in the summer. Last year it declined to around 4 million km2 from around 7.5 million km2 in
Preserving global peatlands

As global temperatures continue to rise one of the answers to slowing climate change may lie under our feet. Earlier this year scientists di
The Ocean and Us

The sea! The sea! The open sea!The blue, the fresh, the ever free!From “The Sea” written by Barry CornwallThe ocean is vast, covering 360 mi
The Abidjan Convention

Last week marked as an important week for the Abidjan Convention – the UN Regional Seas Programme for West, Central and Southern Africa – an
5 Days in Bakul

One destination, one goal: To integrate Ecosystem Services into Coastal and Marine Planning in the fictitious country of BakulOrganisers: Th
A Tale of Contradictions

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness….”Charles Dickens wrote the op
New atlas shows coordination key for Lake Victoria Basin

Countries that share water basins need to work together to overcome environmental threats – that’s the main message in a new atlas on the La
Marine and coastal satellite Services to Track Environmental Crime activities

Environmental crime is a global threat to the security, economy, environment and sustainable development. Its value is estimated to be ca. 9
Gender inequality – a threat to sustainable development

Despite the fact that March 8th is International Women’s Day, for many women and children in Somalia, today will be just as hard a struggle
Transforming leadership for complex times

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for th
It’s March—Happy Seagrass awareness month!

Welcome to the third month of the year – or, if you were an ancient Roman, the first. On that note, March is the perfect month to celebrate
Third consecutive year of coral bleaching – a tipping point passed?

The summers of 2015 in the northern hemisphere and of 2015-2016 in the southern hemisphere were the hottest ever recorded and caused the wor
Building Integrated Ocean Management in African regions

Along the African Atlantic coast, the marine and coastal environment is home to a range of biodiversity hotspots and highly productive ecosy
GRID-Arendal wins Creative Map award

GRID-Arendal has focused on creative map making since its beginning. Over the last couple of years, we have developed Story Maps that combin
GRID-Arendal vant prisen for Mest Kreative Kart

GRID-Arendal har siden sin oppstart fokusert på å informere om miljø og klima med visuelle og kreative verktøy, blant annet ved å lage ulike
Marin forsøpling – det nye havmonsteret

En hval med 30 plastposer i magesekken har skremt oss alle. Bildene viser den ærlige sannhet om havets tilstand og hvordan dette påvirker li
Lessons from a dead whale

The story of a Cuvier beaked whale that died with a stomach full of plastic bags went around the world last week.Besides being a major story
Lihkku beivviin, Sápmi! – Happy Sámi National Day!

This year marks the 100th anniversary of a meeting that launched Sámi political activity.Today, the 6th of February, we celebrate the Nation
Whales in a sea of plastic

It’s hard to imagine that one of the largest creatures on the planet can be killed by eating plastic. But it seems that a stomach full of pl
Bigger than the Grand Canyon

A new study co-authored by two of GRID-Arendal’s ocean experts focusses on the need to protect a little known but important part of our plan
High Latitudes, High Altitudes

The Arctic and Hindu Kush Himalayan regions can learn from each other when it comes to education, research and international cooperation on
Making nature work for climate change action

The Global Environment Facility (GEF)/UN Environment (UNEP) Blue Forests Project Cross-Training Workshop is taking place in Panama City, fro
Klimafesivalen §112 – Norges største klimafest

Den 18. – 28. januar arrangeres Klimafestivalen §112, en feiring av grunnlovsparagraf 112, som bygger på beskyttelse av vår fantastiske natu

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