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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.

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What is the Sea Ice Minimum? (And Why Do We Care)

August 2019

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage

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Where Have All the Glaciers Gone?

August 2011

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