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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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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit

September 2011

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A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

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Polar Bear Mother and Cub

December 2015

Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic.

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Polar Bear on the Ice

January 2013

Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.

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The Arctic and The Antarctic

September 2014

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