The Arctic
Consisting of deep ocean covered by drifting pack ice and surrounded by continents and archipelagos around the Earth's North Pole, the Arctic is the planet's largest and least fragmented inhabited region.
Why the Arctic matters
A rich habitat for life
Warming faster than anywhere else in the world
Eight countries, global significance
Vast resources are becoming available
Where we work
What's new
Stories
On the edge of the world
An Arctic village in Greenland is on the front lines of climate change.
Published 25 June 2019
NEWS
Lack of consensus in Arctic Council risks the future of nature and people
Arctic Foreign Ministers meeting today did not release a Declaration because they could not agree to collective action on climate change.
Published 7 May 2019
