Eye on the Arctic news round-up
The 2012 International Polar Year Conference wound up today in Montreal, Canada.
Some 2,000 scientists were in town for the week-long event.
Panels and discussion forums touched on every region of the Arctic and Antarctic and covered themes ranging from science and housing to shipping and indigenous knowledge.
Here’s a round up of some of our top stories from the event:
- Feature Interview: Canada hosts international Polar conference, The Link, Radio Canada International
- Arctic Ocean may open to regular shipping by 2017, Max Paris, CBC News
- A man in a ‘banged-up Subaru’ puts up $1 million for an Arctic Inspiration Prize, Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
- Polar experts call for robust regulation of Arctic shipping, Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
- Researchers must be honest with Arctic peoples about food contaminants: doctor, Eilís Quinn, Radio Canada International
Write to Eilís Quinn (at) eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca