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Seeds saved from war and natural disaster head to Arctic vault for safekeeping

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 15:46
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Fourteen thousand seeds from 21 countries are heading to the Arctic this week, bound for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a

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Military support to Ukraine vital for our security says Norwegian border town mayor

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:28
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“If dictator Putin is not stopped, he will look for the next areas in his sphere of interest. That could

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Norway, UK team up to protect subsea infrastructure against Russian hybrid attacks

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:47
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The two NATO-members agree to tackle Russian underwater threats with uniting cutting-edge naval capabilities. Norway and the United Kingdom on Thursday

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UK Defence Secretary Healey visits arctic Norway to boost security ties

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:53
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“The security of Ukraine and the security in the high north are both connected,” Defence Secretary John Healey made clear.

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Police call on people to report suspicious activities after intelligence-linked Russians took photos in military restricted area

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 11:38
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Two Russians citizens took photos inside the military restricted area of Norway’s Ranger Battalion (GSV) near Kirkenes, jumped into their

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Angle grinder used to cut telecommunications cable to NATO’s northernmost QRA base

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:50
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Nordland Police District has provided a photo of the key communication cable that last April was cut. Two deeper and

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AI to help fight invasive fish in Norway

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 12:16
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By Elizaveta Vereykina The long-running war with humpback salmon in northern rivers is getting a high-tech upgrade. Artificial intelligence will help

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Norwegian gov. reshuffle puts electrification of Hammerfest LNG in jeopardy

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 11:27
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Plans to substitute power at Equinor’s Barents Sea plant from the gas turbines currently in use with renewable electricity from

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Norway’s Finnmark brigade to boost Arctic border defense, reevaluate training limits

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 14:46
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Norway’s new Finnmark Brigade will closely cooperate with Finnish forces and self-imposed restrictions on allied training along the border to

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Ship suspected of sabotage is detained by Norwegian Coast Guard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 10:19
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This story is being updated  The Silver Dania was on its way from St.Petersburg to Murmansk when it was halted by Coast

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Norwegian coastal waters are getting warmer

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 12:51
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By Elizaveta Vereykina Data collected over the past 90 years shows that temperatures are up to 2°C higher.  “It may not

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Polar maritime seminar focuses on ensuring Arctic, Antarctic shipping safety

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 15:17 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 16:07
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Voyage planning,  pollution control, and underwater noise reduction were among the key topics discussed at the 2025 Polar Maritime Seminar,

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On eve of Trump’s presidency, Norway signed new space agreement with the US

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 09:07
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The Andøya Spaceport is centrepiece in the Technology Safeguards Agreement signed by US and Norwegian authorities. The government in Oslo

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Russia intensifies electronic warfare against Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 11:06
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“We were spoofed on approaching Kirkenes today” Norway is sounding the alarm after discovering that Russia is no longer only

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Only one new Barents Sea license to drill

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 15:11
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The Norwegians’ loud voices for the Barents Sea to become a new big oil province seems to fade out before

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