Honest Greenland tourism website up for international award
Greenland’s national tourism website has been nominated for a Webby Award, the online community’s equivalent of an Oscar.
Cairn to keep Greenland and look elsewhere
Cairn Energy has vowed to continue drilling for oil off Greenland, but says it will try to rebalance the risk by acquiring new, safer assets elsewhere...
Dane fights for Greenland prisoners
A Danish prison inspector has spoken out about the practice of sending Greenlandic inmates to Danish gaols, claiming it contravenes their human rights...
Study: Greenland ice could melt at lower temperatures
Greenland’s ice sheet could melt at much lower temperatures than previously thought, according t a new study published in the Journal of Nature Climat...
Lost seal pup to be flown home
An electronically tagged seal pup with a terrible sense of direction is to be flown back to Greenland after washing up over 3,2oo km from home on Engl...
Ban on seal products extends further
The World Trade Organisation has been reassured by Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus that they will impose a ban on the import and export of seal skins f...
Glacier melting could be reversible
The melting of Greenland’s glaciers may be more sensitive to climate change than previously assumed, according to new research which found they can al...
Greenland rising as ice melts
Greenland’s bedrock rose significantly last year due to the loss of 100 billion tonnes of ice during the particularly warm summer.