Svalbard and the Polar Areas

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Such areas are of great intrinsic value, at the same time as they are important for the preservation of biological diversity.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-grid-row fp-grid"> <div class="content-section content-col-3" data-nav="insight-selected"> <div class="content-grid-row"><div class=" content-section content-col-50"> <a href="/en/topics/svalbard-and-the-polar-areas/innsiktsartikler-polaromradene/the-antarcitic/id2339657/"> <img src="/contentassets/6302094db8bb4e2286a1f9ca6c10256d/antarktis_web_800_450_marie_korsvoll.jpg?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=-48003896" title="Antarktis. Foto: Marie Korsvoll. Credit: Marie Korsvoll" alt="Antarktis. Foto: Marie Korsvoll." /> <h2 class=title>The Antarctic</h2> </a> <p class="intro"> The Antarctic contains some of the last vast undisturbed areas of nature in the world. Plants, animals, ecosystems and cultural heritage in the Antarctic face an unrelenting growing pressure from traffic, environmental toxins and climate change. The cooperation under the Antarctic Treaty is critical to safeguarding the preservation of the natural environment and cultural heritage. </p> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-grid-row"> <div class="heading-side-lines"> <h2 class="heading"> Latest on svalbard and the polar areas </h2> </div> <div class="content-section content-col-3 content-news"> <div class="content-grid-row"> <div class="content-section content-col-50"> <h2 class="title title-small">What's new</h2> <ul class="link-list" data-nav="news-last"> <li> <a href="/en/aktuelt/the-government-wants-to-reinforce-national-control-to-strengthen-the-norwegian-community-of-families-on-svalbard/id3041401/"> <span class="listItemSubHeader">The Government wants to reinforce national control to strengthen the Norwegian community of families on Svalbard</span> <span class="type-date topspacingXXSmall"> <span>Press release</span> <span>31/05/2024</span> </span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/aktuelt/amendments-to-the-svalbard-environmental-protection-act-provides-better-protection-for-polar-bears-and-seabirds/id3040472/"> <span class="listItemSubHeader">Amendments to the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act provides better protection for polar bears and seabirds</span> <span class="type-date topspacingXXSmall"> <span>News story</span> <span>30/05/2024</span> </span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/aktuelt/endringer-i-miljoregelverket-pa-svalbard/id3024960/"> <span class="listItemSubHeader">Amendments to environmental regulations in Svalbard</span> <span class="type-date topspacingXXSmall"> <span>News story</span> <span>09/02/2024</span> </span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/aktuelt/regjeringen-vil-styrke-sikkerheten-sarlig-i-nord/id2907492/"> <span class="listItemSubHeader">The Norwegian Government plans to increase national security, especially in the North</span> <span class="type-date topspacingXXSmall"> <span>Press release</span> <span>07/04/2022</span> </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="content-section content-col-50"> <h2 class="title title-small">Documents</h2> <ul class="link-list" data-nav="doc-last"> <li> <a href="/en/dokumenter/meld.-st.-26-20232024/id3041130/"> <span class="listItemSubHeader">Meld. 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