Talk: Do Polar Bears Have a Future on Svalbard?

Do polar bears have a future on Svalbard? Talk on 12 November at 18:00. Registration required. Svalbard, the archipelago halfway between the North Cape and the North Pole, has experienced many dramatic events since humans first arrived there just over 400 years ago. Today, rapid climate change is having the greatest impact, while the changing global situation has also increased the archipelago’s strategic importance. Polar bears have long been threatened, but since hunting was completely banned, the population has been stable—although it now faces new threats. Nature photographer Alf Lindberg has visited the archipelago five times over the past twelve years, most recently in August this year, and has been able to follow the dramatic changes at close range.