BarentsObserver NatureBarentsObserver Naturehttp://www.barentsobserver.com/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyFri, 03 Feb 2012 11:19:20 +0100 Long negotiations between World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the biggest timber-producer company “Ilim group” resulted in agreement signing on preservation of the valuable forests located in the Southern part of the Arkhangelsk region. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:19:20 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/loggers-protect-arkhangelsk-forest.5016537.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/loggers-protect-arkhangelsk-forest.5016537.html Will be too expensive to process Lapland ore on Russia’s Kola Peninsula. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:10:32 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/yara-drops-cross-border-processing-idea.5016175.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/yara-drops-cross-border-processing-idea.5016175.html Very low levels of the radioactive isotope iodine-131 in northern part of Norway, Sweden and Finland. Norwegian Radiation authorities is unsure about the source, but says it might come from, or via Russian territory. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:16:46 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/measures-radioactive-iodine-in-barents-region.5015361.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/measures-radioactive-iodine-in-barents-region.5015361.html Plus 1 degree celsius in Longyearbyen on Friday as the strange winter continues in the Arctic. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:27:08 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/longyearbyen-heats-up.5013888.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/longyearbyen-heats-up.5013888.html The University Library of Tromsø is launching a new service that service gives everybody free access to research documents within the thematic scope of the High North. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:20:39 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/free-access-to-research-documents-on-the-high-north.5013306.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/free-access-to-research-documents-on-the-high-north.5013306.html Life is heating up for Nenets boy Sasha on the tundra in the far north of the Barents Region. A dramatic report from Moscow says Russia heats up twice global average. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:56:30 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/sashas-future-in-jeopardy-as-tundra-melts.5012783.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/sashas-future-in-jeopardy-as-tundra-melts.5012783.html The world’s largest nuclear powered icebreaker sails few nautical miles outside the coast en route from Murmansk to the Bay of Finland. Norwegian authorities are on alert. BarentsObserver tracks the “50 Years of Victory” on the map. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:30:05 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/nuclear-giant-sails-scandinavia.5012357.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/nuclear-giant-sails-scandinavia.5012357.html Russia’s nuclear icebreaker “Vaigach” will dock in Murmansk on January 20 for repairs after the fatal fire in the Arctic in December 2011. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:21:20 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/taimyr-to-replace-vaigach-on-northern-sea-route.5007244.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/taimyr-to-replace-vaigach-on-northern-sea-route.5007244.html The extent of the sea ice cap on the top of the world is still unusual low. Especially in the Norwegian, Russian Arctic waters. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:00:55 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/exceptionally-little-ice-in-barents-and-kara-seas.5006740.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/exceptionally-little-ice-in-barents-and-kara-seas.5006740.html During a nationwide clean-up action of 100 km of Norway’s coastline last autumn voluntary cleaners found huge amounts of garbage. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:08:03 +0100 http://www.barentsobserver.com/much-litter-along-coast-of-norway.5006293.html http://www.barentsobserver.com/much-litter-along-coast-of-norway.5006293.html