Fauna and flora: in addition to the king, the polar bear, reindeer, seals and polar fox are present in all seasons of the year
The expedition aboard a boat is always an unforgettable experience and a good opportunity to find a polar bear, but also birds, breathtaking landscapes and marine life
At 78º North, on the island of Spitsbergen, where a series of initiatives, and research are being developed for the protection of the environment and preservation of endangered species in the Arctic.
Increasingly a tourist destination for those who appreciate nature and inhospitable places, maintaining the balance between the tourism industry, the ecosystem and the well being of the local community is a task that requires a lot of expertise.
Svalbard faces many challenges today and in the future, because it is environmentally fragile and energy dependent on coal, in the short term it will have to find other forms of environmentally friendly energy.
Svalbard has a university that has courses and research in the fields of biology, geology, geophysics and engineering in the Arctic, and plays a key role in the study of environmental and climatic changes.
In Svalbard, in the bowels of permafrost, in the world seed bank, the Global Seed Vault is the largest seed bank in the world, accounting for about 7.4 million samples. A Norwegian organization is responsible for this project, which ensures the conservation of the world's most important plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, which could save the destruction of plant species endangered by diseases, pesticides and genetic mutations.
But Svalbard as a lot of thinks to discover and to learn with. Soon it will be possible to see a new documentary "At the North Pole's Gates". See below the teaser:
Credits:
Carla Varanda, video
Mário Lisboa, photography
Credits:
Mário Lisboa