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ABOUT US - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Founded by Belgian polar explorer Alain Hubert, Prof. Hugo Decleir and Prof. André Berger in 2002, the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation provides a novel interface between science and society, and was recognised by Belgian Royal Statute as a foundation for the public

good in 2002.

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The International Polar Foundation conceives and implements ambitious projects to support polar scientific research, promote informed action on climate change, and CONTACT US - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION The International Polar Foundation headquarters are located at the heart of Europe, in Brussels, Belgium. We also have regional offices in the UK, France, Switzerland, Luxemburg and South Africa. CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS The International Polar Foundation partners with corporations and institutions both on specific projects, or to implement its mission of supporting science in the polar regions, meeting the climate challenge and achieving a low carbon society. GOVERNANCE - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Board and Honorary Members. The International Polar Foundation was established in 2002 as a foundation for public good and is an operational foundation active in the field of “Science & Society”. BELAM: BIG OR SMALL AS DUST, METEORITES TELL US A LOT About 40,000 tons of cosmic dust reaches the Earth’s surface every year. Antarctica is a goldmine for this interstellar treasure because of its cold and dry climate as well as exposed stable landscape which has been accumulating material falling from the heavens for millions

of years.

WAKING THE PRINCESS

The 2017-2018 scientific season at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station has begun. This is the 14th Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition since the project to MASS2ANT: EAST ANTARCTIC SURFACE MASS BALANCE IN THE Background. The Southern Hemisphere’s climate at high latitudes has changed dramatically over the last decades, but these changes and their global implications are not well known because existing short term records provide a limited picture. JEAN-LOUIS TISON ON THE MASS2ANT PROJECT’S RECENT SEASON Prof. Jean-Louis Tison and a team of scientists from the Glaciology Laboratory at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) conducted field work in East Antarctica this past season for the Mass2Ant project, which hopes to contribute to our understanding of how much ice the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been gaining or losing over time. Prof. Tison was kind enough to answer questions about his team HOME - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATIONABOUTPROJECTSSUPPORTNEWS & PRESSBAILLET LATOUR ANTARCTICA FELLOWSHIPNEWSLETTER The International Polar Foundation communicates and educates on polar science and polar research as ways to understand key environmental and

climate mechanisms.

ABOUT US - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Founded by Belgian polar explorer Alain Hubert, Prof. Hugo Decleir and Prof. André Berger in 2002, the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation provides a novel interface between science and society, and was recognised by Belgian Royal Statute as a foundation for the public

good in 2002.

PROJECTS LIST

The International Polar Foundation conceives and implements ambitious projects to support polar scientific research, promote informed action on climate change, and CONTACT US - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION The International Polar Foundation headquarters are located at the heart of Europe, in Brussels, Belgium. We also have regional offices in the UK, France, Switzerland, Luxemburg and South Africa. CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS The International Polar Foundation partners with corporations and institutions both on specific projects, or to implement its mission of supporting science in the polar regions, meeting the climate challenge and achieving a low carbon society. GOVERNANCE - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Board and Honorary Members. The International Polar Foundation was established in 2002 as a foundation for public good and is an operational foundation active in the field of “Science & Society”. BELAM: BIG OR SMALL AS DUST, METEORITES TELL US A LOT About 40,000 tons of cosmic dust reaches the Earth’s surface every year. Antarctica is a goldmine for this interstellar treasure because of its cold and dry climate as well as exposed stable landscape which has been accumulating material falling from the heavens for millions

of years.

WAKING THE PRINCESS

The 2017-2018 scientific season at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station has begun. This is the 14th Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition since the project to MASS2ANT: EAST ANTARCTIC SURFACE MASS BALANCE IN THE Background. The Southern Hemisphere’s climate at high latitudes has changed dramatically over the last decades, but these changes and their global implications are not well known because existing short term records provide a limited picture. JEAN-LOUIS TISON ON THE MASS2ANT PROJECT’S RECENT SEASON Prof. Jean-Louis Tison and a team of scientists from the Glaciology Laboratory at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) conducted field work in East Antarctica this past season for the Mass2Ant project, which hopes to contribute to our understanding of how much ice the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been gaining or losing over time. Prof. Tison was kind enough to answer questions about his team

FUNDING AND SUPPORT

The International Polar Foundation welcomes financial support from individual donors and corporate sponsors, towards specific program allocation, to implement its mission for science in the polar regions, meeting the challenge of climate change, and the establishment of a

low carbon society.

NEWS AND PRESS

All the latest news and press releases from the International Polar Foundation’s work in the Polar Regions. If you would like more information on any of these stories, wish to use our photographs or video, or would like an interview with any of our team, please contact

our press team.

TEAM - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION The International Polar Foundation's team. The International Polar Foundation is staffed by a team of polar, education, energy, engineering and communications experts, with all the necessary skills for taking on challenging polar projects.

ANNUAL REPORTS

Structure of annual reports. Opening with a foreword of the chairman of the International Polar Foundation’s board, each annual report presents the year’s main projects, along with a detailed assessment of website performances and online publications. POLARIS CLIMATE CHANGE OBSERVATORY The Polaris Climate Change Observatory (PCCO) aims to inform public perception of the role of science in issues of major social importance. The PCCO is a physical space where the most recent polar research findings can be displayed through innovative and attractive

installations, and

EDUCAPOLES: SCIENCE EDUCATION Educapoles, the International Polar Foundation’s science education platform, delivers a fresh, accessible approach to the scientific process by enabling teachers to explore climate and polar science with their students through the use of creative tools and learning methods. ARCTIC FUTURES SYMPOSIUM Arctic Futures also provides members of the European Institutions and the wider international community in Brussels with the opportunity to engage with Arctic stakeholders on issues such as marine transport and infrastructure, search and rescue capabilities, concerns of Arctic indigenous communities, scientific research and monitoring, ecosystem stewardship, and the sustainable development of IPF BELARE TEAM MEMBER TAKES PART IN INTERNATIONAL COVID A bold idea. The Intercontinen7al initiative is the brainchild of amateur musician Matt Smith from Columbia, Maryland in the United States. After COVID-19 restrictions made it difficult for him to play with his bandmates in the Baltimore-Washington, DC area band Toast, he started using the BandLab online platform to compose and record songs with fellow local musicians. PRINCESS ELISABETH ANTARCTICA An International Scientific facility. Antarctica is a continent dedicated to science, and Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is a scientific research station first and foremost. It offers a solid logistic backbone to any expedition with the guarantee of a minimal impact on the environment. PRINCESS ELISABETH ANTARCTICA For decades, Antarctica has been the home of science and an example for preservation governance. The International Polar Foundation signed the return of Belgium on the continent with the first ever “zero emission” station: Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. HOME - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATIONABOUTPROJECTSSUPPORTNEWS & PRESSBAILLET LATOUR ANTARCTICA FELLOWSHIPNEWSLETTER The International Polar Foundation communicates and educates on polar science and polar research as ways to understand key environmental and

climate mechanisms.

ABOUT US - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Founded by Belgian polar explorer Alain Hubert, Prof. Hugo Decleir and Prof. André Berger in 2002, the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation provides a novel interface between science and society, and was recognised by Belgian Royal Statute as a foundation for the public good in 2002. HM King Philippe is the International Polar

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INTERACT. INTERACT is an infrastructure project funded by the EU. It falls under the SCANNET umbrella, a circumpolar Arctic network of more than 80 terrestrial field stations across northern Europe, Russia, US, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Scotland and some northern alpine areas. CONTACT US - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION 4, Bruce Road Constantia, 7806 Cape Town, South Africa. + 27 82 776 4000 - ipf_southafrica@polarfoundation.org. HOME - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Latest News. May 10, 2021. IPF Founder Alain Hubert Takes Part in Discussion on Why an Open Arctic Matters for Europe. On Wednesday, May 5th, IPF Founder and President Alain Hubert took part in the online webinar debate "The European State of the Climate: An open Arctic, why

does it matter

FUNDING AND SUPPORT

Connecting science and society. The International Polar Foundation was established in 2002 as a foundation for public good and is an operational foundation active in the field of “Science & Society”. We create and manage projects that focus on research in the polar regions as means to understand fundamental climate mechanisms, and to

drive

NEWS AND PRESS

News and Press. All the latest news and press releases from the International Polar Foundation’s work in the Polar Regions. If you would like more information on any of these stories, wish to use our photographs or video, or would like an interview with any of our team, please contact our press team. CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Corporate Partnerships. The International Polar Foundation partners with corporations and institutions both on specific projects, or to implement its mission of supporting science in the polar regions, meeting the climate challenge and achieving a low carbon society. PRINCESS ELISABETH ANTARCTICA For decades, Antarctica has been the home of science and an example for preservation governance. The International Polar Foundation signed the return of Belgium on the continent with the first ever “zero emission” station: Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. JEAN-LOUIS TISON ON THE MASS2ANT PROJECT’S RECENT SEASON Prof. Jean-Louis Tison and a team of scientists from the Glaciology Laboratory at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) conducted field work in East Antarctica this past season for the Mass2Ant project, which hopes to contribute to our understanding of how much ice the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been gaining or losing over time. Prof. Tison was kind enough to answer questions about his team HOME - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATIONABOUTPROJECTSSUPPORTNEWS & PRESSBAILLET LATOUR ANTARCTICA FELLOWSHIPNEWSLETTER The International Polar Foundation communicates and educates on polar science and polar research as ways to understand key environmental and

climate mechanisms.

ABOUT US - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Founded by Belgian polar explorer Alain Hubert, Prof. Hugo Decleir and Prof. André Berger in 2002, the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation provides a novel interface between science and society, and was recognised by Belgian Royal Statute as a foundation for the public good in 2002. HM King Philippe is the International Polar

PROJECTS LIST

INTERACT. INTERACT is an infrastructure project funded by the EU. It falls under the SCANNET umbrella, a circumpolar Arctic network of more than 80 terrestrial field stations across northern Europe, Russia, US, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Scotland and some northern alpine areas. CONTACT US - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION 4, Bruce Road Constantia, 7806 Cape Town, South Africa. + 27 82 776 4000 - ipf_southafrica@polarfoundation.org. HOME - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Latest News. May 10, 2021. IPF Founder Alain Hubert Takes Part in Discussion on Why an Open Arctic Matters for Europe. On Wednesday, May 5th, IPF Founder and President Alain Hubert took part in the online webinar debate "The European State of the Climate: An open Arctic, why

does it matter

FUNDING AND SUPPORT

Connecting science and society. The International Polar Foundation was established in 2002 as a foundation for public good and is an operational foundation active in the field of “Science & Society”. We create and manage projects that focus on research in the polar regions as means to understand fundamental climate mechanisms, and to

drive

NEWS AND PRESS

News and Press. All the latest news and press releases from the International Polar Foundation’s work in the Polar Regions. If you would like more information on any of these stories, wish to use our photographs or video, or would like an interview with any of our team, please contact our press team. CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Corporate Partnerships. The International Polar Foundation partners with corporations and institutions both on specific projects, or to implement its mission of supporting science in the polar regions, meeting the climate challenge and achieving a low carbon society. PRINCESS ELISABETH ANTARCTICA For decades, Antarctica has been the home of science and an example for preservation governance. The International Polar Foundation signed the return of Belgium on the continent with the first ever “zero emission” station: Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. JEAN-LOUIS TISON ON THE MASS2ANT PROJECT’S RECENT SEASON Prof. Jean-Louis Tison and a team of scientists from the Glaciology Laboratory at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) conducted field work in East Antarctica this past season for the Mass2Ant project, which hopes to contribute to our understanding of how much ice the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been gaining or losing over time. Prof. Tison was kind enough to answer questions about his team

NEWS ARCHIVE

Belgian Court Dismisses Charges against Alain Hubert and the International Polar Foundation. In a decision handed down on the 5th of January 2021, the Chambre du Conseil of Brussels definitively dismissed all charges of conflict of interest against Alain Hubert and

. January 18, 2021.

NEWSLETTER - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Subscribe to the International Polar Foundation's Newsletter. Our monthly newsletter keeps you up to date with the International Polar Foundation’s work in the Arctic, Antarctic and in other parts of the world, as well as news on our Education and Polar Science outreach. GOVERNANCE - INTERNATIONAL POLAR FOUNDATION Governance. The International Polar Foundation was established in 2002 as a foundation for public good and is an operational foundation active in the field of “Science & Society”. POLARIS CLIMATE CHANGE OBSERVATORY The Polaris Climate Change Observatory (PCCO) aims to inform public perception of the role of science in issues of major social importance. The PCCO is a physical space where the most recent polar research findings can be displayed through innovative and attractive

installations, and

ARCTIC FUTURES SYMPOSIUM Arctic Futures also provides members of the European Institutions and the wider international community in Brussels with the opportunity to engage with Arctic stakeholders on issues such as marine transport and infrastructure, search and rescue capabilities, concerns of Arctic indigenous communities, scientific research and monitoring, ecosystem stewardship, and the sustainable development of IPF BELARE TEAM MEMBER TAKES PART IN INTERNATIONAL COVID A bold idea. The Intercontinen7al initiative is the brainchild of amateur musician Matt Smith from Columbia, Maryland in the United States. After COVID-19 restrictions made it difficult for him to play with his bandmates in the Baltimore-Washington, DC area band Toast, he started using the BandLab online platform to compose and record songs with fellow local musicians. PRINCESS ELISABETH ANTARCTICA An International Scientific facility. Antarctica is a continent dedicated to science, and Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is a scientific research station first and foremost. It offers a solid logistic backbone to any expedition with the guarantee of a minimal impact on the environment.

WAKING THE PRINCESS

The 2017-2018 scientific season at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station has begun. This is the 14th Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition since the project to JEAN-LOUIS TISON ON THE MASS2ANT PROJECT’S RECENT SEASON Prof. Jean-Louis Tison and a team of scientists from the Glaciology Laboratory at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) conducted field work in East Antarctica this past season for the Mass2Ant project, which hopes to contribute to our understanding of how much ice the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been gaining or losing over time. Prof. Tison was kind enough to answer questions about his team MASS2ANT: EAST ANTARCTIC SURFACE MASS BALANCE IN THE MASS2ANT Project. Dr. Jean-Louis Tison, from the University of Brussels, and a group of glaciologists from Belgium and Canada are now stationed at Princess Elisabeth to solve some of these riddles through the MASS2ANT project. This new project will examine the amount of snow falling each year in Antarctica, which is key to understanding the

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BAILLET LATOUR ANTARCTICA FELLOWSHIP LAUREATE PRESENTS RESEARCH AT EGU

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On Thursday 7 May, Dr. Kate Winter from Northumbria University, presented the work she has been doing for the last two seasons at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica at the European Geosciences …

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A TRIBUTE TO PHILIPPE BODSON, LONGTIME FRIEND OF THE FOUNDATION The International Polar Foundation is saddened to hear about the passing of its longtime friend Philippe Bodson on 4 April 2020 due to complications related to COVID-19.

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