Knowing and protecting the poles
The Cercle Polaire think tank aims to develop and promote a genuine culture of the Arctic and Antarctic zones, and to work towards better environmental governance of the polar regions.
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POLAR-WATCH
Polar regions monitoring and forecasting
Deciphering the complexity of polar issues. A monthly newsletter in French and English written by first-hand experts on trends, issues and developments in polar regions.
A unique tool for deciphering and monitoring developments
and trends in the polar zones.
Poles Nord & Sud magazine
Pôles Nord & Sud is the first French-language general-interest magazine devoted to the polar regions. It covers all specialties, from geopolitics and glaciology to ethnology, the history of polar expeditions and ecology. Written by specialists from many countries, PN&S is intended as a tool for measuring and monitoring environmental, political, scientific and legal developments at the poles.
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I grew up in a matriarchal culture, that is to say ruled by women, in which each individual is considered sovereign in the role assigned to him to ensure the preservation and expansion of the clan. Gender equality is a concept that goes without saying in my culture >Lire la suite
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Sophia PangAdventurer • Singapore “Whenever people ask, I always say that I am an “accidental adventurer” – to inspire and motivate ordinary individuals to believe in their potential to dream… Lire la suite
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Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout (EN) Exploratrice • France “Je n’ai jamais été guidée par la volonté d’être la première femme à réaliser un exploit mais je ne voulais pas non plus que… Lire la suite
Educating middle and high school students
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Mai 2022 Après une traversée, plutôt calme du Passage du Drake, d’un jour et demi, Elsa Clairay et Julien Schott, gagnants du premier concours de l’Appel des Pôles en 2019, ont enfin aperçu les portes de l’Antarctique le 23 février 2022, les îles des Shetlands du Sud. Un premier débarquement à terre, sur l’île des… >Lire la suite
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Le 10 février, à l’occasion du déplacement du ministre de l’éducation nationale, Jean-Michel Blanquer, à Brest, pour son intervention au One Ocean Summit, le rectorat de Rennes, l’association le Cercle… Lire la suite
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Pour la deuxième année consécutive, le rectorat de Rennes, région académique Bretagne et l’association le Cercle Polaire ont proposé aux établissements du secondaire de la Bretagne, une opération éducative autour… Lire la suite
Gender equality: a global challenge
The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda identifies gender equality as a “necessary condition for a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous world”. To contribute to this sustainable development objective, the “Women at the Poles” operation brings together the testimonies of 50 female polar adventurers from around the world.
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Photographer Camille Seaman (born 1969) is an American photographer who applies portraiture strategies to capture the changing natural environment. Her work mainly concerns the polar regions, where she captures the effects of climate change, thus merging the realms of science and art. She is of Native American and African-American descent through her father and mother respectively. The polar… > Lire la suite
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Glaciologist I’m glad that initiatives like «Women of the Poles » will increase even more women visibility in these demanding careers My name is Lydie Lescarmontier and I’m a glaciologist specialized in the study of the impact of climate change on the Antarctic ice-sheet. I’ve been lucky enough to travel the polar regions for over… >Lire la suite
