Le Cercle Polaire
Paris, France
About
Le Cercle Polaire is a think tank based in Paris, France working on environment & climate, science & research, gender equality +2 more.
Le Cercle Polaire is a French think tank and loi 1901 association recognised as being in the general interest. It works to build a scientific culture of the Arctic and Antarctic and to promote better international governance and sustainable management of polar regions. Its activities include the POLAR WATCH briefings, the Pôles Nord & Sud review, an expert committee, study groups, educational programmes for schools and the Femmes aux Pôles campaign on gender equality. It is based in Paris and its work is aimed at decision-makers, teachers, academics and the international community.
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L'Appel des Pôles
Education
Educational campaign, run with the Ministry of Education, that engages secondary-school pupils and students in polar issues and collects testimonies from polar figures.
Femmes aux Pôles
Gender equality
Campaign collecting testimonies from women polar explorers, scientists and Indigenous women from the Arctic to promote gender equality, linked to UN SDG 5.
POLAR WATCH
Environment & Climate
Monthly bilingual French and English briefing series analysing trends and developments in the Arctic and Antarctic for non-specialist readers.
Pôles Nord & Sud
Science & Research
French-language general review covering geopolitics, glaciology, ethnology, polar exploration history and ecology in polar and sub-polar regions.
Un emblème pour l'Antarctique
Peace & Conflict
Initiative to design a common emblem for the Antarctic treaty area, developed with the École Penninghen and linked to educational and political outreach.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Ponant, Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, Under The Pole, École Penninghen
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