Poppy Power

Afghan farmer in poppy field.

Arctic exploration is the physical exploration of the Arctic region of the Earth.

The Vanishing Arctic

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Poppy cultivators who willingly submitted poppy seed to the authorities were given support for alternative cash crops under the New Destiny Project launched in April 2002.

The Arctic Council was inaugurated in 1996 and provides for cooperation, coordination and integration among the eight Arctic States.

But destroying poppy crops has been turning Afghan farmers against NATO.

Thanks to its Anti Narcotics Force, Pakistan was a poppy free country.

The eradication of poppy fields should be seen in this larger context.

The melting of arctic ice is one example.

The political heat is also being turned up in the Arctic Council, a body set up to facilitate cooperation between states with Arctic territories.

The Special Rapporteur welcomes the steady and remarkable reduction in opium poppy cultivation.

The Arctic is the area round the North Pole.

The vanishing Arctic sea ice also affects the atmosphere.

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Some speakers expressed concern about the increased level of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan.

Some speakers expressed concern about the increased level of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan.

Considerably more assistance needs to reach farmers directly as a disincentive for poppy cultivation.

Putting pressure on the poppy farmers in Afghanistan alone will not solve the problem.

A polar bear swimming in the Arctic, by Paul Nicklen.

Where are such people to be found in the Arctic?

About 15 of Sweden lies north of the Arctic Circle.

Chukchi Sea () is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean.

The Arctic, Antarctica and the International Polar Year 2007 2008

Success will also require more funds for reconstruction, development, and alternatives to opium poppy cultivation.

We also endorse the efforts made by the Government of Afghanistan and the international community to end poppy cultivation, to build relevant judicial and police capacity and to provide sustainable alternative livelihoods for those engaged in poppy cultivation.

In other parts of the Arctic, though, exploratory drilling has continued.

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average.

Last winter, temperature records led scientist to speak of Arctic heatwaves.

A narrower Nares Strait connects Baffin Bay with the Arctic Ocean.

This is the largest known earthquake north of the Arctic Circle.

The Laptev Sea () is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean.

Characteristics The arctic hare is one of the largest living lagomorphs.

It is situated amongst the islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

North America, the Arctic, the Pacific and Central and Eastern Europe

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The build up of the Afghan army and police has lagged. The poppy crop has grown.

With a considerable extent of its land and territorial waters, low population density and sub Arctic to Arctic weather, Norway benefits greatly from the (mainly) United States satellite navigation system, GPS.

They found the arctic ice impenetrable, and soon gave up their quest.

For instance, as the Arctic ice cap melts, less sunlight is reflected.

There are several oil related environmental risks specific to the Arctic Ocean.

In the Arctic, all of those resources are thousands of kilometers away.

The climate of the Arctic region has varied significantly in the past.