Melissa Nacke, AECO’s Head of Operations, manages the Climate Change project that just received NOK 600 000 from Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund. Photo: AECO AECO’s Climate Change project received over half a million Norwegian crowns when Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund distributed their grants for this year. The money will be used to support efforts to […]
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AECO receives large grant from Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund
April 26th, 2023Tags: Environment, press release, Svalbard, Svalbard’s Environmental Protection Fund
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New animation video highlights tourist involvement Arctic beach cleanups
February 17th, 2021A new animation video will motivate travelers to help clean Arctic beaches and reduce their plastic footprint.
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AECO receives USD 62,000 in funding from Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund
November 23rd, 2018Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund (SEPF) announced that AECO was among the applicants that had been granted funding in this year’s second allocation. The new funding will to used for three projects related to responsible Arctic tourism.
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AECO hires environmental agent
May 2nd, 2018The Arctic expedition cruise industry steps up efforts to combat marine plastic pollution as AECO hires seasoned polar tourism professional Sarah Auffret as AECO’s new environmental agent.
Tags: Clean Seas, CleanUp Svalbard, Svalbard’s Environmental Protection Fund
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AECO to combat marine plastic litter
April 23rd, 2018Armed with NOK 2.43 million in funding, UN backing and thousands of volunteers, AECO is taking on one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time: marine plastic pollution. As part of the UN Environment Clean Seas campaign, AECO will work to drastically cut back on single-use plastics on Arctic expedition cruise vessels, as well as enhance cruise passengers’ involvement in regular beach cleanups.
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New site guidelines for Sallyhamna and Fulglehuken
December 27th, 2017AECO has developed site specific guidelines for two new sites in Svalbard: Sallyhamna and Fuglehuken. With this latest addition, AECO now has site guidelines for 21 locations in Svalbard.
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AECO develops guidelines for two new landing sites in Western Svalbard
July 5th, 2017This week, experts are conducting inspections of Fuglehuken and Sallyhamna, two sites in Svalbard that are expected to receive an increasing number of cruise tourists. The purpose of the inspection is to develop guidelines that allow tourists to visit the sites without disturbing their unique nature and cultural remains. Unique and vulnerable areas Seeing the […]
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