Schmelzendes Meereis, neue Schifffahrtsrouten und wachsende geopolitische Spannungen verändern die Arktis – eine Region, in der sich die Folgen des Klimawandels besonders deutlich zeigen. Über die ökologischen, politischen und sicherheitspolitischen Entwicklungen in dieser sensiblen Weltregion sprach Arne Riedel, Senior Fellow am Ecologic Institut, im Interview mit Axel Dorloff (rbb Inforadio / Wissenswerte).

On 18 October 2025, Ecologic Institute and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) organised a panel discussion “Dynamic Ocean Management in Arctic Waters – New Dynamic with the BBNJ Agreement?” as part of the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The panel, moderated by Fenja Kroos, Researcher at Ecologic Institute (Germany), brought together five experts to explore and discuss the potential for dynamic marine biodiversity conservation in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) in the Arctic, as well as possible links to adjacent national jurisdictions.

The marine Arctic is facing rapidly changing environmental conditions that are likely to require improved and adaptive management tools to protect its specialized ecosystems. Together with the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) and the Research Institute for Sustainability, Helmholtz Center Potsdam (RIFS), Ecologic institute conducts research for the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, supported by the Federal Ministry for Environment (BMUV), on potential new dynamics of Arctic marine protection and adaptive management from different angles.