Svalbard - a glaciated landscape

• What is one threat to Svalbard? (T)

  Tourism - More facilities are being built for people in Svalbard which damages the landscape, oil spills and other waste is discharged from shipping, and air pollution is releasedfrom flights
• What is one threat to Svalbard? (CM)

  Coal mining - Svalbard has valuable resource reserves, and extraction damages the landscape
• What is one threat to Svalbard? (PSR)

  Polar scientific research - Building the neccessary infastructure such as research stations damages the landscape
• Why is coal mining not as big of a threat to Svalbard?

  Because of the extreme cold, lack of light in the winter, and the remoteness of the mines
• How can tourism, mining, and research help Svalbard?

  Their economy depends on it
• When was the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act passed, and what did it do?

  It was passed in 2002, and it protects Svalbard's natural environment as well as its cultural heritage