GRID-Arendal: 30 Years of Making a Difference

GRID-Arendal expanded its Arctic network , produced maps and developed databases for international Arctic initiatives including the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), the International Data Directory Environment Arctic (IDDEA - later ADD), the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the International Northern Sea Route Programme (INSROP), and the Digital Chart of the World (DCW).

1993

GRID-Arendal’s database has expanded and allowed online connection via modem or Internet,

Within the framework of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Environmental Research Programme for the Gulf of Riga, GRID-Arendal organized a course in spatial terrestrial modelling attended by participants from 7 countries. A collection of maps and graphics were produced by GRID- Arendal for the Green Globe Yearbook published by the Fridthjof Nansen Institute.