Stories and Solutions: GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2015

Who we are and what we do GRID-Arendal is a centre of excellence that keeps an eye on our rapidly changing environment – at the poles and in mountain regions, in the oceans and river basins, on shorelines and on land. Our 34 staff and consultants grapple with interrelated challenges such as climate change, wildlife poaching, illegal waste disposal, joint management of rivers and seas, and the need for developing countries to be able to monitor and report on the state of their environment.

During 2015 GRID-Arendal worked on 100 projects organised in eight programme areas: • Blue Carbon • Environmental Crime • Green Economy • Marine and Coastal Resources • Marine Spatial Planning • Polar and Mountain Environments • State of the Environment Reporting, and • Transboundary Waters.

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