Multimedia animations

In this section you will find several animations designed and produced by the International Polar Foundation on different topics linked to the polar regions, the way our planet's climate functions, climate change, biodiversity and energy.

Most of these animations are available as CD-ROMS in various languages. Please contact us for more information.

Biodiversity: Things we can do on a Daily Basis

25.04.2008

The current climate crisis is threatening biodiversity, but it is also confronting us with an opportunity to take a fresh look at our current way of living. How? By reducing our footprint on the environment. To enable us to do…
Preserving biodiversity: adjustment strategies

22.04.2008

Climate change has become such a threat for many species that human intervention has become necessary to prevent them from becoming extinct. With this in mind, adjustment strategies are currently being established in order to assist some species in dealing…
Biodiversity in the North Sea

07.04.2008

Having already been weakened by overfishing, the North Sea's biodiversity now has to face up to yet another peril: climate warming.The temperature increase associated with climate warming is causing modifications in the plankton's composition and encouraging the establishment of exotic…
Biodiversity in the Fagnes

29.03.2008

This animation focuses on one of the key components of the Fagnes: peat bogs. It shows how peat bogs, which are a unique and sometimes poorly known ecosystem in Belgium, are undergoing the combined effects of climate change and human…
Biodiversity in Belgium

27.03.2008

Although the effects of climate change vary from one place to another, they are appearing everywhere. A number of different phenomena are already being observed in Belgium: the rhythm of life of several species has been disrupted, and "thermophile" species…
Biodiversity in the Arctic

25.03.2008

Because they are the principle areas on Earth to be affected by climate change, Polar Regions, especially the North Pole where the effects are most noticeable, are particularly important to study. Temperature rise has caused the Arctic pack ice to…
Biodiversity - Coral Reefs

17.03.2008

A coral "head" is composed of a colony of animals (polyps) that live thanks to the presence of plant matter (algae) in their tissue. The collaboration between polyps and algae is one of true "symbiosis", each organism being able to…
Biodiversity - Natural Rhythms

03.03.2008

The flash animation explains that "phenology" is the study of a species' rhythm of life. A number of things determine the rhythm of life of a species, such as the seasons, the temperature, the duration of daylight, the rhythm of…
Biodiversity and Food

20.02.2008

Biodiversity is essential for feeding human beings and animals. As a result, if climate change impacts on certain geographical areas, it also affects the people, animals and plants that live there. The effects of these changes vary a great deal…
Biodiversity: Invasive Species

11.02.2008

This flash animation explains the interaction between climate warming and the invasion of new species. The first section explains how, by creating new climate conditions, climate change can provide a means for insect invasion into previously unaffected areas and help…