the last ice

Directed by Scott Ressler and executive produced by Dr Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and founder of National Geographic Pristine Seas, THE LAST ICE tells the story of Inuit communities fighting to protect the rapidly disappearing Arctic that has been their home for centuries.

For centuries, Inuit in the Arctic have lived on and around the frozen ocean. As climate change is rapidly melting the sea ice between Canada and Greenland, the outside world sees unprecedented opportunity. Oil and gas deposits, faster shipping routes, tourism, and fishing all provide financial incentive to exploit the newly opened waters. But for more than 100,000 Inuit, an entire way of life is at stake.

Development here threatens to upset the delicate balance between their communities, land, and wildlife, Inuit in Canada and Greenland are again coming together, fighting to protect what will remain of their world. The question is, will the world listen?