Remember to apply for camping
The Governor reminds that all camping, including commercial tourist camps and other field activities, also under the auspices of research and education activities now require a permit from the Governor.
According to the new camping regulations, all camping in the context of tourism, field activities and research and education activities must now obtain permission from the Governor. For permanent residents and individual travellers, a similar requirement applies when camping in the same place for a week or more.
Applications must be submitted to the Governor no later than four weeks before the planned camping trip. Researchers can apply via the application form in the RIS portal. The guide for researchers in Svalbard is updated and is found here: https://www.sysselmesteren.no/en/researchers/guidelines-for-researchers-in-svalbard/
Polar bear guard requirement
Camping that require an application to the Governor must be secured with an alert and organized polar bear guard when there are people in the camp.
The application form for camping can be found here: