Activities within the National Park in Northeast Greenland are regulated through the Executive Order no. 7 of 17 June 1992 from the Greenland Home Rule Authority concerning the National Park in North and East Greenland, as amended by Executive Order no. 16 of 5 October 1999.
The purpose of the national park is to conserve the wilderness of the region and at the same time allow for research and public admission. Protection of landscapes, flora, wildlife, prehistoric remains and other cultural heritage of the past is the overall objective.
Please observe that the following regulations apply to the national park, among others:
- Mammals and birds, their breeding sites and nests must not be disturbed, harassed, or provoked, and eggs must not be removed.
- It is illegal to camp at or near the natural breeding, foraging, moulting, or resting sites of mammals and birds, or near their migration routes.
- It is illegal to leave waste or contaminating products on land, in lakes, rivers, the ocean, or on the lake ice, sea ice, or glacier ice.
- Waste or contaminating products must be brought back for destruction or removal.
- Flying over land, fjords, or the sea at an altitude of less than 500 m above surface requires a special permit from the Government of Greenland. Landing by aircraft or by boat and air drops of depots are illegal without specific permission from the Government of Greenland.