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- New chair of SAON New chair of SAON The Arctic Council 2011 Nuuk declaration decides that the Arctic Council through AMAP appoints the chair of SAON. At their meeting this week, the AMAP WG appointed Thorsteinn Gunnarsson of ‘The Icelandic Centre for Research’ (RANNIS) as the new Chair[…]
- Power of Storytelling Power of Storytelling The "Power of Storytelling" for teaching and learning science subjects. A scientist organizes a free webinar about storytelling during lessons.On Wednesday 13 September 2017 at 16:00 CET, Marta Azevedo will present the "Power of Storytelling" for teaching and learning science[…]
- Talking Art and Activism With an Accompl... Talking Art and Activism With an Accomplished Inuit Carver Meet Billy Gauthier, an acclaimed artist from northern Canada who participated in a hunger strike last summer to to protest the environmental impacts of a new hydroelectric dam in Labrador.CANADA’S RENOWNED INUIT carver Billy Gauthier was working at a Labrador gas station[…]
- Why Changing Pacific Walrus Haulout Habi... Why Changing Pacific Walrus Haulout Habits Are Worrying Massive gatherings of the marine mammals can result in stampedes that crush calves. Conservationists are pushing to have the animal protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.Every august, thousands of Pacific walruses move from the chilly Chukchi waters and onto the barrier island of[…]
- Songs for Decolonization: A Q&A With... Songs for Decolonization: A Q&A With Saami Singer Sofia Jannok The Saami singer Sofia Jannok from Sweden combines traditional joiking with modern electronic music. Her lyrics, sung in three languages, aim to overturn colonial attitudes and express Indigenous views.Born on the tundra of saapmi – the traditional homeland of the Saami –[…]
- INTERACT Transnational Access Call is op... INTERACT Transnational Access Call is open for projects taking place between March 2018 and April 2019 The EU H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) project opens a call for research groups to apply for Transnational Access to 43 research stations across the Arctic and northern alpine and forest areas in Europe,[…]
- Polar Prediction Matters launched today Polar Prediction Matters launched today What kind of information is needed by the captain of a vessel navigating polar waters? Our knowledge of what really matters at the end of the forecast chain is rather limited. In order to strengthen the dialogue between polar forecast[…]
- The call for session proposals is now open The call for session proposals is now open The UArctic Congress is an integral part of Finland’s Arctic Council chairmanship program, and open to the scientists, students, policy makers, businesses and all other interested stakeholders. The science section will focus on the themes and priorities of the Finnish chairmanship, including the goals[…]
- EGU newsletter EGU newsletter The EGU newsletter is short email publication sent to EGU members on a monthly basis. It aims to inform the Union membership about EGU events and activities, from highlighting papers published in our open access journals to providing news relating[…]
- How Are We Now? Inuit Health Survey Retu... How Are We Now? Inuit Health Survey Returns to Nunavik A health survey of Inuit communities in northern Quebec found widespread food insecurity and other problems 13 years ago. A follow-up now underway will see how much things have changed.The ccgs amundsen, Canada’s Arctic research icebreaker, has begun a unique portion of its summer[…]
