Interview with Kristine Lynge-Pedersen, researcher at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources: of interest in the use of fjords

Could you first tell us something about yourself and your role within ArcticHubs? I was employed as a social researcher at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) a year after the start of the ArcticHubs project. As the principal researcher in Nuuk looking at tourism and indigenous livelihoods, I have been most directly involving in introducing and applying for the first time in this context, the research methods such …

Interview with Vigdis Nygaard, senior researcher: how geopolitical research is useful for industry development of the Arctic

The ArcticHubs project is moving to address what needs to be done to solve land, marine and resource conflict in the Arctic region. Whilst tackling considerations of the most appropriate ways to involve all the stakeholders, local populations, indigenous and other actors of the region, in the co-creation of effective tools for sustainable land and sea use planning. In this interview with Vigdis Nygaard (senior researcher at NORCE and part …

Interview with Roy Robertsen, NOFIMA senior researcher at Varangerfjord Hub

Dr. Roy Robertsen is a senior scientist for one of the ArcticHubs’ partner organisations, NOFIMA; he is specialised in seafood and aquaculture research, fish farming research and development, and environment sustainability. Within the project, he is researching the trends and industrial development of fish farms around the hub of Varangerfjord (Norway), its environmental sustainability and the ripple effects of new sea-related industries on fish, sea, costs and people. In this …

Interview with Sara Moioli, young researcher at ArcticHubs

We are very grateful to have young researchers and students, such as Sara Moioli, working around the ArcticHubs project. Sara is currently conducting her internship with ArcticHubs as part of the post graduate course TALETE Honour Program of the University of Trento (Italy). The course focuses on the topics of environment and sustainability and the ArcticHubs project is the case study that Sara is using. In this blog she tells …

Interview with Dr. Leena Suopajärvi, senior scientist and WP1 leader at ArcticHubs

Interview with Dr. Leena Suopajärvi, senior scientist at the University of Lapland and work package 1 leader at ArcticHubs. Dr. Leena Suopajärvi is the lead scientist for one of the main research action of the ArcticHubs project and that is the study of global trends and industrial development impacting upon land, livelihoods, communities and stakeholders of the Arctic region. We discuss with Dr.Suopajärvi how she became involved in the investigation …