There is a rich history of mining in the Arctic stretching back to the early days of the industrial revolution. A diverse suite of mineral resources including iron ore, nickel, copper and quarried stone have been taken and continue to be extracted across the Arctic region. Climate changes have begun to significantly alter the familiar landscapes and backdrops to such extractive industries. The retreating ice-caps are starting to expose potentially …
Tourism has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the Arctic region and one towards which many hubs are turning. For a great number of tourists and global tourism companies alike, the Arctic has evoked images of unspoilt wild landscapes, extreme climate and an ideal place to escape the pressures of everyday life! Often stimulated by news of retreating ice caps and diminishing populations of polar bear, …
The strategic goal of ArcticHubs is to develop sustainable, solution-oriented tools for reconciling competing models of livelihood and land-use in Arctic hubs and their surroundings, whilst respecting the needs and cultures of local populations (eg Sámi in Fennoscandia). The project anticipates that such actions will help facilitate the economic development of Arctic hubs that will limit detrimental impacts to ecosystem services (such as air & water purity, wood and non-wood …
At the heart of the ArcticHubs project’s pioneering approach are the 22 ‘hubs’. What we mean by the term ‘Hubs’ Hubs are nodes hosting either a combination of economic activities, or one main industry or means of livelihood, where the challenges and impacts facing the Arctic region are tangible and acute. Five main sectorial hubs have been identified inside the Arctic and these are fish farming, forestry, tourism, mining and …