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 …

Co-creation, synergies and how science can address the current challenges the Arctic is facing today: ASSW 2023 conference

By.Jerbelle Elomina and Ivana Zivojinovic (BOKU, Vienna) The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2023 held in the beautiful city of Vienna just concluded and it was a massive success! Thanks to the organizers: International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) for providing the extensive opportunities to share research findings. Being hosted this year in BOKU’s home base of Vienna, meant it was an ideal opportunity …

ArcticHubs and NOFIMA team at aquaculture hub: field visit to Ringvassøya island

A snapshot of some of the activities conducted by the ArcticHubs NOFIMA research team in Ringvassøya island and Tromsø. After several productive workshop days indoors at the NOFIMA offices in Tromsø last January, ArcticHubs researchers maintained their tradition of always embracing a hub field visit to further stimulate ideas and an understanding of the multi land and sea use realities in the Arctic region today. The destination this time was to the island …

Land-use, reconciliation and justice in the Arctic: PolarCluster Action Group in Tromsø

On the fringes of the annual Arctic Frontiers event in Tromsø, a smaller gathering of related projects converged at the offices of our partner the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (NOFIMA), where we seized an opportunity to consider the synergies arising from our overlapping research themes.  Four projects @ArcticHubs, @JustNorth, @CharterArctic and @ArcticPassion all form part of the EU Horizon funded Polar Cluster of research (#EUPolarCluster), and, with …

What the forests should be used for? How practice-based solutions are reached for forestry, at hub level in Sweden

At a recent workshop with local stakeholders in MalĂĽ, Sweden (click here to read more about MalĂĽ hub #6), organised by our partner Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), the issue was raised of how and for which purpose the forest should be managed and used. The workshop was an ideal occasion for our partners to gather information and work together with various local stakeholders and communities representatives linked to …

A collaborative workshop with JustNorth and Charter at Arctic Frontiers 2023

Organising a workshop together with sister projects from the Arctic Taking advantage of the annual Arctic Frontiers event in Tromsø, Norway, in 2023, three sister EU Horizon 2020 funded research projects ArcticHubs / Charter / JustNorth are coming together to stage a collaborative workshop titled Land use, reconciliation and justice in the Arctic. Hosted at the offices of Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (NOFIMA) on 1st Feburary 2023, …

Finding a blend and a balance across disciplines, research tools, and livelihood sectors: ArcticHubs annual meeting 2022

ArcticHubs annual meeting , 21-24 September 2022 – Magma UNESCO Global Geopark One of the most ambitious features of the ArcticHubs project has been to draw together research across the diverse, but often interwoven livelihood sectors that are transforming lives and communities throughout the European Arctic. In order to achieve this aim, the project is having to balance inputs from an array of natural and social science disciplines. In turn, …

Participatory research tools: Delphi method to assess desirable futures and identify dissents over Arctic

Different interests, geopolitical plans and socio-economic activities are leading to many challenges in Arctic land use management. There are already guidelines and legal norms for improving participation and decision-making processes on land-use planning for Arctic Countries, such as in Finland. But still the effectiveness of participation vary a lot, and Arctic land use is under great pressure nowadays. As part of the project research, different in-depth analytical research methods are …