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 Malå, Sweden (click here to read more about Malå 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 …

Maptionnaire & ArcticHubs: using PPGIS for stakeholder engagement in the Arctic

We recently had our partner Maptionnaire writing about us. As the project’s goal is to find a way of designing solutions together with multiple stakeholders, it’s crucial to gather their opinions, as well as understand their practices of using the land, the sea, or other resources. Maptionnaire Community Engagement Platform is used as a data collection and conflict negotiation tool by the researchers, as well as a platform for communication …

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 …

New ArcticHubs report: geopolitical tensions and drivers of different industries in the European Arctic

A research team from the ArcticHubs has recently finished two reports which set the ground of the following project steps. The research focused on Arctic geopolitics and global drivers: an investigation of the tensions and drivers affecting the development of major industries in the European Arctic, namely, aquaculture, forestry, mining and tourism. Such kind of geopolitical research is quite new for the European Arctic: by geopolitics analysis in the report …