StoryMaps
The CHARTER project has contributed and supported the creation of a number of StoryMaps on themes that are cross cutting with CHARTER project goals and aims. Click on the images below to explore.
Our Last Newsletter!
The end of the CHARTER project approaches. It has been a ride, navigating the impacts of a pandemic and war, the ramifications of which are still rumbling. CHARTER’s rumbling however will finish up early next year but our new data, publications and outputs will long outlive the project. As will the many connections and networks established over the course of
CHARTER Poster Exhibit – All Now Available for Download
The CHARTER project is winding down, but we are still busy! Our final meeting wrapped up a few weeks ago, and during it, a large format poster exhibit that outlined the goals, field work and results from the CHARTER project over the last 4 years was formally opened. The exhibit is now hanging in the Arktikum Science Museum and will
New CHARTER StoryMap on Drones ‘Launched’
Drones have come to play a critical role in science. At times it seems that drones are ubiquitous, buzzing in the sky. Some tourist destinations are now adding “No Drones” signs. They are increasingly being used as machines of war. However, much of the development of drone technology and use has been by hobbyists and scientists who immediately saw what
CHARTER’s Arctic Policy Briefing Launched
These last weeks have seen a flurry of activity as the CHARTER project begins to wind down its activities, but ramps up its outputs as the project will be drawing to a close at the beginning of 2025. Indeed last week the final CHARTER Assembly was held in Rovaniemi over several days and was attended by over 70 participants. More
CHARTER Project Fact Sheets – Download!
In partnership with our sister EU Horizon 2020 projects, who like this project are entering their final year, CHARTER, FACE-IT and ECOTIP partnered up to create some ‘Fact Sheets’ that summarise some of the core findings of these three significant projects that focus on Arctic biodiversity on land, ocean and coasts, and also identify a number of research gaps identified
New CHARTER publication on Plant Biomass
A new CHARTER publication has just gone online in journal Nature, lead authored by Logan T. Berner with numerous CHARTER researchers providing input. The article is open access, and available here. Plant biomass is a fundamental ecosystem attribute that is sensitive to rapid climatic changes occurring in the Arctic. Nevertheless, measuring plant biomass in the Arctic is logistically challenging and
Download our CHARTER Exhibit Posters
Last week, the CHARTER team along with our sister Horizon2020 biodiversity projects FACE-IT and ECOTIP held an Arctic Policy Briefing in in Brussels, as guests of the EU Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (RTD) in Brussels. We will be posting news, photos and presentations from this event presently. In the meantime, you can view and download two CHARTER posters. The
Deliverables
CHARTER Plan for the Exploitation and Dissemination of Results Version 1.0 Download Synthesis on the Effect on Grazing and Trampling on Plant Biodiversity. CHARTER Deliverable 2.1 Download CHARTER Reindeer Statistics. CHARTER Deliverable 3.1 Download History of animal husbandry in CHARTER study area, CHARTER Deliverable 3.2 Download CHARTER First Round Stakeholder Workshops. CHARTER Deliverable 3.3 Download