Hva får myndighetene vite om Arktis?

* Artikkel av Helge M. Markusson, Framsenter i Tromsø – I et raskt skiftende miljø er arktiske samfunn og deres levebrød sårbare, sier Hans Tømmervik. Han er forsker i NINA – Norsk institutt for naturforskning.  – Disse samfunnene har også potensial til å gi et stort bidrag til å dempe klimaendringer og stanse tap av verdifull natur. Men da må

Workshop in South Sámi Reindeer Herding Area, Norway

In mid-August, 2023, the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and University of Hamburg (UHH), together with the County Governor of Trøndelag and Innlandet, arranged a workshop in the South Saami Reindeer area Plassjesne in Rossen tjïelte (Røros). This workshop was part of a series of workshops and outreach initiatives in the CHARTER project. This region of reindeer herding is

Springing into CHARTER fieldwork & new publication

Longer daylight hours and milder temperatures means optimal snow covered fieldwork time. A number of CHARTER project reseachers are undertaking fieldwork periods this week. Temperatures are mild at this time of year in northern Scandinavia, currently in the -8 to +2 degrees range during the day and -15 to -8 overnight. The melting and refreezing of the snow surface makes