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
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
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
TENSIONAL DREAMS: Policy Options for a Sustainable Arctic Tensional dreams – Policy options for a sustainable Arctic – Background for the policy brief – CHARTER Working Paper 4 CHARTER-FACE-IT-ECOTIP Collaborative Fact Sheets In partnership with our sister EU Horizon 2020 projects, who like this project are entering their final year, CHARTER, FACE-IT and ECOTIP partnered
A new publication has just come out with input from multiple CHARTER researchers, led by Cecile B. Menard. Published in EGU’s The Cryosphere, it is titled Exploring the decision-making process in model development: focus on the Arctic snowpack To summarise the article, the Arctic faces significant challenges for climate and snow models, which often struggle to accurately simulate key processes
Excellent article in CNN published a few days ago that featured the challenges that Sámi reindeer herders in the Gran Sameby are experiencing due to loss of pastures and encroachment, issues that are not only limited to their district but are shared reindeer herders across the entire reindeer herding in Fennoscandi. Written by a journalist (Neill Lewis) who clearly spent
Last week, several CHARTER project researchers attended the European Polar Science week in Copenhagen organised by the European Commission and the European Space Agency. CHARTER findings and results were presented by Mariana García Criado in a well attended session that also had presentations by the sister projects that dealt with Arctic biodiversity FACE-IT and ECOTIP. Below is a gallery of
(by Sirpa Rasmus & Tim Horstkotte) In connection to the “Reindeer and fish research days” in Ylläs, northern Finland, organized by Natural Resources Institute, CHARTER organized one of its last participatory workshops. After several ones had been held in three countries, Finland, Norway and Sweden, a joint event was planned to bring together herders and researchers to bring together the
The 3rd World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland, recently wrapped up and was attended by around 800 participants. The event covered diverse topics and discussions on the future of biodiversity, emphasising marine conservation, freshwater biodiversity, and climate change impacts. And there was an Arctic focussed event this time around thanks to an intensive organising stint by CHARTER folks Professor Gabriela Schaepman-Strub and
Excellent overview article by Ed Struzik on the phenomena known as ‘Rain on Snow’ in the Yale Environment360 and the AGU EOS online magazines. The article features an interview with the project leader of the Arctic Rain on Snow Study (AROSS), a project which shares several researchers and themes with the CHARTER project. CHARTER folks engaged in the AROSS project
