Polar Journal AG

Thank you to Julia Hager for writing about our experiences of Davos as part of Arctic Basecamp in the Polar Journal AG! "Arctic Basecamp: Voices from Davos 2025" features insights from Climate Science Ambassadors Mayumi Sato and Sofia Corradi, Youth Ambassador Storm Lewis, and Scientists in Residence Mariah Seater and myself. https://lnkd.in/d3ea9xc4 #ArcticBasecamp #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #Glaciers2025 #SDGs #SpeakScienceToPower #WEF2025 #WEF25 #YouthVoices

Glaciers grind up rock and this "glacial flour" has considerable fertilising potential, at least that's what researchers from the University of Bristol and the iC3 Polar Research Hub (Centre for ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate) in Tromsø have once again shown, with the added subtlety that some of these rocks may contain toxic metals. The study clarifies the scope for using "glacial flour". And it opens up new lines of thinking for a sustainable solution to emerge from the inspiring concept. 👉 https://lnkd.in/d4Eb932Q #Arctic #Glacier #Agriculture #Fertilisers #Food | Sarah Tingey

Last week, the Arctic was invited to the fringes of the Russo-American dialogue about Ukraine. For more information 👇 🔹 https://lnkd.in/dtrxK7Ah Thank you Arctida.io for your insight into this phenomenon. Here's one aspect from last week, but you will find other topics in this Polar Retrospective, such as:🔹A problematic documentary;🔹"Glacial Fracking"; and 🔹Greenlander' genes. #Arctic #Russia #Putin #Trump #Gas #Ukraine Last Tuesday, Russian and American delegations met in Riyadh. Image : B. Alotaby / Wikimedia Commons

Ecologists and the Instituto Milenio BASE have assessed what has already been understood in Antarctica in order to prepare to move forward into the unknown of this land, saving time and energy. 👉 https://lnkd.in/d835-vYW Instituto Milenio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y Subantárticos (BASE) | Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales #exploration #Science #Antarctica

Pan-arctic A groundbreaking economic study takes a look at the Arctic landscape, and Nunavut stands out for its marked dynamism. However, the researchers recommend reinvesting in services and R&D to foster development, as these regions are currently highly dependent on productive industry (fishing and mining, for example) and not very attractive to young people. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dz64jzNJ #Arctic #Mine #Industry #Fishing #Research #Education #Jobs

UArctic and the Arctic Circle welcome nominations for the 2025 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award. The Award aims to further the development of new ideas that could contribute materially to preventing, mitigating, adapting, and reversing the effects of climate change in the Arctic. 100,000 euros of unrestricted funds are provided to the awardee to help facilitate the development of ideas and increase impact through outreach, engagement and communication.   The call for nominations is open until April 30, 2025. More information, including the full call, is available at https://lnkd.in/gjWiVJdc.    Nominees should propose creative ideas that are action- and results-oriented and at an early stage of development. These ideas should nevertheless be grounded in academic research and scholarship, while also, where appropriate, giving due regard to the knowledge practices of Arctic residents, including Indigenous peoples. Nominations should describe an action that addresses the causes or impacts of climate change on the Arctic region. Ideas can be broad in scope, or geared toward local issues but could have results scalable to the entire Arctic region, and potentially beyond. We are looking for bright new ideas from people/groups with a demonstrable drive to achieve change.   Read more and nominate by April 30, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gjWiVJdc   The winner will be announced at the Arctic Circle Assembly in October in Reykjavík, Iceland. UArctic (University of the Arctic)

Finally, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust has decided to remove the graffiti created a month ago by an unknown person on a historic hangar of Deception Island. #Antarctic #Heritage #Painting #graffiti UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Oceanwide Expeditions https://lnkd.in/dPj6Ta_U

On the one hand, the crash between a nuclear icebreaker and a cargo ship was simply that, a crash. But on the other hand, we took the opportunity to talk to marine shipping expert Hervé Baudu to learn about the latest developments on maritime safety in Arctic shipping. And there's a lot going on as Camille Lin shows here. #Arctic #shipping #crash #icebreaker #safety #maritime

Lat week, topics connected to polar regions were both positive and negative. While scientists found microplastic right in the midddle of Antarctica (negative), news about a more sustainable energy source in Nunavut reached also went online (positive). And in Belgium, where the new government is Flemish, one of the most iconic national Antarctic objects will be part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Read all about it in our retrospective. #Antarctica #Arctic #energy #hydroelectricity #plastic #environment #history #Belgium #culture

The WEF in Davos is not only the place where economic aspects are discussed. This year, as before, the Arctic Basecamp was set up to ignite discussions between science, economy and policy. Our colleague Julia Hager collected voices and impressions that were share in the camp. #Arctic #society #policy #economy #WEF #Davos #Switzerland