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A Compilation of International and Regional Instruments and Case-Law on Minorities and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:18:00 +0000

The first volume of the new series, A Compilation of International and Regional Instruments and Case-Law on Minorities and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, sponsored by the Stefansson Arctic Institute, was recently published by Brill.

The Economy of the Arctic

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:54:00 +0000

A new book chapter by Joan Nymand Larsen and Andrey Petrov has just been published in the Palgrave Handbook of Arctic Policy and Politics.

The Central Arctic Ocean as a Beacon of Hope for the Global Ocean

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:41:00 +0000

Tom Barry is a co-author of a new commentary, "The Central Arctic Ocean as a Beacon of Hope for the Global Ocean", recently published in npj Ocean Sustainability.

The Arctic Permafrost Vulnerability Index

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:44:00 +0000

The article "The Arctic Permafrost Vulnerability Index" co-authored by Joan Nymand Larsen has just been published in Sustainability.

Conservation and Restoration of Icelandic Wetlands: An Evaluation of Progress Towards Implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:21:00 +0000

Tom Barry's paper on the conservation and restoration of Icelandic wetlands has just been published in the journal Wetlands.

Seaweed Kombucha: Exploring Innovation in Marine Resources in Iceland

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:43:00 +0000

The article "Seaweed Kombucha: Exploring innovation in marine resources in Iceland" by Martyn Jones, Catherine Chambers, and Peter Krost has just been published in the International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science.

Mortality Drives Production Dynamics of Atlantic Cod Through 1100 Years of Commercial Fishing

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:11:00 +0000

The article "Mortality drives production dynamics of Atlantic cod through 1100 years of commercial fishing" co-authored by Árni Daníel Júlíusson has been published in Science Advances.

A Transdisciplinary, Comparative Analysis Reveals Key Risks from Arctic Permafrost Thaw

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:46:00 +0000

The article “A transdisciplinary, comparative analysis reveals key risks from Arctic permafrost thaw” co-authored by Jón Haukur Ingimundarson and Joan Nymand Larsen was published today in Nature: Communications, Earth and Environment.

A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Improve Validation Practices for Qualitative Models of Marine Social-Ecological Systems

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:36:00 +0000

A new methods paper co-authored by Catherine Chambers has just been published.

Invasive Species Management: The Case of Pink Salmon in Iceland

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:06:00 +0000

The article "Invasive Species Management: The Case of Pink Salmon in Iceland" by Hjörleifur Finnsson, Catherine Chambers, and Guðni Guðbergsson (MFRI) about pink salmon management in Iceland has just been published in Marine Policy.

Value Creation and Internal Resilience in South Greenland: The Case of Nanortalik – a Town in the Municipality of Kujalleq

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:26:00 +0000

The chapter "Value Creation and Internal Resilience in South Greenland: The case of Nanortalik – a town in the municipality of Kujalleq" has now been published.

The Autonomy of the Åland Islands: Constitutional and International Law Challenges

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:38:00 +0000

New book, The Autonomy of the Åland Islands: Constitutional and International Law Challenges, edited by Guðmundur Alfreðsson and Göran Lindholm, has just been published.

Gaps in Legislation and Communication Identified as Stakeholders Reflect on 30×30 Policy in Icelandic Waters

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:08:00 +0000

The article "Gaps in legislation and communication identified as stakeholders reflect on 30×30 policy in Icelandic waters" by Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir, Theresa Henke, Catherine P. Chambers og Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir was published today.

Des phoques et des âmes, évolution de la place des phoques dans la vision du monde des pêcheurs artisans pêcheurs islandais

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:48:00 +0000

A new edition of an article by Níels Einarsson, originally published in 1990 in Maritime Anthropological Studies, has now be published with new forewords in French translation in Vertigo - a journal devoted to environmental sciences.

Recent Ventures in Interdisciplinary Arctic Research: The ARCPATH Project

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:52:00 +0000

This paper celebrates Professor Yongqi GAO’s significant achievements in the field of inter-disciplinary studies within the content of his final research project Arctic Climate Predictions: Pathways to Resilient Sustainable Societies - ARCPATH. The disciplines represented in the project are related to climatology, anthropology, marine biology, eco-nomics, and the broad spectrum of social-ecological studies.

New Article: Exploring social media as a tool for disentangling cultural ecosystem service values of whale-watching to inform environmental judgements and ethics: the case of Húsavík, Iceland

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:06:00 +0000

By Sílvia Gómez, Beatriz Patraca, Jade Zoghbi, Eduard Ariza, Maria Wilke, Níels Einarsson (SAI), Sveinbjörg Smáradóttir (SAI), Edward Huijbens & Catherine Chambers (SAI). This explorative study contributes to developing methods using social media data and social network theory in tourism studies to unravel cultural ecosystem values. Focused on the case of an emblematic village for whale-watching activity, Húsavík, in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland, this study explores the cultural ecosystem service values of individuals as expressed through social media (TripAdvisor and Instagram) related to the practice of whale-watching. The aim is to document the cultural ecosystem service values and environmental judgements which provide information that could be used in future marine planning efforts.

New Article by Catherine Chambers and Elena Alessandra Lebedef

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:45:00 +0000

Catherine Chambers and Elena Alessandra Lebedef published the article "Youth and Newcomers in Icelandic Fisheries: opportunities and Obstacles" in Maritime Studies.

New report: Mapping Arctic Research in Iceland

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:21:00 +0000

The report Mapping Arctic Research in Iceland has been published in cooperation between The Icelandic Centre for Research, Stefansson Arctic Institute and the Icelandic ...

New Study on Climatic Complexity

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:02:00 +0000

New Study on Climatic Complexity (18.12.2015)Research on the climate of the past 1000 years has tended to focus on two periods that have come to be known as the "Medieval Warm Period" or "Medieval Climatic Optimum" and the "Little Ice Age". ...

New publication: The New Arctic

Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:30:00 +0000

New Publication: The New Arctic (11.09.2015)The New Arctic, edited by Birgitta Evengård, Joan Nymand Larsen and Øyvind Paasche was recently published by Springer. See more information.