When: Wednesday, 10 April 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm (ET) 

Where: Akasofu Building Room 501, University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus (2160 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775) or online via live webinar. Registration at https://www.arcus.org 

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The PISUNA Natural Resources Council in Attu, West Greenland, has won the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018 on DKK 350,000. The Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, presented the prize to Per Ole Frederiksen, PISUNA Natural Council Attu, Paviaraq Jakobsen, Qeqer...

Fishermen in the Attu area on the west coast of Greenland are acting as observers, providing input into research (citizen science and local indigenous knowledge) and suggesting measures to protect nature. The Natural Resource Council is an important example of people a...

With the inclusion of equity concerns in Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, ”equitable management” has become an important objective for the world’s protected areas. The way equity is defined and operationalized influences whether this strategic...

The consequences of species redistribution will impact societies world-wide that depend on healthy ecosystems. How best can science support the management of these major climate change impacts on societies?

In a review in Biological Reviews, scientists argue that with t...

Improving the dynamic relationship between nature and human well-being is a pressing issue of our time. Landscapes embody this tight interconnectedness and serve as unique sustainability learning hubs, showcased by the global rise of place-based and holistic landscape...

Who are the winners and losers when the flora and fauna change distribution as a result of climatic changes? The newspaper Jyllandsposten asked Finn Danielsen of NORDECO about this. This led to a full-page article in the newspaper.

Read the full article (in Da...

NORDECO is implementing a project in Bolivia together with two local partners: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Bolivia and Fundación Teko Kavi. The project is called ”Indigenous Forest Management for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Northern La Paz”.

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As the global climate changes, human well-being, ecosystem function, and even climate itself are increasingly impacted by the shifting geography of life. This is the conclusion of a review published this week in Science. The review is led by Associate Profess...

Management action from citizen science was the topic of Finn Danielsens key note talk at the National Biodiversity Symposium in Denmark on 1-2 February 2017.  The symposium was hosted by the Centre for Macroecology, Environment and Climate (CMEC) at University of Copen...