Focusing solely on the interests of big powers in the Arctic is overly simplistic
Miro Johansson travelled all the way from Helsinki to Kirkenes in his minivan to report for the Barents Observer. He is determined to share the stories of local communities.
Ella and Yeva Start Circumnavigating the Arctic
I mentioned the start of Ella Hibbert‘s long voyage in her yacht Yeva over on this year’s Northwest Passage thread.
Food prices increase in an Arctic indigenous community amidst road infrastructure development and loss of federal freight subsidy
Road infrastructure development is often promoted as a strategy to reduce food insecurity in remote Arctic communities.
Thawing Ground, Rising Stakes: Why Arctic Change Demands New Resilience
The melting of permafrost in the Arctic leads to a plethora of unwanted consequences, and there is an urgent need for action.
To the ends of the Earth: The Arctic’s battle for sustainable tourism
Tourism, for a resource-dependent economy like Greenland, which is almost entirely dependent on fisheries, represents a good way to build greater resilience through economic diversification.
Politicians talk about Arctic sovereignty
The pandemic meant I didn’t have many opportunities to return home, and I was happy to be back Arctic.
Sustainable governance of agricultural land in Arctic Norway
Agriculture in Arctic relies on preserving its limited production base.
Food, transitions and Indigenous knowledges in Arctic
Finding new pathways towards resilient societies in the High North, in the Arctic.
Microplastics in Arctic waters threaten spotted seals and humans
Samples of spotted seal stomachs, obtained from traditional subsistence hunts conducted by indigenous communities, were used for analysis.