Posts by Paramount Technetwork
How many people live on permafrost? It took an interdisciplinary team to find out
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How many people live and rely on Arctic permafrost? It might seem like a basic question, but until recently it had never been answered. “There were just no data on it”, said Justine Ramage, a geographer at Nordregio, a research centre established by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Together with a team of researchers in…
Read MoreResilienSEA Scholarship Two Years On
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Seagrass found & confirmed for the first time in Guinea & Sierra Leone
Read MoreSeaBee test flights begin near Danmarkbukta
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By Guendalina De Luigi
Read MoreBehind the scenes: Making maps for the first Arctic Permafrost Atlas
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by Levi Westerveld
Read MoreIcelandic environment minister urges world leaders to fight plastic pollution
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The oceans are inundated with plastics. Ideas about how to address the problem abound, but we have no time to waste.
Read MoreLooking for an Arctic approach to plastic pollution
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Whether monitoring the presence of plastic or analysing its impact, researchers in the Arctic cannot simply adopt methods developed in other regions
Read MoreApples to oranges? Scientists are having a hard time comparing their research findings on marine plastic
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There is no standard method for analysing plastic pollution in the oceans – and no agreement on how much standardization is needed
Read MorePlastic microfibres illustrate the challenges of fighting marine litter
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Avoiding use of plastic might seem like an obvious approach, but good luck convincing fleece lovers in cold climates
Read MorePlastic, plastic everywhere
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Plastic is piling up in the Arctic. Scientists are just starting to get a handle on what that means.
Read MoreCelebrating life in mountains
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Happy World Mountain Day!
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