Publications
Our publications include more than traditional reports. They span formats such as StoryMaps, apps, photo essays and multimedia. Each one is designed to communicate complex environmental challenges in ways that are visual, engaging, and grounded in real-world impact.
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Endangered Reefs, Threatened People
In a recent study, a group of scientists mapped human dependence on coral reefs and future threats to them. The findings are worrying…
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Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series: Sustainable Mountain Development in East Africa in a Changing Climate
Mountains directly contribute to the lives of much of the world’s population through the provision of freshwater or irrigation for…
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Arctic Research Publications: Scholarly Output Trends Using the Russian Index of Scientific Citations. A Working Paper
UArctic recently collaborated with UberResearch to produce a report entitled “International Arctic Research: Analyzing Global Funding Trends – A Pilot Report”.The nature of the Dimensions database means that that analysis was based upon project funding data. This working paper undertakes a preliminary analysis of how a similar approach could be used with a publications database,…
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International Arctic Research: Analyzing Global Funding Trends. A Pilot Report
This pilot analysis is the result of an exploratory collaboration between the University of the Arctic (UArctic) Science & Research Analytics Task Force and Digital Science’s international research teams. The aim was to assess the global funding landscape around Arctic-related research for the decade spanning 2006 to 2015 using the funding data from the Dimensions…
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Marine Ecosystem Services and the Sustainable Development Goals
How do marine ecosystem services support the Sustainable Development Goals?
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The Ocean and Us: How Healthy Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Support the Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Ocean and coastal ecosystems provide us with resources and trade opportunities that greatly benefit human well-being.
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Capacity Development for Oceans, Coasts, and the 2030 Agenda
Oceans, coasts, and marine resources are vital to human health and wellbeing. Protecting the long-term sustainability of our oceans will depend upon the adoption of effective ocean governance practices and the strengthening of the necessary capacities and institutions. The recently adopted UN Sustainable Development Agenda (2030 Agenda) offers a unique opportunity to advance sustainable ocean…
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Marine Litter Vital Graphics
We all contribute to this problem. Yes, all. And we need to act now if we want to avoid living in a sea of plastic by mid-century.
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The Rise of Environmental Crime: A Growing Threat to Natural Resources, Peace, Development and Security
The environment provides the very foundation of sustainable development, our health, food security and our economies. Ecosystems provide…
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Multivariate Classification of Seamount Morphology: Assessing Seamount Morphotypes in Relation to Marine Jurisdictions and Bioregions
Chapter 17 of Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions.
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UNEP GEF International Waters
A portfolio overview: From tools and methodologies to innovative initiatives and experience
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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: A Lifeboat for Coral Reefs?
The report looks at the role Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems could play in the preservation of coral reef systems affected by bleaching.
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Nomadic Herders (Flyer)
An international Indigenous Peoples’ project that studies the impacts of land-use change and climate change on reindeer pastoralists.
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World Ocean Assessment: Overview
This overview looks at the results of the first WOA in a framework that distinguishes driving forces, pressures, states, impacts and respons
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World Ocean Assessment (StoryMap)
The first World Ocean Assessment (WOA) is a report on the state of the planet’s oceans. It is the product of the first cycle of the…
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Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series: Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Tropical Andes Mountains
An assessment of the effectiveness of existing adaptation policy measures and the extent to which they apply to the Tropical Andes.
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Africa’s Blue Economy: A Policy Handbook
Africa’s vast lakes and ocean resources are key to the future wealth and sustainable development of the continent – if properly used.
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Global Overview of Continental Shelf Geomorphology
We report the results of a multivariate analysis of geomorphic features occurring on the global continental shelf that were mapped based…
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Cryptic impact: Visual Detection of Corona Light and Avoidance of Power Lines by Reindeer
Assessing the impact of human development on animals is complicated by the fact that overt effects may have covert causes. Cryptic impacts (sensu Raiter et al. 2014) can arise where sensory stimuli to which species respond fall outside the human sensory range. Ultraviolet (UV) light, which is detected by a range of nonprimate mammals, is…
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Submarine Glacial Landforms on the Cold East Antarctic Margin
This paper reviews what is known presently about the geomorphology of the best-studied sectors of the East Antarctic margin: the deep re-entrant of Prydz Bay and the narrower shelves of George V and Mac.Robertson Land.
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Stories and Solutions: GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2015
GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2015
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Research and Development Portfolio of the Sustainability Science Team National Sustainable Operations USDA Forest Service
The Sustainability Science Team (SST) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Sustainable Operations Initiative is a 18-member virtual research and development team, located across five regions and four research stations of the USDA Forest Service. The team provides research, publication, systems analysis, and decision support to the Sustainable Operations program of USDA…
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The Himalayan Climate and Water Atlas: Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Five of Asia’s Major River Basins
A comprehensive, regional understanding of the changing climate and its impact on water resources in five major river basins in the region.
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Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series: Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the South Caucasus Mountains
Changes in climate patterns are already evident in the South Caucasus countries – Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.
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Inductive Visualization: A Humanistic Alternative to GIS
This article explains the limitations inherent in GIS as a research methodology for humanistic scholarship.
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Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series: Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Western Balkan Mountains
The Western Balkans is a mountainous region and a hotspot of climate change. Over the past decades, warming has accelerated, and …
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Sierra Leone: State of the Marine Environment Report 2015
The Government of Sierra Leone recognizes the threats to the coastal and marine environment from anthropogenic sources as well as from…
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The Spread of Sargassum Seaweed
In recent years sargassum has increasingly been seen as a pest, washing up in vast quantities on beaches on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Mapping, Classifying, and Protecting Seamounts
What are seamounts? How are they mapped? How are they classified? How can we use these spatial data to protect marine environments?…
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The Okavango River Basin
This Story Map explores the ecosystem services of the Cubango-Okavango River Basin and the threats they face. A combination of interactive..