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Bremen Marine botanists organize EU policy advice on ice loss in the Arctic

The research project FACE-IT investigates arctic fjord systems in the view of the effects of progressing glacial ice loss. In addition to diverse research activities, policy advice is a central task of EU-funded Horizon2020 projects.

Under the direction of the FACE-IT project manager Dr Simon Jungblut, three EU projects have now joined forces and carried out a policy briefing in Brussels. The three projects, FACE-IT, ECOTIP and CHARTER, all research on the effects of ice loss in the Arctic: in coastal areas, in the open ocean and on land. On 15 March, around 40 researchers and policymakers came together in the premises of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, and more than 30 other interested people took part online. The research projects provided information about their research results. These were then discussed in a panel in terms of their political relevance. The panel included representatives from politics, research and the indigenous peoples of Greenland and Northern Norway. Afterwards, an exhibition was opened comprising generally understandable poster presentations of project results from the three projects.

A detailed report on the political dimension of the research results, the views of the panelists and links to the recording of the briefing and a joint brochure can be found on the homepage of the FACE-IT project.

FACE-IT studies Arctic fjord systems regarding the effects of progressing glacial ice loss. Biodiversity, ecosystem functions but also the social dimensions such as fishing, the livelihoods of the indigenous populations and nature-based tourism in different fjords in Greenland, Spitsbergen and Northern Norway are compared. More than 60 scientists from 14 universities and institutes in 8 countries are involved in FACE-IT. FACE-IT is coordinated by the working group Marine Botany of Prof Kai Bischof.

 

More about FACE-IT:

Homepage: https://www.face-it-project.eu/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FACEITArctic   

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/face_it_arctic  

澳门皇冠_皇冠足球比分-劲爆体育: https://www.facebook.com/FACEITArctic  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-face-it-project

 

More information available at:

Prof Dr Kai Bischof (Project coordinator)

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+49 421 218 63050

 

Dr Simon Jungblut (Project manager)

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+49 176 788 68 519

+49 421 218 63054

 

The participants of the policy briefing during the opening of the exhibition by Signe Ratso, Vice-Director General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission
The participants of the policy briefing during the opening of the exhibition by Signe Ratso, Vice-Director General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission
Vice-Director General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Signe Ratso, opening the exhibitions
Vice-Director General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Signe Ratso, opening the exhibitions
FACE-IT project member Carina Ren (Aalborg University, Denmark) delivering the presentation “Tourism in Arctic fjords: Opportunities and threats”
FACE-IT project member Carina Ren (Aalborg University, Denmark) delivering the presentation “Tourism in Arctic fjords: Opportunities and threats”
FACE-IT project manager Simon Jungblut (Bremen University, Germany) explaining the concept of the FACE-IT exhibition
FACE-IT project manager Simon Jungblut (Bremen University, Germany) explaining the concept of the FACE-IT exhibition
FACE-IT project member Annika E. Nilsson (Nordland Research Institute, Bod?, Norway; middle) among the panelists (from left to right): Inuuteq Holm Olsen (Head of Mission, Greenland Mission to EU), Gabriela Schaepman Strub (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Miguel Roncero-Martin (International Relations Officer, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries), (Aslat Holmberg (President, Saami Council)
FACE-IT project member Annika E. Nilsson (Nordland Research Institute, Bod?, Norway; middle) among the panelists (from left to right): Inuuteq Holm Olsen (Head of Mission, Greenland Mission to EU), Gabriela Schaepman Strub (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Miguel Roncero-Martin (International Relations Officer, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries), (Aslat Holmberg (President, Saami Council)