Across the world, soils are impacted by disturbances caused by trampling of large animals and us, humans, as well as by the weight of our vehicles. Polar tundra ecosystems face these same pressures, as tundra is occupied by large grazers, such as reindeer and musk ox, but also experiences ever increasing human activities. Sti...










Harbin Institute of Technology will host the International Arctic School Winter 2021 online Janury 4-17, 2021 (IAS-HIT-eWinter2021), and provide on line courses in digital form to students in China and around the world. The IAS-HIT-eWinter2021 is free for all students. The theme is POPs and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concer...

The European Commission invites proposals for its European Green Deal call. This supports research and innovation to kick-start the environmental, social and economic transformations required to tackle the climate challenge, while helping the EU recover from the Covid-19 crisis, and increasing its resilience and capacity to r...


The National Science Foundation invites applications for its navigating the new Arctic programme. This supports research at the intersection of the social, natural, environmental, physical, computing and information sciences to improve understanding of Arctic change and its local and global effects. Closing date: March 5, 2021.