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When: 12th February 2024 - 10:30 - 17:00
Where: Bodø, Auditorium A5
The seminar will bring together students, academics, practitioners, and policymakers into four dialogue sessions on the following topics: the role of universities in enabling a sustainable future, public sector accountability, social impact, and knowledge and value creation in the High North. Last but not least, the seminar will highlight the role of individuals in the transformation of institutions, societies and dialogue for a better future.
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The Bellona Environmental Transparency Center recently released a special Arctic-themed issue for the month of September 2023 as part of their publication, Environment and Rights magazine.
The Environment and Rights magazine was founded in 2022 in Russia and quickly became a unique voice for those who protect the environment and environmental rights. The magazine was particularly important because of the harsh political environment for civil society there. Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Bellona stopped all its activities inside Russia and closed its offices. However, their work has not stopped, and they continue to publish their magazine from Lithuania. Each issue is dedicated to a specific topic, and contains several analytical articles prepared by journalists and experts.
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UArctic member bulletin for the month of December 2023 has just been released.
Lead story
Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 call for abstracts now open
The Call for Abstracts submission portal for the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 is now open at arcticcongress.com/call-for-abstracts. The abstract submission deadline is 5th January 2024 at 1700 CET.
News:
- UArctic Board met in Fairbanks, Alaska
- UArctic and Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference sign a Memorandum of Understanding
- UArctic Staff Meeting 2023 in Pyhä, Finland
- 19th UArctic Danish Realm members Caucus Meeting 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- UArctic’s new Arctic maritime safety program learns from the past to address today’s challenges
- Takeaways: Meet UArctic Assembly Representatives session November 2023
- The Arctic Urgency – Breaking boundaries with research taboos
- Save the date: UArctic Rectors Meeting
Highlights from Thematic Networks and Chairs:
- Panel session at the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2023
- Call for Abstracts for the Session "Youth in the Arctic: Challenges and possibilities: Relationships and processes of participation and belonging"
- Call for Abstracts for the Session "Educational innovation for the Circumpolar North" at the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024
- Publication: Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Arctic and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern
- Northern and Arctic Islands workshop: Setting the Agenda
Student Highlight
Alex Taitt - Making new connections in Iceland
In October, Alex Taitt flew all the way from Alaska to Iceland to join the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly, thanks to the support of a private donor. Although her main reason to participate was the My Northern Project science popularization contest, it was just a fraction of what she gained from the event.
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Dear Teachers,
a few weeks ago we encouraged you to watch INTERACT series of videos taken with station managers NORTHWARDS together for the future, and today we want to invite you to watch another great set of videos.
INTERACT’s newest short films are out now! Watch them on our YouTube Channel:
- Arctic Climate Magnification
- Disappearing Homes
- Extreme Causes for Concern
- The Costs of Arctic Tourism
The four short films, co-produced with BBC Natural History Unit, address four different yet critically important aspects of Arctic change, how they affect the livelihood of Arctic communities and the global ecosystem at large.
We also invite you to the last online lesson in this year, but also the last within INTERACT project: on 5 Dec on 9:30 UTC: Polluted Arctic - What are the main threats?
All INTERACT educational materials and recordings from previous videos are available on the INTERACT's website.
Have fun by bringing the polar science into your classrooms!
Best regards
Agata Goździk
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Do you have ideas that involve your First Nations knowledges and practices that you and your Community want to see put into action to redress global warming and care for our planet? Or are you an Indigenous ally seeking to collaborate, or already engaged, in projects alongside Indigenous Peoples, specifically focusing on the intersection of sustainability and education?
Have you already taken steps to put these ideas into action? We are eager to amplify and celebrate your efforts! Whether you're a member of an Indigenous community with transformative initiatives or an ally actively contributing to sustainable and educational projects, we want to highlight and share the positive impact you are making.
About the challenge:
In a lead-up to COP28 Space4Innovation and GEO Indigenous Alliance in collaboration with Madison Shakespeare an East Coast Saltwater Aboriginal Woman from Australia who is a scholar at Flinders University and at the Institute of Culture and Society, Western Sydney University invites the submission of short 1-2 minute social media video clips that showcase the valuable role played by First Nations Peoples’ place-based practices that focus on care of the natural environment to achieve planetary wellbeing!
Why participate?
- Showcase Your First Nation Practices: Your video will spotlight the practices that reflect your First Nation's care for the environment on a global stage. Demonstrating how your cultural knowledge and practices contribute to global health, emphasizing their crucial role in achieving and sustaining planetary well-being.
- Connect with First Nations Globally: Explore and connect with practices from other First Nations, fostering opportunities for cross-cultural collaboration and learning.
- Chance for Global Recognition: Selected clips will be featured in a compilation played on December 10, 2023, at the "Indigenous-Led Climate Action: Democratizing Space Data for Planetary Wellbeing and Education" side event hosted in the Greening Education Pavilion at COP 28.
- Exclusive opportunity: By participating, you stand a chance to win an opportunity to engage in an Australian First Nations online yarning workshop led by Madison Shakespeare—a Gadigal Traditional Owner Scholar, Lawyer, and Artist from Australia. Other specialist panel members will include First Nations business, design and communication educational mentors and COP delegates.
- Indigenous Solutionists Forward Movement: There are 8 positions in this yarning forum. These 8 selected entrants will share First Nations strategies, discuss solutions to challenges in anticipation of moving forward positively by harnessing solutions that grow and realize your Communities’ ideas through implementing First Nations knowledges and practices.
How to participate:
Create: Make a short 1-2 minute social media video clip to show the rest of the world what you are doing in your Community or what you would like to achieve through implementing place-based Indigenous knowledges and practices as part of your role as Custodian of Country.
In the clip tell us:
Where you are located in the world and what First Nations Community(ies) you represent
What stage your project is up to (it’s ok if it’s just an idea that you want to grow or a work in progress)
The inspiration behind starting this project
How your initiative contributes to the care of our natural environment this can include educating others around you about environmental sustainability
At least 3 things that would help advance your project
Importantly, as this is an opportunity to potentially showcase your practices to audiences following and attending COP28 we respectfully ask that your clip does not include any political and or religious content so that it is within the Green Hub Conference Guidelines.
Share: Upload your video on any social media platform (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn) using the designated challenge hashtags:
#IndigenousSolutionists
#COP28UAE
Connect: Join the online conversation, connect with like-minded individuals on social media, and be part of a global Indigenous-led community dedicated to positive change.
Submit Details: Ensure you've filled out this mandatory form with your details!
Submit your Details here (mandatory form)
Prizes and recognition:
Outstanding submissions will be recognized and celebrated, with a chance for select participants to have their videos showcased at COP28 and engage in an Australian First Nations online yarning workshop led by Madison Shakespeare—a Gadigal Traditional Owner Scholar, Lawyer, and Artist from Australia.
Timeline:
- Submission Opens: November 28, 2023
- Submission Closes: December 7, 2023, at midnight CET
- Winners Announcement: December 10, 2023
Who can participate:
Indigenous youth, Elders, and individuals from underrepresented communities and their allies, actively involved in projects or aspiring initiatives related to climate action, Indigenous knowledge, and sustainable practices are invited to participate.
#IndigenousSolutionists #COP28UAE
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