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CATEGORIES:Polar Conferences, Meetings and Events
CREATED:20161008T130105
SUMMARY:The Changing Arctic - Environment and Governance
LOCATION:Tromsø\, Norway
DESCRIPTION:The Changing Arctic is a series of Nordic-French seminars addressing key Ar
 ctic issues in the field of research, and taking place during 2016 in Denma
 rk, Finland, Norway and Sweden.\nThe French Institute of Norway and the Fre
 nch Embassy, together with the FRAM High North Research Centre on Climate a
 nd the Environment and the University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of 
 Norway, are pleased to invite you to the workshop “Environment and Governan
 ce”\nThe Arctic region is undergoing rapid transformations due to global wa
 rming. Its natural resources attract various kinds of industries, from fish
 eries to renewable energy; while indigenous communities are facing socio-ec
 onomical changes. Protecting local cultures and preserving arctic ecosystem
 s requires a deep understanding of the impact of human activities as well a
 s an efficient governance across the whole region. Therefore, research issu
 es concerning adaptation to climate change and resources management will be
  discussed, with a particular focus on the indigenous participation in the 
 construction of a\nsustainable Arctic, through their traditional knowledge 
 and their political role.\nParticipants have the possibility to present the
 ir research with a poster or a short presentation.\nThe participation is fr
 ee, but registration is mandatory. The seminar will take place in the Fram 
 Centre from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\nA public conference will take place aft
 er the seminar: « Governance and traditional ecological knowledge in the Ar
 ctic : towards adaptation to a global change », presented by Marie Roué (Na
 tional Museum of Natural History, Paris).\nYou can fill the registration fo
 rm here (http://www.france.no/oslo/registration-to-changing-arctic-environm
 ent-and-governance/).\nA premilinary program is available <a href="http://w
 ww.france.no/oslo/the-changing-arctic-environment-and-governance-program/">
 here</a>.\nPlease feel free to contact me for further information and to fo
 rward this invitation to your colleagues and networks.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Changing Arctic is a series of Nordic-French seminars addressing key
  Arctic issues in the field of research, and taking place during 2016 in De
 nmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.<br />The French Institute of Norway and 
 the French Embassy, together with the FRAM High North Research Centre on Cl
 imate and the Environment and the University of Tromsø - the Arctic Univers
 ity of Norway, are pleased to invite you to the workshop “Environment and G
 overnance”</p><p>The Arctic region is undergoing rapid transformations due 
 to global warming. Its natural resources attract various kinds of industrie
 s, from fisheries to renewable energy; while indigenous communities are fac
 ing socio-economical changes. Protecting local cultures and preserving arct
 ic ecosystems requires a deep understanding of the impact of human activiti
 es as well as an efficient governance across the whole region. Therefore, r
 esearch issues concerning adaptation to climate change and resources manage
 ment will be discussed, with a particular focus on the indigenous participa
 tion in the construction of a<br />sustainable Arctic, through their tradit
 ional knowledge and their political role.<br />Participants have the possib
 ility to present their research with a poster or a short presentation.</p><
 p>The participation is free, but registration is mandatory. The seminar wil
 l take place in the Fram Centre from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.</p><p>A public 
 conference will take place after the seminar: « Governance and traditional 
 ecological knowledge in the Arctic : towards adaptation to a global change 
 », presented by Marie Roué (National Museum of Natural History, Paris).</p>
 <p>You can fill the registration form <a href="http://www.france.no/oslo/re
 gistration-to-changing-arctic-environment-and-governance/">here</a>.</p><p>
 A premilinary program is available <a href="http://www.france.no/oslo/the-c
 hanging-arctic-environment-and-governance-program/">here</a>.</p><p>Please 
 feel free to contact me for further information and to forward this invitat
 ion to your colleagues and networks.</p>
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