News about Greenland

Matthew Hatton presents insights from StrathE2EPolar

FutureArcticLives monthly seminars revived with a presentation by Matthew Hatton on the insights from StrathE2EPolar - a strategic modelling tool for ecosystem-based fisheries management – focusing on West Greenland.

Scenarie for Royal Greenlands rejefabrik i Ilulissat

Avannaata Kommunia i Grønland har anmodet FutureArcticLives om at analysere hvilke konsekvenser forslaget til fiskerilovs potentielt kan have for rejeindhandlingen i Ilulissat.

Analyse af Fiskerilov til Avannaata Kommunia

Forslag til ny fiskerilov vil få konsekvenser for beskæftigelsen og skatteindtjeningen fra hellefiskeriet i Avannaata Kommunia. Avannaata Kommunia har derfor bedt FutureArcticLives om at analysere konsekvenserne af, del…

New geological study: Scandinavia was born in Greenland

The oldest Scandinavian bedrock was 'born' in Greenland according to a new geological study from the University of Copenhagen. The study helps us understand the origin of continents and why Earth is the only planet in…

Greenland in Arctic Security Book Launch

On 7 March 2024, Forsvarskademiet (FAK), Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), and the University of Copenhagen held a book launch for the book Greenland in Artic Security: (De)securitization Dynamics under…

Ole Wæver, Marc Jacobsen and Ulrik Pram Gad have edited a new book about the Arctic

Together with Marc Jacobsen and Ulrik Pram Gad, Ole Wæver has edited the new book "Greenland in Arctic Security: (De)securitization Dynamics under Climatic Thaw and Geopolitical Freeze". The book has just been released…

New study reports that Greenland is a methane sink rather than a source

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have concluded that the methane uptake in dry landscapes exceeds methane emissions from wet areas across the ice-free part of Greenland. The results of the new study contribut…

FutureArctivLives sender hørringssvar til forslag til Inatsisartutlov om fiskeri

Forslag til Inatsisartutlov om fiskeri forventes fremsat til behandling hos Inatsisartut til forårssamlingen i 2024. FutureArcticLives anbefaler udsættelse pga. en lang række problemer og uklarheder, der kan få store…

Del 1: Hvor og hvordan skal man bo og leve i fremtidens Grønland?

Nedenfor kan du læse del 1 af de to kronikker, som i December 2024 blev bragt i den grønlandske avis Sermitsiaq.

Del 2: Hvor og hvordan skal man bo og leve i fremtidens Grønland?

Nedenfor kan du læse del 2 af de to kronikker, som i December 2024 blev bragt i den grønlandske avis Sermitsiaq.

New research: Fivefold increase in the melting of Greenland's glaciers over the last 20 years

In the largest survey of its kind ever conducted, using both satellite imagery and old aerial photos from the Danish National Archives, researchers from the University of Copenhagen firmly establish that Greenland’s…

PRIVACY-researcher Asta Mønsted contributed to the Venice Biennale of Architecture

This year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture opened in May and is running until the end of November. On October 12 archaeologist and postdoctoral researcher at PRIVACY, Asta Mønsted contributed to a workshop in the Nordi…

Pay dirt for ice core scientists in East Greenland as they reach bedrock

An international research collaboration (EGRIP) headed by ice core scientists from the University of Copenhagen has attained their goal of drilling to the bottom of the ice sheet. It marks the first time that this has…

Legends of Norse Settlers drove Denmark towards Greenland

The Danish colonisation of Greenland in the 18th century was in part driven by the desire to re-establish contact with early Norse settlers that vanished from the island in the course of the 15th century. Legends about…

New affiliated professor in arctic health at University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen is appointing medical doctor Michael Lynge Pedersen as the new affiliated professor in artic health at the Department of Public Health.

New knowledge about ice sheet movement can shed light on when sea levels will rise

The trawling of thousands of satellite measurements using artificial intelligence has shown researchers from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland and University of Copenhagen that meltwater in tunnels beneath…

New knowledge about ice sheet movement can shed light on when sea levels will rise

The trawling of thousands of satellite measurements using artificial intelligence has shown researchers from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland and University of Copenhagen that meltwater in tunnels beneath…

The highest Greenland temperatures in 1000 years

Recent high temperatures on the ice sheet in central and northern Greenland lies are unique, when compared to 1000 years of reconstructed climate conditions on the ice sheet.

Santa’s finally got a Christmas tree farm in Greenland

Many, especially Danes, consider Greenland the home of Father Christmas. However for the most part, Greenland is Arctic tundra devoid of trees over knee height. So for Christmas, Greenlanders make do with imported trees…

World-class research into Greenland's oldest ice and the Universe's densest stars win very large EU grants

When was Greenland actually green? And how does the Universe make gold, platinum and uranium? Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have just received 11.4 million euro to answer these big questions. The…

Dorthe Dahl-Jensen awarded Hans Egede Medal

On Wednesday, ice core researcher Dorthe Dahl-Jensen was awarded the Hans Egede Medal for her research into Earth’s climate history. Her research has included longer stays on Greenland's deserted ice sheet and offers a…

For some Greenlanders, eating sugar is healthy

A genetic variation among some Greenlanders makes sugar healthy – significantly more than for most people. According to a new study by University of Copenhagen researchers and their colleagues, gut bacteria and a unique…

After thousands of years, an iconic whale confronts a new enemy

The iconic tusked whale of the Arctic has a new enemy – noise. A unique study from the University of Copenhagen and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources shows that narwhals are highly affected by noise from ship…

Researchers use diamonds to comprehend the foundation of Earth’s continents: "Without it, humankind wouldn’t exist"

Deep beneath Earth’s crust lies a rocky upper mantle that stabilizes the planet’s continents and is among the primary reasons for the existence of life on Earth. In a new study, researchers from the University of…