Europe is losing seasonal sea ice faster than perennial

Walruses, belugas and narwhals are the most affected marine mammal species

According to the preliminary results of an ongoing research where Joan Parera and Raquel Ubach are developing a new indicator for monitoring sea ice extent, seasonal sea ice is declining faster than perennial. Continue reading “Europe is losing seasonal sea ice faster than perennial”

NILS project – Research stage in the Arctic to study the vulnerability of whale species and whale hunting local communities

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This research stage has been completed by Dra. Françoise Breton from INTERFASE research group of Geography Department and ICTA institute of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with Dr. Svein Jentoft and MARA research group from the University of Tromsø (UiT – The Arctic University of Norway). Continue reading “NILS project – Research stage in the Arctic to study the vulnerability of whale species and whale hunting local communities”