 Akvaplan-niva
in the International Polar Year (IPY)
Polar seas and coastal habitats are home to many of the densest
aggregations of life on the planet. These regions will soon receive
considerable attention during the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY).
Thirty nations have their own national IPY organizing committees, and
scientists, educators, and the media from many more countries are
expected to participate in IPY activities. So much work has been planned
that the ‘year’ has been expanded to two field seasons in each polar
environment, and will run from March 2007 to March 2009. The upcoming
IPY will, then, serve as a catalyst for developing new views of the
historical and present-day functioning of Arctic and Antarctic systems
to provide insights into their future.
Tromsø, as the Arctic gateway, will play an important role in IPY
activities, largely through funding secured from the Research Council of
Norway. Projects with participating institutions from Tromsø address
questions within diverse fields of geology, paleontology, ecosystem
studies, oceanography, indigenous populations, contaminant transport and
biomagnification, and marine mammals and seabirds. Akvaplan-niva is
among the Norwegian institutes with research teams contributing to
projects endorsed by the Joint Committee of the International Polar Year
(IPY).
IPY projects with Akvaplan-niva participation:
More information on the IPY
For more information contact
JoLynn
Carroll |
