Principal Investigator:Gartler, Susanna Licensed Year(s):
2023
2022202120202019 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5424.
This project is part of a larger study called “Nunataryuk - Permafrost thaw and the changing Arctic coast, science for socioeconomic adaptation”, which is unique as it uses a circumpolar approach, assessing the impact of permafrost thaw in five Arctic communities in Canada, Greenland, Svalbard and Russia.
The main...
Principal Investigator:Worden, Elizabeth G Licensed Year(s):
2018
2017 Summary:
The aim of the proposed research is to improve understanding of human-beluga whale relations over time and the implications of change for subsistence livelihoods in Aklavik. The aim will be achieved through three objectives:
1) to document and describe the role and importance of subsistence hunting in the community of Aklavik, with a specific focus on human-beluga relations;
2) to examine local ...