• Ilulissat. Photo: Dag Avango.

    Ilulissat. Photo: Dag Avango.

  • Kiruna, Sweden

    Kiruna, Sweden. Getty/mikeuk.

  • Abandoned coal cable cars and tramway, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

    Abandoned coal cable cars, Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Getty/m_g_h_hoffmann.

Resource Extraction and Sustainable Arctic Communities REXSAC - A Nordic Centre of Excellence

 

 

 

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Guest Blog: Mapping different forms of knowledge to understand the impacts of mining

A new Formas-funded project aims to combine both indigenous and scientific knowledge in a synthesis of evidence on how Arctic and boreal landscapes and communities…
Aerial view of the Northern Community of Akulivik in Nunavik (North of Quebec). Photo credit: Chouch.

New Blog for World Policy Institute: Why should we care about the Arctic?

REXSAC researcher, Annika E. Nilsson, kicks off new bi-monthly series about the Arctic as guest blogger with two other colleagues on the World Policy website. Answering…
The northern lights shine over an abandoned mine shaft near Yellowknife, the region affected by Giant Mine. Photo: RyersonClark / Getty Images.

Poison and profit: mining on traditional lands

In the underground depths of northern Canada lies a monster. That’s how Mary Rose Sundberg of the Goyatiko Language Society describes the 237,000 tons of…

News & Events

February 8th, 2019

Workshop: Environmental assessments from a reindeer husbandry perspective

The workshop is arranged with the objective to receive concrete contributions to how the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s guidance can be designed. The guidance will…

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December 6th, 2018

REXSAC researcher featured in NBC news article

Ninis Rosqvist, REXSAC researcher at Stockholm University, tells NBC news about the delicate situation influencing Sami communities today. The lack of snow has postponed reindeer migration…

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Latest Publications

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The Arctic in tourism: complementing and contesting perspectives on tourism in the Arctic

Saarinen, J. & A. Varnajot (2019). The Arctic in tourism: Complementing and contesting perspectives on tourism in the Arctic. Polar Geography, (https://doi.org/10.1080/1088937X.2019.1578287)   ABSTRACT The…
Mining town Longyearbyen. Photo credit: Rob Oo/Flickr.

Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining mitigation measures on social–ecological systems in Arctic and boreal regions: a systematic map protocol

This paper is part of a project,  3MK, which aims to develop a multiple evidence base methodology combining systematic review approaches with documentation of Indigenous…
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Implementing the State Duty to Consult in Land and Resource Decisions

This paper points out the current gaps when implementing the state duty to consult with Sami communities in land and resource decisions. Resourcing, competence development…