• 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.

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REXSAC led discussions at the Annual Impact Assessment Conference (IAIA19) in Brisbane

There is an urgency to improve methods for assessment of cumulative impacts of future resource extraction activities, especially in the Arctic where the pressure from…
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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…

News & Events

May 20th, 2019

Webinar June 4: “Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Evidence Synthesis”

Stakeholder Engagement is an integral part of all systematic reviews to some degree. However, there has been a little discussion of this important process in…

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May 5th, 2019

REXSAC’s Annika E. Nilsson featured in BBC’s The Real Story: China’s Arctic ambitions

China is located nearly 3,000 kilometres from the Arctic Circle but that hasn’t stopped it taking a keen interest in the region. Last year China…

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Latest Publications

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REXSAC’s Annual Report 2018

This is the third annual report from REXSAC.  This report has been prepared by an editorial team, consisting of past and current members of the REXSAC Executive…
Reindeer herd circling round an reindeer herder. Their breath is creating a lot of steam and mist, making visibility poor.

New report: Fighting to be herd

Fighting to be herd: impacts of the proposed Boliden copper mine in Laver, Älvsbyn, Sweden for the Semisjaur Njarg Sami reindeer herding community The Semisjaur…
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“Walk the line”: An ethnographic study of the ritual of crossing the Arctic Circle—Case Rovaniemi

This article focuses on tourists’ practices around Arctic Circle landmarks in Rovaniemi.   Varnajot, A.. 2019. “Walk the line”: An ethnographic study of the ritual of…