Uno studio coordinato dall’Istituto di scienze polari del Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche, con la partecipazione dell’Università Sapienza e dell’istituto Sintef Ocean, ha rilevato la presenza di farmaci e prodotti per la cura personale nelle acque del fiordo artico Kongsfjorden, alle isole Svalbard. Sul lungo periodo sono a rischio di sopravvivenza gli organismi acquatici che vivono in questo peculiare ecosistema marino. I risultati sono stati pubblicati su Science of The Total Environment

Svalbard as an Arctic hotspot for climate change and international cooperation. Conference 28-29 October 2025 at Quality Hotel Expo, Fornebu (Oslo).

Il fenomeno dell’Arctic greening consiste nell’espansione di vegetazione terrestre al circolo polare artico in un ambiente precedentemente coperto da neve o ghiacci e rappresenta una delle risposte più rilevanti degli ecosistemi terrestri al cambiamento climatico. Uno studio internazionale, coordinato dal Cnr-Isp e svolto in collaborazione con Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research e Joint Research Center-Eni-Cnr, fornisce dati scientifici su come questo processo si sia evoluto nel corso del XX secolo.

Arctic PASSION Online Seminar & Dialogue “Integrated Fire Risk Management - An introduction to INFRA as a new service by the Arctic PASSION project”, 12 February 12 PM GMT

The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, accompanied by the proclamation of the 21st March of each year as the World Day for Glaciers starting in 2025. This is an opportunity to raise global awareness about the critical role of glaciers, snow and ice in the climate system and the hydrological cycle, and the economic, social and environmental impacts of the impending changes in the Earth’s cryosphere.

Il 20 gennaio, SIOS ha pubblicato il suo 7° rapporto sullo Stato delle Scienze Ambientali alle Svalbard: il SESSreport.

Il report, a cui hanno partecipato autori provenienti da 70 istituzioni internazionali, è articolato in 12 capitoli che riportano studi sui processi ambientali nel suolo, nell’oceano, nella tundra e nell’atmosfera. Quest'anno è forte la presenza italiana, con autori principali provenienti, dall’ Università di Firenze, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn , dal CNR ISP e dall’ OGS.

I temi trattati nel rapporto di quest'anno includono:

The European Polar Board (EPB) is a leading independent organization dedicated to  advancing strategic priorities in Arctic and Antarctic research. EPB brings together European  research institutes, logistics operators, funding agencies, and governmental ministries to  promote collaboration in polar science and inform policymakers. 

The EGU General Assembly 2025 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

Science and knowledge underpin all activities, events and projects at Arctic Frontiers. The Arctic Frontiers team work year-round with scientific partners and collaborators, for evidence-based discussions and decisions.

At Arctic Frontiers 2025: Beyond Borders, there will be seven science themes. These represent the latest developments in Arctic research and span the physical and social sciences, as well as technological developments and innovative methods.

Each theme is co-organised by a session committee and led by scientists from our partner organisations.

The SIOS online conference is a biennial event providing a forum for those engaged in Earth System Science in Svalbard to network and share their latest results.

SIOS Knowledge Centre and the SIOS Remote Sensing Working Group invite abstract submissions from anyone involved in Earth System Science research in Svalbard including remote sensing, fieldwork and modeling. Abstract submission closes: Extended Mon 30th September 2024.