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The research project FACE-IT investigates arctic fjord systems in the view of the effects of progressing glacial ice loss. In addition to diverse research activities, policy advice is a central task of EU-funded Horizon2020 projects.

Under the direction of the FACE-IT project manager Dr Simon Jungblut, three EU projects have now joined forces and carried out a policy briefing in Brussels. The three projects, FACE-IT, ECOTIP and CHARTER, all research on the effects of ice loss in the Arctic: in coastal areas, in the open ocean and on land. On 15 March, around 40 researchers and policymakers came together in the premises of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, and more than 30 other interested people took part online. The research projects provided information about their research results. These were then discussed in a panel in terms of their political relevance. The panel included representatives from politics, research and the indigenous peoples of Greenland and Northern Norway. Afterwards, an exhibition was opened comprising generally understandable poster presentations of project results from the three projects.

A detailed report on the political dimension of the research results, the views of the panelists and links to the recording of the briefing and a joint brochure can be found on the homepage of the FACE-IT project.

FACE-IT studies Arctic fjord systems regarding the effects of progressing glacial ice loss. Biodiversity, ecosystem functions but also the social dimensions such as fishing, the livelihoods of the indigenous populations and nature-based tourism in different fjords in Greenland, Spitsbergen and Northern Norway are compared. More than 60 scientists from 14 universities and institutes in 8 countries are involved in FACE-IT. FACE-IT is coordinated by the working group Marine Botany of Prof Kai Bischof.

More about FACE-IT:

Homepage: https://www.face-it-project.eu/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FACEITArctic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/face_it_arctic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FACEITArctic

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-face-it-project

More information available at:

Prof Dr Kai Bischof (Project coordinator)

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Dr Simon Jungblut (Project manager)

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