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Videos and materials from the Climate Thursdays webinars held in 2026

Videos and materials from the Climate Thursdays webinars held in 2026

The UArctic Congress 2026 concluded today in Tórshavn after five days of knowledge-sharing and connection-building. With participants numbering in the thousands from the Arctic and beyond, the Congres...

We are delighted to announce that Seals, Stigma and Survival received continued support from the Nordic Institute in Greenland for Phase 2 of the project, which will commence in the autumn. Thank you for all who participated in Phase 1, including NAMMCO and Innovation South Greenland for their support, participants, observers and administrative staff at our host institution, the University of Southern Denmark.

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Out now in The Polar Journal is a new open access piece by project principal investigator Danita Burke, "The EU’s role in legitimising the stigmatisation of sealing and sealers". Seal hunting is a polarising topic, and the European Union’s 2009 ban is arguably the most high-profile and impactful statement against the practice of seal hunting on the world stage.

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Seal hunting is a polarising topic, and the European Union’s 2009 ban is arguably the most high-profile and impactful statement against the practice of seal hunting on the world stage. At the same ...

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Researcher Danita Burke examines stigma from anti-sealing activism, highlighting cultural harm, community impacts, and integrating traditional knowledge to reshape policy debates.

Earlier this year, Dr. Danita Catherine Burke shared a research post with NiCHE discussing the Seals, Stigma and Survival Project. We wanted to know more about this project and about Danita's research...

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Project observers are predominately individuals who have participated in the project either as an interviewee or through conversations and insights. At present there are 35 observers to Seals, Stigma and Survival and on January 26th, 2026 there was an opportunity to engage with them about the Year 1 progress of the project. In advance of the meeting all observers were provided a draft copy of the Year 1 preliminary progress report to review.