Several of the researchers involved in ArcSolution will be participating in the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø.
Professor Roland Kallenborn is looking forward to discussing solutions with policymakers, Indigenous peoples, and local stakeholders.
“We will be presenting One Health, which is a system for identifying, characterizing, and preventing exposure to harmful substances affecting animals, the environment, and humans. All of this is interconnected, and our project aims to find sustainable solutions to ensure good health,” says Kallenborn, one of the project’s researchers.
ArcSolution is a large EU-funded research project with the ambition of developing a system that can be used by decision-makers across Arctic regions to jointly work toward safeguarding people, animals, and nature.
Kallenborn is looking forward to discussing future solutions in Tromsø.
“We use this holistic way of thinking as a basis for discussing how viewing these elements in relation to one another helps identify measures that protect human health,” says Kallenborn.
Arctic Frontiers is just one of several conferences the ArcSolution researchers will present and discuss their findings and methods with local and regional politicians and stakeholders.
So far, the project has, among other things, mapped the extent and sources of pollution from harmful substances such as mercury, PFAS, and dioxins—substances that are highly damaging to both humans and animals.
You can meet the researchers at their workshop:
Towards Holistic Approaches for Controlling Arctic Pollution: The One Health Concept.
The workshop will take place at Saga Hotel, Nordsjøen – Monday 0900-10.30 .
In addition to Roland Kallenborn, Professor Arja Rautio, Director Lars-Otto Reiersen, and researcher Elsa Helmsdal will also be participating.