ROLE: Project manager, editor, art director.
Available as an eBook and on the iBooks platform. Presents the latest scientific knowledge and trends emerging from the Arctic, a region which is rapidly changing as a consequence of climate change and also a focus of rapid development. This book includes compelling photos, graphics and video interviews with experts from the region.
Prominent interviews and footage include:
- Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister of Sweden, announcing the new oil spill response agreement at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, in May 2013.
- Terry Callaghan, from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on “Why the Arctic matters for the rest of the world”; and other clips from the film Trends in Arctic Biodiversity, by the Arctic Council´s Working Group for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and GRID-Arendal
- Lawson Brigham, an Arctic shipping expert, on the connections between natural resources in the Arctic and the rest of the world through shipping, produced by the University of the Arctic (UArctic) and GRID-Arendal for the Snowy Owl project.
- A video on the decrease in extent of Arctic sea ice between 1979 and 2012, produced by the US Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observatory.
Available formats for viewing:
The publication is available in two formats:
- as an online eBook
- as an iBook available for download through the iTunes store (suitable for Macs, iPads and iPhones)
