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Представители скандинавской страны намерены реализовать международный проект по использованию опыта россиян В Ямальской тундре состоялся семинар для норвежских оленеводов – саммов и оленеводов полуострова “Ямал” Панаевского совхоза. На семинаре выступили президент Ассоциации оленеводов России – Дмитрий Хороля и профессор, доктор наук Свейн Матисен, который рассказал об особенностях северного оленеводства Норвегии в сравнении с Ямальским. В [...]

A proposal on a new convention on cross-border reindeer grazing between Norway and Sweden is now completed. The two countries’ negotiating delegations finished their work in Stockholm 24 February, and the negotiation results are now submitted to Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Norway and the Agriculture Ministry in Sweden for further follow-up.

  The construction of the Obskaya-Bovanenkovo railway line to the Bovanenkovo gas field in the Yamal Peninsula is proceeding rapidly. The railway will facilitate the construction of the field, the biggest in the Yamal peninsula, which is also the home of the worlds largest area of reindeer husbandry. The railway is to be completed and connected with the [...]

The major US TV network was in Kautokeino / Guovdageaidnu, Norway recently, making a feature on reindeer husbandry and climate change. They interviewed the EALAT project (IPY endorsed Reindeer Herding Vulnerability Network Study) leader Ole Henrik Magga and have just aired the 2’50 video news piece. You can watch the video here

The EALAT team workshop on the tundra North of Yar Sale on the Yamal Peninsula caught the attention of the international media – CNN World Report will be featuring a story made by their Russian partners RBC which will be shown on the CNN Network this Saturday, October 13th. The feature will be part of [...]

World Environment Day was launched in Tromsø today, and IPY IPO Director David Carlsen was a keynote speaker where he chose from the hundreds of IPY projects the EALÁT project as one of IPY highlights. He also showed a short interview with World Reindeer Herders Association Secretary General Johan Mathis Turi which highlighted the importance [...]

The recent visit by EALAT to Nadym was also covered in the local media on the Yamal Peninsula, who covered the event and interviewed Project Leader Dr. Svein Mathiesen. In other EALAT coverage, IGLO (International Action on Global Warming) a project of the US based Association of Science-Technology Centers, (ASTC) highlighted EALAT in their IGLO [...]

Norwegian media Dagbladet featured an article about EALAT, reindeer husbandry and climate change in Finnmark today. A video clip using Reuters material was utilised and an interview with local herder Nils Peder Gaup and his mother Karen Anne Gaup.

EALAT Work Package 1 Meeting in Oslo today. EALAT Project leaders Ole Henrik Magga and Svein Mathiesen, ICR Director Anders Oskal and EALAT team members Inger Marie Gaup Eira are in Oslo today meeting with Inger Hanssen Bauer and Eirik Førland at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.

Anders Oskal, World Reindeer Herders Assocation and Director of the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry made a brief presentation to the Senior Arctic Officials in Tromso today, as the SDWG gave a progress report to the SAO’s. All senior Arctic officials were present, including several new observers to the Council including China and Italy. In [...]