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Key Challenges
A c ic clima e change and i s e ec s on he na u al and human en i onmen a e bes documen ed
by long, consis en obse a ions and Indigenous Knowledge. These da a a e also necessa y o a
sus ainable and ecosys em-based managemen and suppo decision and policy make s o make
knowledge-based decisions o he people and he en i onmen .
Howe e , A c ic obse a ions a e
cu en ly limi ed in ime and in he a ea
hey co e . Da a a e o en s o ed in
di e en , some imes incompa ible,
o ma s, o a e di icul o access.
Making on-si e obse a ions is
logis ically challenging and expensi e,
while sa elli e obse a ions s uggle
wi h obse a ions unde cloud, snow
and sea ice.
Rapid clima e change in he A c ic demands, a cohe en obse ing
sys em ha op imises he use o exis ing esou ces h ough
collabo a i e planning and sha ed p ac ices.
Funding o obse a o ies and ime se ies is o en
managed wi hin na ional o ins i u ional p og ammes, o
sho - e m p ojec s, adding o he agmen a ion o he
cu en obse a ional sys em. Fo decision-making,
se e al app oaches can help make esea ch mo e
accessible, unde s andable, and ailo ed o local needs.
In e na ional Ne wo k o
Te es ial Resea ch and
Moni o ing in he A c ic
(INTERACT), a ne wo k o
esea ch s a ions in he
A c ic, bo eal and alpine
egions, o e s a pla o m
o esea ch and
moni o ing.
The Global Te es ial
Ne wo k o Pe ma os
(GTN-P) is he main
in e na ional p og am ha
keeps ack o changes in
ozen g ound, known as
pe ma os .
Dis ibu ed Biological
Obse a o y (DBO). The
DBOs a e in e disciplina y
ma ine obse a o ies
acking he impac o
changing en i onmen al
d i e s on A c ic ma ine
ecosys ems.
Sea ice om Sep 1. 2024
Op imising A c ic
Obse a ional Capaci ies
Recommenda ions
• S eng hen collabo a ion ac oss bo de s and disciplines: Encou age eamwo k ac oss
scien i ic ields, na ional bo de s, and cul u es, wi h enhanced inclusion o Indigenous
and local Knowledge, o build a mo e holis ic unde s anding o A c ic change.
• C ea e spaces o sha ing and lea ning: In es in ne wo ks whe e people can sha e
da a, ideas, and expe iences, e e y con ibu ion - no ma e how small - can add up o big
p og ess when people wo k oge he .
• Build a collabo a i e u u e: In ol e ea ly-ca ee esea che s and local people and
p omo e pan-A c ic knowledge pa ne ships o s eng hen ou collec i e unde s anding
o he A c ic sys em.
• Suppo sus ainable unding: Ad oca e o well-coo dina ed unding ha secu es
con inuous high-quali y obse a ions o acking changes and and impac s. This
includes he main enance and long- e m ope a ion o key in as uc u e pla o ms
• Make he mos o wha we al eady ha e: Imp o e coo dina ion ne wo ks o mo e
ha monised use o exis ing obse ing sys ems, leading o comp ehensi e and use ul
en i onmen al in o ma ion, o he bene i o all - socie y and science.
• Facili a e euse o da a: Imp o e ou ines o sha ing s anda dized da a o suppo
b oade usage.
This p ojec has ecei ed unding om he
Eu opean Union’s Ho izon 2020 esea ch and
inno a ion p og amme unde g an
ag eemen No. 101003472
Collabo a ion
Funding Op imiza ion
