Internasjonal sommerskole: The marginal ice zone. Cross-cutting challenges which require interdisplinary research, management and policy.

Fordi sommerskolen 2017 tar sikte på internasjonal deltagelse er prosjektsammendraget på engelsk. In recent years, we have witnessed significant changes and reductions in Arctic sea ice distribution and volume and a decrease of the Arctic sea ice extent. Seized as an opportunity, plans are being made for more economic activities such as shipping, fisheries, petroleum extraction and deep sea mining. This new situation represent challenges for scientists, managers and policy makers and for the private sector. More and better communication between different parts is required, and the best way forward needs to be developed for sound management and for sustainable use of the Arctic oceans? vast renewable and non-renewable resources. The summer school 2017 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard is hosted by the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research in cooperation with UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, the Norwegian Polar Institute, the NORD University, the University of Oslo and the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center.