The plenary session of the online Midterm Event for the Belmont Forum’s Climate and Cultural Heritage projects took place on Tuesday 29th April. Sixteen projects were selected for funding by the Belmont Forum, including Coastal TALES.
Archaeological sites across the circumpolar north are rapidly degrading as a consequence of rising global temperatures. This short film shares the story of the Greenland RESPONSE project and the archaeologists racing to record and rescue what is left. Focussing on the sub-arctic farming landscape of Kujataa, south Greenland, the film documents the excavations of Norse (Viking) farming settlements dating between the 10th-14th centuries, while exploring the very tangible connections to present-day Inuit farming communities working the same soil.
We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to become a UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Hub. The BRIDGES Coalition is a unique global programme aimed at fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and the promotion of social transformation efforts worldwide. BRIDGES connects research, policymaking and community development to address pressing global challenges.
Professor Luci Attala, Deputy Executive Director of UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, and Director of the UK Hub at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, was recently selected by the Wales Arts and Humanities Alliance (WAHA) to participate in the Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe event (ARCHE) in Brussels on March 5–6, 2025.
A recent article in The Namibian explores Namibia’s growing role in the global green hydrogen economy, highlighting the country’s major projects and international partnerships. The piece raises critical questions about who truly benefits from these initiatives and the need to ensure Namibia’s sovereignty in shaping its green energy future.
