Welcome to NABO, the North Atlantic Biocultural Organization
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From a PhD thesis by Dr Megan Hicks.
About NABO
Since 1992, NABO has cross-cut national and disciplinary boundaries to help North Atlantic scholars make the most of the immense research potential of our damp and lovely research area. NABO has worked to aid in improving basic data comparability, in assisting practical fieldwork and interdisciplinary ventures, in promoting student training, and in better communicating our findings to other scholars, funding agencies, and the general public.
About us
NABO strives to improve data comparability, assist in practical fieldwork and interdisciplinary ventures, promote student training, and better communicate our findings to other scholars, funding agencies, and the general public.
History
The Story of NABO The North Atlantic Biocultural Organization (NABO) was formally founded in 1992 (after a key meeting in 1988 hosted by the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College …
NABO Field Schools






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The RESPONSE Project
Response to Threats to Science and Heritage in Greenland
The RESPONSE project, centred in Greenland, is funded by the National Science Foundation. It is part of the North Atlantic Encounters (NAE) program, supported by the North Atlantic Biocultural Organization (NABO) and the Humanities for Environment Circumpolar Observatory.

The NAE program’s RESPONSE project encourages trans-disciplinary collaboration in environmental humanities, history, social sciences, natural sciences, and arts and media for sustainability.
With roots in the NABO cooperative, the NAE program studies North Atlantic island societies across centuries, covering various aspects from culture to climate impacts.
NAE links communities in Scotland, Iceland, and Greenland, facilitating cross-regional research with a historical ecology perspective.
Focusing on Greenland, the RESPONSE project emphasizes co-production of knowledge with local institutions, indigenous communities, and scholars using digital media for public engagement and education.
NABO Meetings and Conferences
Reykjavik, Iceland, 2022
Thanks to an initiative by Orri Vésteinsson and the University of Iceland, we are launching a three-day collaborative NABO meeting Sept. 28th, 29th, and 30th 2022 in Reykjavik Iceland. This will be a hybrid event, but we hope to have significant live participation. The proceedings will be recorded and posted on the NABO website.
Our theme for September 28th and 29th will be “North Atlantic Works Back in Progress” with the aim of both reporting on new work in the lab and field and looking ahead to ongoing collaborations and new digital tools for data management and community engagement. We anticipate overviews of new and renewed projects and initiatives with field and lab results from across our region and overviews of exciting new interdisciplinary initiatives.
Photo: Provisioning a fifteenth century Icelandic fishing station, NABO 2022 conference slide by Frank Feeley
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Latest Blog Posts
The Making-of ‘Greenland RESPONSE’: a short film
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe first thing most people picture when they think of Greenland is unlikely to be lush green pastures and grazing sheep, but the UNESCO Kujataa area in south Greenland has a rich heritage of sheep farming that began over a thousand years ago with the… Read More »The Making-of ‘Greenland RESPONSE’: a short film
Article: Legacies of childhood learning for climate change adaptation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGlobal Environmental Change have published an article by Rowan Jackson, Andrew Dugmore and Felix Riede titled Legacies of childhood learning for climate change adaptation. Jackson, R., Dugmore, A. and Riede, F. (2024) Legacies of childhood learning for climate change adaptation. Gobal Environmental Change 67, 102878.… Read More »Article: Legacies of childhood learning for climate change adaptation
How to Add an Event to the NABO Calendar
Reading Time: 4 minutesAdding an Event Who can add an event? Anyone who is a registered member of the website can submit an event for adding to the calendar. You need to be logged in to add an event. To make the events appear on the calendar, they… Read More »How to Add an Event to the NABO Calendar
How to Add a New Post
Reading Time: 3 minutesAdding a New Post Who can add a post to the NABO Website? To add a new post to the NABO website, you need to be logged in. If you are a NABO blogger, you can add posts to your own blog. To add a… Read More »How to Add a New Post
Contact NABO
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NABO Contact Email:
anthony.newton@ed.ac.ukthomas.h.mcgovern@gmail.com
Postal Address 1:
Institute of GeographyUniversity of Edinburgh
Drummond Street
Edinburgh
Scotland EH8 9XP
Postal Address 2:
CUNY Graduate Centre365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
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