We hope that the Swedish-speakers among our readers have not missed the upcoming event organised by Luleå Technical University who has produced a short documentary about the scientific results of the CHAQ2020 expedition. The expedition was initiated and coordinated in Sweden by the Swedish Science Foundation financed project Creating Cultural heritage in Antarctica (CHAQ) whose principle investigator Lize-Marié van der Watt and the Swedish expedition leader Dag Avango worked hard to make the expedition a reality. In addition to the conservation related questions that have received a lot of attention so far, the expedition had also a scientific research agenda. This research was carried out by CHAQ members Kati Lindström and Dag Avango who speak about their research results to the Swedish viewers in this short film. You will hear about why countries and people want to protect cultural heritage in Antarctica, how cultural heritage protection in Antarctica has been understood by different people and in different periods, but also what this means for the possibility of preserving the sites in the face of climate change.
The film will be screened from 12.00 on LTU Vetenskap's Hus’ website and you will have the chance to ask Kati and Dag questions through the live chat.
The film includes some footage filmed by Kati in Antarctica - even if you can’t speak Swedish, you cans till enjoy that! Melting History thanks LTU communications department for the initiative!
