GreenFjord Outreach Summer 2025
During their 2025 summer field campaign members of the GreenFjord programme continued data collection on land and aboard RV Forel, the sailing boat refitted for scientific missions. As the scientific programme approaches its conclusion, the last week of this summer campaign was dedicated to outreach, with a Science Week to share results with the residents from the Kujalleq region.
In Narsaq, RV Forel opened its doors, welcoming almost the entire local school – a joyful surprise for the crew. In the days prior, the boat hosted local participants, giving them hands-on experience of life aboard a scientific sailing vessel. During one-day journeys exploring fjords, participants exchanged knowledge, shared local practices, and carried out sampling – for example searching for seals, observing drone test flights, and collecting water samples.
Throughout the week, a variety of other activities took place. Swiss alphorn music echoed in the Timersortafik gym, followed by a lively football match between the GreenFjord team and local youth. The Outdoor Science Fair brought science to life across the town, with posters, stands, and interactive activities. With the help of locals, the GreenFjord team organised a kaffemik, which included a screening of a film produced by students from the Narsaq school with the Human Cluster last April, poster presentations, and shared cakes and whale. Workshops at the Narsaq’s school offered students the opportunity to explore tangible results of the GreenFjord project, deepening their knowledge of Greenland’s soil composition, atmosphere, ocean biodiversity and the melting of the ice cap.
The final events in Qaqortoq on 5 September included presentations for high-school students and a stakeholder workshop. The latter sparked lively discussions about how science can facilitate sustainable and culturally acceptable regional development, linking agricultural issues, tourism development, and mining. The day ended with a cultural exchange, featuring Inuit singing and alphorn playing.
We warmly thank all the locals who joined, supported and enriched this Science Week, as well as all those who have been part of the GreenFjord journey from the start!
