Vision and mission
“We promote marine protection and the sustainable use of marine living resources in partnership with the Greenlandic society”
VISION
In Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat our vision is to be a strong civil society organization that focuses on sustainable principles and management – Of the marine environment and in the fisheries.
Mission
In Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat our mission is to build and disseminate knowledge about the marine environment and coastal areas in collaboration with Greenlandic society.
Through a community-centred approach Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat elevates local perspectives and conservation priorities.
Our value base
Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat works to promote and secure future generations’ access to and continue to harvest from the living resources in the arctic part of the globe, thus continuing to maintain a unique way of life that the ancestors have done for many generations.
Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat adheres to the UN’s principles of sustainability, with particular emphasis on SDG No. 14: Life in the sea. Greenland, like other countries in the Arctic and other parts of the globe, is deeply dependent on a healthy sea, which is emphasized by the fact that 90 percent of the country’s export income comes from the sale of fish products.
Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat does this by getting involved in projects, locally, nationally, and internationally, that benefit the environment in Greenland and the outside world. In dialogue with the population, Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat focuses on partnerships around projects, with particular focus on the principle of sustainability, including in the management of living resources and on a healthy marine environment.
The organization recognizes science-based advice and decisions regarding the utilization of living resources.
BACKGROUND
Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat is an environmental fond / charitable organization and non-governmental organization that promotes marine protection and the sustainable use of marine living resources in partnership with Greenlandic stakeholders such as organizations, local communities, and researchers.
The fond aims to build and disseminate knowledge about the marine environment and coastal areas in collaboration with the Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic. As part of this work, the fond supports the development of Inuit rights as well initiatives in support of education, sustainability, and cultural preservation.
The fond was established on September 14, 2021, and is based in Nuuk, Greenland.
