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Managing Director - Hurtigruten Foundation / Chair of the Board of the Bellona Foundation
2023 marks a significant milestone in Hurtigruten Foundation as we have more than doubled our fundraising from 2022. We give all the funds we raise to worthy causes, and I am delighted to announce that 17 projects will benefit from our latest bi-annual grant. Ahead of the new year, we’ll be giving a total of 1.5 million NOK to these exciting projects, providing vital funding towards marine mammal conservation, climate change research, marine litter clean-ups and community projects around the world. Additionally, as part of our ongoing mission to support local communities and drive sustainable change, the Hurtigruten Foundation will commit a further 660,000 NOK in 2024 and 2025 to projects benefiting from multi-year support. We are excited to support continued research by the world-renowned whale expert Ari Friedlaender at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The research team will measure the impacts of climate change on Ocean Sentinels, the humpback whale, in Antarctica. With this grant, his team will be able to continue collecting drone footage and biopsy samples from humpback whales throughout the feeding season over a three-year period while onboard HX Hurtigruten Expeditions ships. The full list of recipients for the November 2023 grants are: ● Aktiv i Friluft ● Grønlandske Børn - Kalaallit Meerartaat ● Børns Vilkår ● Floortje Zonneveld and Sanne Moedt for their Arctic Research in Times of Change project ● UCAR - The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ● Howell Conservation Fund ● La Lupa. Tierra del Fuego Collection of Scientific Outreach ● Naturvernforbundet ● Niafrangs Venner ● Nordkyn Turlag ● Norske Redninghunder Svalbard ● OSM-AD Foundation ● Sisimiut Youth Center Nutaraq ● Surfers Against Sewage ● Tarevoktere ● Dr. Ari Friedlaender at the University of California, Santa Cruz ● University of Bergen (UiB), Associate Professor Aino Hosia and Dr. Sanna Majaneva Hurtigruten Foundation is a collaboration between Hurtigruten Group, our guests, partners and private donors. Together we unite in our commitment to fight climate change, strengthen local communities and stop unsustainable mass tourism. Since its establishment in 2015, Hurtigruten Foundation, has allocated more than 10 million NOK (approx. 900,000 euros) in grants to environmental and community initiatives. We take immense pride in contributing to these initiatives and look forward to following their journeys. Our next grant deadline is 1. May 2024. Stay tuned to hear how you can apply for the grant. To learn more about Hurtigruten Foundation, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dZg9ukt8 #HurtigrutenFoundation #Community #Conservation #HX #HurtigrutenExpeditions #Hurtigruten Hurtigruten Group Hurtigruten Norway HX Hurtigruten Expeditions Hurtigruten Svalbard AS 🎥: Hurtigruten Group