secretariat The European permafrost monitoring COST Network, named PermaCOST (standing for COordinated and STandardized Monitoring of Permafrost Response to Climate Change), was launched in October 2025. The official kickoff meeting of the Management Committee … Read more
A recent Science news feature brought unprecedented visibility to saline permafrost, highlighting how buried salt layers across Arctic coastlines are thawing at subzero temperatures, deepening lakes, destabilizing coasts, and undermining … Read more
As discussed at the 32nd IPA Council Meeting, two important items of IPA business will require attention in the coming months. IPA member countries are encouraged to inform their communities … Read more
Over the past several months, the Permafrost–Mercury (PermHg) Action Group has made substantial progress toward completing a harmonized, open-access database of mercury (Hg) observations from permafrost-affected regions. We compiled 117,802 … Read more
Dr. Christopher Burn, Past-President of the IPA, was invited in November 2025 by the State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering (SKL-CSFSE), Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and … Read more
In November 2025, the NSERC PermafrostNet network concluded its transformative six-year journey with a celebration at Carleton University’s Advanced Research and Innovation in Smart Environments (ARISE) Building in Ottawa, bringing … Read more
IPA Action Groups (link) are meant to fund targeted groups working on permafrost towards the production of well-defined products. Action Groups are funded on a competitive basis at up to €3000 per … Read more
From June 26 to 28, 2025, the VIII Iberian Conference on Permafrost (CIP2025) was held in Salardú (Val d’Aran, Catalonia), marking the return of this important scientific gathering since its … Read more
The IPA, together with PYRN group, is excited to announce a call for logo design submissions as part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen our visual identity and enhance our … Read more
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Toolik Field Station! Its mission is to support research & education that enhance the understanding of the Arctic and its relationship to the global … Read more