PYRN-IPA ACOP Grants Now Open
The application form for the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) early career researcher (ECR)* financial support for ACOP 2026 is now live. PYRN is only able to support registration fees for … Read more
News
VIII Iberian Congress on Permafrost (CIP 2025) held in Salardú, Spain
The VIII Iberian Congress on Permafrost (CIP 2025) took place from 26–28 June 2025 at the heart of the Pyrenees, in Salardú (Val d’Aran, Catalonia, Spain), bringing together around 40 researchers from the Iberian Peninsula … Read more
16th DACH Permafrost Conference Held at the HVHS am Seddiner See near Potsdam, Germany
The 16th DACH Permafrost Conference was held from 21–24 January 2026 at the HVHS am Seddiner See near Potsdam, Germany. This international meeting serves as the central forum of the … Read more
Frozen Ground 48
Frozen Ground 48 is now available online and can be accessed through the IPA website (link). We warmly thank all contributors for their valuable efforts in making this issue possible. … Read more
3rd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP2026)
The abstract submission process for the Third Asian Permafrost Conference (ACOP 2026), to be held in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, from June 28 to July 2, 2026, has now … Read more
Nominations for two Executive Committee members and for the Lifetime Achievement Award
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
EU-funded networking project on permafrost monitoring PermaCOST launched!
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
New GTN-P Data Platform and Website
The new Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) Data Platform, together with the redesigned GTN-P website, has been officially launched. For new GTN-P Website, please visit https://www.gtn-p.org/ For new GTN-P … Read more
IPA Action Group: Saline Permafrost responds to growing global attention
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
Nominations for two Executive Committee members and for the Lifetime Achievement Award
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