The original Atlas of Community-Based Monitoring and Indigenous Knowledge in a Changing Arctic (ArcticCBM Atlas) used a different color palette that had a lower contrast value, meaning the text readability was more challenging for some users. — Credit: ELOKA
Updates to ArcticCBM Atlas display a different color scheme, a more user-friendly interface, and cleaner looker. — Credit: ELOKA
The Atlas of Community-Based Monitoring and Indigenous Knowledge in a Changing Arctic (ArcticCBM Atlas) features the many community-based monitoring (CBM) and Indigenous Knowledge initiatives across the circumpolar region. In the time since the Atlas was established in 2013, the number of CBM programs and projects represented in the atlas has grown. In 2025, 100 initiatives and programs new to the atlas were added through a joint effort between the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada, Northern Latitude Partners, and ELOKA. The ELOKA team also updated the interface to improve usability and added a landing page that highlights some of the programs.
Across the Arctic, communities are initiating and leading community monitoring and observing programs in response to rapid environmental and social change. The Atlas was designed to highlight the scope and diversity of the programs, encourage collaboration, and raise awareness of these programs for community members, researchers and funding agencies alike. We welcome CBM programs to contribute their projects at this entry form and to engage and connect with other CBM projects.
