The accelerating threats of climate change and biodiversity loss are critically impacting human well-being. Polar regions, which are key indicators of our planet’s health, are under the stress of rapidly escalating climate warming, whilst remaining largely unexplored due to their remote location.
This lack of research has led to substantial gaps in our understanding of carbon dynamics and biodiversity changes in these ecosystems, weakening our ability to accurately measure polar carbon stocks and project climate feedback mechanisms.
POMP’s mission is to fill these knowledge gaps and deepen our understanding of role of polar regions in climate change mitigation. By combining existing knowledge from prior and current EU projects with the data and tools that POMP will generate, we aim to provide a more comprehensive picture of these critical ecosystems.