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No. 90: Environmental studies at the Disco and Nuussuaq, West Greenland, August 2015

Wegeberg, S., Simonsen, C.E., Nymand, J., Loya, W., Bay, C., Clausen, D.S., Hansen, Jannik & Boertmann, D. 2016. Miljøundersøgelser på Disko og Nuussuaq, Vestgrønland, august 2015. Aarhus Universitet, DCE – Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi, 90 s. - Teknisk rapport fra DCE - Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi nr. 90. http://dce2.au.dk/pub/TR90.pdf

Summary

 

This document reports field activities in the Disko Bay area in West Greenland. The field studies were part of a background study with the aim of collecting information to the preparation of a strategic environmental impact assessment of oil exploration activities on land in the Disko Island and Nuussuaq Peninsula area. Two studies are reported: 1/the inspection of the impacts and the restoration of terrain and vegetation damages from two previous exploration activities in Nuussuaq Peninsula, and 2/ a vegetation study which collected background information for future interpretation of satellite images of vegetation.