The population on Greenland are going through extreme changes, due to industrialization, global warming and self-governance...Jenny (15) hanging out with her friends at the kiosk in Ilulissat Friday night. Because of midnight-sun, it does not get dark in the nights, and young people are staying out until early morning...For centuries the Inuit's have lived a traditional life with hunting and fishing, but during the past 5-10 years this has changed. EU rules and catch quotas make it difficult...
more »The population on Greenland are going through extreme changes, due to industrialization, global warming and self-governance...Jenny (15) hanging out with her friends at the kiosk in Ilulissat Friday night. Because of midnight-sun, it does not get dark in the nights, and young people are staying out until early morning...For centuries the Inuit's have lived a traditional life with hunting and fishing, but during the past 5-10 years this has changed. EU rules and catch quotas make it difficult and some places impossible to survive of hunting. Because of global warming the ice is melting, and climate change influences the hunting and living conditions of these people, so depending on nature. On the other hand, melting of the polar ice opens for drilling for oil on Greenlandic shelf. At the 21st of June 2009 Greenland received self -governance, which is one step towards fully independence from Denmark. .Photo: Andrea Gjestvang/MOMENT
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