Οι αρκτικές κοινότητες της Ευρώπης αγωνίζονται να παραμείνουν ζωντανές
449 άνθρωποι ζουν στην Τρένα, ένα μικροσκοπικό αρχιπέλαγος σαράντα χιλιόμετρα από την ηπειρωτική Νορβηγία. Αυτή η απομακρυσμένη αρκτική κοινότητα αντιμετωπίζει μια κρίση που μοιράζεται σε όλη την περιοχή — οι άνθρωποι φεύγουν, το κλίμα αλλάζει και οι τρόποι ζωής αιώνων εξαφανίζονται.
00:0040 μέτρες από τη νοηγή της νοηγίας, Λιστρανά.
00:04Είναι μόνο αρκτικό αρχιπλόκο με μόνο 449.
00:10Και η μόνο αρκετή συγκεκριμένη.
00:13Η Ιρλανδία του Σαλβάρ είναι μόνο 50.
00:17Και 100 μόνος.
00:19Η δικαίωση της Της Τάις της Συαρτή,
00:21μόνος εδώ για να γίνει αρκετή.
00:24Φινήθως, μόνος χρόνος.
00:26Φινήθως, μόνος χρόνος.
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02:59Over the last decades, Trana has lost almost 10% of its people.
03:04Families leave when children outgrow the local primary school.
03:08Some newcomers struggle to fit in and leave quickly.
03:11Trana knows it must change to survive.
03:14We follow the mayor to an important meeting.
03:17Researchers from a European project called Empower Us are sharing their findings after three years of work.
03:24Maiken Björkan from the Nordland Research Institute coordinates the project.
03:28The centralization makes it harder to live in the peripheral areas, maybe particularly in the Arctic.
03:36They need more people to the island, they need more possibilities to work here and they need it to be more attractive for young people to come and settle down.
03:45So we've made like a repertoire of different solutions, different tools that they can use in order to achieve this.
03:53One key recommendation is better transport.
03:58The boats need to run on time.
04:00People in remote areas shouldn't miss medical appointments.
04:04They shouldn't feel abandoned and cut off from the mainland.
04:07The worry in Trana is that fewer people will mean fewer boats.
04:13This would make the problem even worse.
04:17Money follows people living in the municipalities.
04:21So when they disappear, it's hard for the counter-municipality to maintain all of the existing routes.
04:29It's difficult, but it's the lifeline of the coastal community, so it has to be in place.
04:33If you remove it, people cannot live here.
04:35More tourists could help the island's economy, but the Arctic summer is short, and these small islands can only handle so many visitors.
04:44To attract tourists looking for more meaningful experiences, the European project helped Trana build a heritage trail.
04:53Visitors can scan codes to learn about the history and culture that make this place special.
04:59I think it's more about having the personality and the history represented in what they are.
05:08They don't want to lose this to something that's too big and just too commercial.
05:12So they want their identity to be represented.
05:14To strengthen that identity, the Empower Us project commissions new artwork for public spaces on the largest islands.
05:23Local artist Sonja Langsher is painting murals that reveal Trana's hidden stories.
05:27She shows the once thriving fishing industry, scenes from old legends, and the vibrant coral reefs that thrive beneath the cold Arctic waters.
05:39To put it on a wall in full scale is a way to show people what they can see and make them think about what riches we have around us.
05:49Trana is fighting to reverse its decline.
05:55The community is building cultural spaces and improving its port and museum.
06:00The goal is to host more tourists, conferences, and start-up businesses throughout the year.
06:07We see a new public sculpture taking shape.
06:11Norwegian artist and architect Horvart Arnhoff created it in close dialogue with local residents.
06:17For waves, flowing through time and space, will greet visitors as they step off the boat onto the main island.
06:26The world is very much connected with waves. It's like, that's energy.
06:32A new luxury hotel with stunning sea views opens next spring.
06:37Trana might become a destination for wealthy visitors, but the community doesn't want to lose its authenticity or wild beauty in the process.
06:46The pristine environment offers more than pretty views for bird watchers and nature lovers.
06:52It creates eco-friendly business opportunities, like seaweed harvesting.
06:58Anders Budde collects wild seaweed along the coastlines.
07:02He then dries it and sells it to restaurants on the mainland.
07:05So this is the kombu for making broth, and this is the truffle seaweed that we would use as a spice.
07:14For locals like Anders, these remote Arctic communities can only survive if they keep their soul.
07:21The unique identity that has kept people living on these islands for thousands of years.
07:26Yes, we want new development and tourists, but we, of course, want to keep the place somewhere you want to come and want to live, want to stay.
07:35Yeah, that's a challenge.
07:37Europe's Arctic faces a changing climate, an uncertain economy and rising geopolitical tensions.
07:45These communities must adapt to survive and thrive in this new reality.
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