The 26th Arctic Dialogue took place on 6 November 2025 at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) in Berlin. The programme comprised several panels and discussion formats addressing the impacts of climate change on the Arctic, including Arctic landscapes, pollution, and biodiversity, complemented by a roundtable discussion among ministries and institutions. Arne Riedel and Gregory Fuchs represented Ecologic Institute at the 26th Arctic Dialogue.

The Panel "Arctic Biodiversity under Climate Change: Learning from Indigenous and Local Communities" was chaired and introduced by Arne Riedel (Ecologic Institute). The panel featured the project "DynArc: A pluralistic approach to dynamic marine conservation in the Arctic under conditions of climate change", which explores dynamic conservation approaches and adaptive management for Arctic marine biodiversity and the discussion focused on cooperation with Indigenous and local communities and the integration of Indigenous and local knowledge into biodiversity governance. Contributions were made by Christian Rischer (IfW Kiel), Dr. Nina Döring (DynArc / RIFS), Dr. Luca Schick (MiPaMa, PIONEER, ITAW), Lia Schulz (SQUEEZE, AWI) and Dr. Michael Karcher (Arctic Passion, AWI), followed by an open exchange with participants.

Since 2013, the Arctic Dialogue has served as an important information exchange forum for strengthening open dialogue between Arctic research and policy in Germany. Initiated by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), and guided by its German Arctic Office, the forum provides representatives of relevant German federal ministries, agencies research institutions and civil society organisations with an opportunity to exchange on current developments, projects, scientific findings, field experiences and international networks in the region. The German Arctic Office organises meetings twice a year in cooperation with a host ministry or research institution. Ecologic Institute has regularly and actively contributed to the Arctic Dialogue since 2013.