Lene Kielsen Holm (1963 - ) Notable Achievements Discovering how the Inuit people have adapted their lives and culture to fit their harsh climate. Occupation/Field of Study: Director, Environmental and Sustainable Development Issues and Research; Inuit Circumpolar Council, Greenland Period of Activity: 2001- current; Biography A native of Qaqortoq, Greenland and member of the Inuit Circumpolar council, (ICC), Lene Holm is working with indigenous communities to study traditional knowledge about sea ice and its movement patterns. The Sila-Inuk project collects observations from local sealers, fisherman, sheep breeders and other indigenous groups to document their experiences with newly changing ice and weather conditions that have resulted from global warming.