Rissa Citizen Science

Our mission statement is "to raise empathy for nature through community engagement, citizen science and result-oriented actions".

Meet the Team

We are a team of passionate hearts and whirling minds, nature lovers who refuse to feel discouraged by the planet’s rapid degradation.

We bring out the best in ourselves to drive change, with a collaborative mindset, creating momentum and inviting others to join the journey.

We live in Northern Norway and we care deeply about this part of the world.

Delphin
Ruché

Founder & director

For the past 25 years, Delphin has used science as a passport to study and protect nature across the globe. Since nature hasn’t exactly improved since he started, he feels like he must try harder.

Bo
Eide

Chair

Rumor has it that Bo was born and raised in a sea kayak. Wherever he paddles, beaches magically clean themselves, and Tromsø is on the verge of being declared litter-free in his wake.

Saga
Svavarsdóttir

Deputy chair

No one found yet what Saga can’t do without flair. Her friends say she can nap outside in the rain, grow salad in the Arctic and she even rode a humpback whale once. Her Icelandic origin can't possibly explain everything.

Linn
K. Novis

Board Member

Linn is the adventurous type, long drawn towards the north, either in the search for fossils or where to settle down. She, her partner and a pack of huskies skied all along Noway, and ended up finding Tromsø as their favorite place to be.