About
What Recogn.ice was
Recogn.ice was a nonprofit organisation for the recognition of the cryosphere, founded in January 2019. It worked to make glaciers visible, among other things with the Freezy Frames and a blog; the last blog post is from August 2021. It is no longer maintained.
Why Recogn.ice
The original text, as it was written then.
From tiny glaciers on African volcanoes to gigantic ice masses in the Antarctic and from wintry canals in Amsterdam to the permanently frozen tundra in Siberia. Ice is everywhere! Together, all this cold stuff forms the cryosphere, an important component of the climate system.
Our world is changing and all over the planet, this change is expressed in different ways. However, the melting cryosphere appears to be the most visible indicator of environmental change. Over the last few decades we have observed an ongoing retreat of glaciers across the globe, we have experienced shorter winter sport seasons, and the extent of Arctic sea ice has drastically declined.
We, a young bunch of natural scientists and journalists, truly believe that recognition is key to care. This is why, in January 2019, we felt the urgency to launch “Recogn.ice”; a nonprofit organisation for the recognition of this cryosphere. Our team is committed to accomplish that one goal: for people around the world to recognise, understand and ultimately care for all frozen parts of our planet.
The executive board
As listed on the former website. Descriptions are from that time and may be out of date.
Jochem Braakhekke
Founder
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CEO
Originally from the Netherlands, Jochem has developed a natural connection with the alpine environment. His field experience with glaciers all over the globe brings Recogn.ice the invaluable knowledge and full understanding of the past and upcoming developments of the cryosphere, hence a true credibility to advocate. Jochem holds a bachelor’s degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Amsterdam and a master’s degree in Earth Science from ETH Zürich, with glaciology and geology as his main fields of study. He’s currently serving as a polar expedition guide in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Larissa de Palézieux
co-founder
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data analytics
Her excellent knowledge of many geoscience programs (Topotoolbox (Matlab), ArcGIS, ENVI, SEEP/W (GeoSlope Ltd.), RocScience, Rockyfor3D) will enable our site to present a cartography of Swiss glaciers in a unique way. She is currently a doctoral student in engineering geology at ETH Zürich, focusing on the rockslide activity in the High Himalaya of Bhutan. Larissa also holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from EPFL and a master’s degree in Engineering Geology from ETH Zürich. Born in Switzerland, she speaks fluent French, English, Italian, German and Swiss-German.
Timothée Beckert
co-founder
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external relations
His understanding of the Swiss media and political landscapes, coupled with a very solid network crafted by numerous club memberships, is a guarantee for Recogn.ice to have its message heard at the four corners of the country. An ex-journalist and communications expert (PR, CSR, lobbying), Timothée holds a master’s degree in European Politics from the University of Strasbourg and a master’s degree in Management from the University of Tübingen. Born in France, he speaks fluent French, English, Italian, Spanish, German and Swiss-German.
Media echo
What the press wrote, 2020. Links go to the original articles and may no longer work.
Le Temps, 20 September 2020: Du Grand Nord à la Suisse, le pèlerin des glaciers
Recogn.ice visited Turtmann Glacier (Valais, Switzerland) with journalists from Le Temps. It resulted in this stunning video, mixing (drone) shots with our animations. Read more!
Cornice con vista sul ghiaccio
Premiere in Lugano: Bilderrahmen gibt Blick auf Gletscher frei
Una cornice per tutelare i ghiacciai svizzeri
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Aufgefallen in…Lugano
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Cornice con vista su sedici ghiacciai
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Lugano sale in vetta a difesa dei ghiacciai
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Thank you!
A big thank you to everybody who was part of Recogn.ice: the founders and friends who helped from day one with design, IT, legal and much more, the advisors and scientists, everyone who supported us with donations and in the crowd-funding of the first Freezy Frame, and everyone who shared their images, their stories and their time.
Thank you to Sebastian Marbacher for designing the Freezy Frame, to U. Raz for the panorama pictures, to the Città di Lugano and Monte San Salvatore for hosting the first frame, to Prof. em. Dr. Iwar Werlen and the Region Piedmonte for the glacier name origins, to the World Glacier Monitoring Service for its support, to Quinn Wenning and all other guest authors, to the photographers whose images are on this site, to the journalists who told our story, and to everyone who climbed into a frame, posed and shared the picture.
You made it possible. ❄