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IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

APECs sekretariat (APECS: Association of Early Career Scientists)

APECS (Association of Early Career Scientists) er en ideell organisasjon som arbeider med å fremme rekruttering til og interesse for polarforskning i hele verden. UiT etablerer nå et slikt sekretariat i Tromsø i samarbeid med Forskningsrådet. Etablering av dette sekretariatet vil være svært vik...

Awarded: NOK 0.62 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

Regional cooperation in the Adriatic Sea: The importance of dissemination of research results

Marine Environment Protection and Resource Management: The Changing Legal and Policy Framework for the Adriatic Sea - NFR Project No. 174814 (Project summary for the main project under the above title included in the original project information.)

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Akershus

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Comparative Microbial Risk Assessment of Centralized and Decentralized Wastewater Treatment as Health Risk Barrier for Irrigation in Ghana

Worldwide, at least 3.5 to 4 million hectares of agricultural fields in 50 countries are irrigated with raw, partially diluted and treated wastewater. Wastewater irrigation, apart from the valuable plant nutrients it provides, also serves as conduit for e mployment generation, food security and e...

Awarded: NOK 67,499

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Akershus

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

From biomass to biogas - an integrated approach towards sustainable recovery of energy and nutrients

There is a desperate need for efficient, environmentally friendly, integrated technologies for conversion of biomass, in particular recalcitrant lignocellulosic biomass, to energy. One of the most promising biomass-derived energy-carriers is biogas. Biog as production leads to relatively high en...

Awarded: NOK 16.8 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

TVERS: Sustainable development indicators (SDI) in the context of the precautionary principle

The project is divided into four parts labeled as working packages (WP). They will, however, be integrated as the results of the different phases will be combined. The theoretical results of the first phase will be used in the more empirical discussions r egarding specific indicators, and this wi...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Oslo

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

GLOBEC 3rd OPEN SCIENCE MEETING

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Awarded: NOK 74,999

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Vestland

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Samarbeid mellom norske og nordamerikanske forskningsinstitusjoner - nettverksmidler

Videreutvikle et nettverk mellom norske og nordamerikanske forskningsmiljøer for å realisere samarbeidsprosjekter på menneskelig tilpasning til klimaeffekter: Samarbeidet vil både dra nytte av eksisterende kompetanse og prosjekter, og ha som mål å utvikle komparativ forskning mellom Nord-Amerika...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Innlandet

PUBL-Publisering/prosjektinform

Yearbook of International Environmental Law (YBIEL)

Yearbook of International Environmental Law er den fremste internasjonale publikasjon til dokumentasjon av den miljørettslige utviklingen slik den skjer i internasjonale organisasjoner og konferanser, samt i de enkelte land. I tillegg inneholder årboka ar tikler om miljørett av de internasjonalt ...

Awarded: NOK 0.36 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Oslo

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

The Symposium on democracy, research engagement and sustainable development

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Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

BiodivERsA: CLIMIGRATE: Integrating ancient DNA and ecological modelling to quantify the impact of climate change on biodiversity

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Awarded: NOK 0.83 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

EU7-STRA-Strålevern, EUs 7. rammeprog

Design of optimised systems for monitoring of radiation and radioactivity in case of a nuclear or radiological emergency in Europe

After the Chernobyl accident many European countries installed monitoring networks which measures the radioactivity in the environment. Such a network was established in Norway in 1986, and replaced by a new network, Radnett, in 2006. The network is an ea rly warning system in case of a nuclear a...

Awarded: NOK 0.97 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND:Towards a new framework for the management of both cultural and natural heritage in upland Landscape Conservation Areas (LCA) in Norway

The inherent dynamism of upland landscapes challenges scientists and land managers to secure the right balance of conservation and management measures against a backdrop of complex and changing socio-economic drivers, and a rapidly evolving evidence base. This interdisciplinary project will deve...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Angler and hunting tourism: potential conflicts and impacts on present practices of hunting and angling

The main objective of this project is to produce knowledge on perceptions and attitudes related to the commercialization of hunting and angling as elements in a broader trend toward expansion of nature-based tourism, and to describe and analyse manifest a nd potential conflicts that can result fr...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Oslo

FRISAM-Fri prosjektstøtte samfunnsvitenskap

Indoor air pollution-A neglected poverty related cause of global ill health -impl. for health and society of promot. clean fuels in China-II

Smoke from solid fuels (biomass and coal) burned in households is among the leading health threats for people in developing countries, and is responsible for more than 1.6 million premature deaths annually - a quarter of which occur in China. Moreover, so lid fuel use for cooking and space heatin...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Conditions for sustainable management of urban recreational landscapes. May governance and accessibility be valuable tools?

Our focus is how urban recreation areas is affected by planning, network governance discourse and interaction between stakeholders in three selected Norwegian municipalities. The proposal has a particular focus on the planning system authorized by the Pla nning and Building Act as an appropriate ...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Akershus

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Diversitas Open Science Conference Biodiversity and society - understanding, connections, adapting to change 13-16-october 2009 Cape Town

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Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

BiodivERsA: EcoCycles: Interacting impacts of land use and climate change on ecosystem processes: From cyclic herbivores to predators of con

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Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

TVERS: Watershed EUTROphication management through system oriented process modelling of Pressures, Impacts and Abatement actions.

Impact Assessment of changes in environmental pressures requires improved system and process understanding to reach the knowledge level needed for sustainable water resource management as well as meeting future demands from the EU Water Framework Directiv e (WFD). Both conventional and WFD resour...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Advanced monitoring of the introduced crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) for improved management of endangered freshwater crayfish

Aphanomyces astaci is a specialized parasite on North American freshwater crayfish. Accidental introduction of A. astaci to Europe resulted in the lethal crayfish plague (CP). Later introductions of North American carrier crayfish to Europe has accelerate d CP spread and established constant infe...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

LATIN-AM-Latin-Amerika-programmet

Payments for Ecosystem Services in Latin America (PESILA)

The Millenium Ecosystem Assessment documents the trends in losses of ecosystem services, especially on lands outside traditional protected areas and proposed payments for ecosystem services (PES) among the policy mechanisms to mitigate these losses. The core idea of PES is that external ecosys...

Awarded: NOK 0.18 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Utvidelse KMB ROMA (182617/I40)

The project will focus on industrial measurements and pilot tests as a basis for understanding the production processes and the energy recovery processes that are studied. The application consists of the following parts: 1.Investment in new Portable gas measurement equipment 2.Investment in up...

Awarded: NOK 8.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

UTVIDELSE av prosjektet (187960) Robust Envelope Construction Details for Buildings of the 21. Century

1. Emissivitet - varmestråling. Emissiviteten til et materiale sier noe om hvor godt materialet stråler ut energi. Er emissiviteten lik 1 er materialet en god varmestråler. Hvis emissiviteten er nær null stråler materialet ut lite varmestråling. Desto lav ere emissivitet et bygningsmateriale har,...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

ESSAS Project Office

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Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Vestland

SAM-EU-Samfinansiering EU-kontoret

Thresholds of Environmental Sustainability

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Awarded: NOK 0.14 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Environmental policy and human action

The project is focused on developing a better understanding of what motivate choices with environmental consequences. Neoclassical or conventional economic theory suggests providing economic incentives so that what is best for society also becomes individ ually beneficial. Institutionally oriente...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Norwegian Insect Red Lists 2010 and 2015: optimising the use of species occurrence data for objective evaluation of endangered status

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Awarded: NOK 2.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Can a combination of policy instruments increase the effectiveness and public acceptability of environmental policies?

I rapporteringperioden har vi publisert en av studiene i prosjektet i vitenskapelig tidsskrift. Studien utforsker de politiske utfordringene ved å innføre avgifter som øker velferden, såkalte Pigouvianske avgifter. Vi gjennomførte et lab-eksperiment med et marked med eksternaliteter. Gjennom avst...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2015

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Ecosystem Finnmark (EcoFinn): Ungulate overabundance, trophic cascades and subsidies

We will use the framework of current food web theory for elucidating two likely cascading ecosystem impacts of reindeer overabundance in Finnmark. One cascade we predict to be induced by loss and fragmentation of riparian willow habitats due to reindeer o verbrowsing, which in turn lead to loss o...

Awarded: NOK 9.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

ArcAct - Unlocking the Arctic ocean: The climate impact of increased shipping and petroleum activities

Petroleum and shipping activities at higher latitudes have increased considerably over recent years, and a significant further increase is expected. Melting of sea ice will open opportunities for new shipping routes and lengthen the navigation season of e xisting routes, as well as open new areas...

Awarded: NOK 9.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Oslo

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Internasjonalt Ozonsymposium i Tromsø 29. juni til 5.juli 2008

Symposiet arrangeres hvert fjerde år og har bred internasjonal deltakelse. Norge er valgt som arrangør på bakgrunn av den aktive rollen Norge har hatt i internasjonal ozonforskning og i arbeidet med tiltak for å redusere utslipp av ozonnedbrytende stoffer .

Awarded: NOK 0.14 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo