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MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Fire history in Trillemarka

Fire is the principal disturbance process in boreal forests, and little is known about the historical variability of fire frequency in Norway. An understanding of the historic variability in disturbance regimes is essential for implementing ecosystem mana gement. This Ph.D. project will study fir...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Trees as drivers of silvopastoral system function

The silvopastoral system is a livestock production option that involves the interaction of woody components (shrubs and trees), herbaceous forage and the different species of domestic herbivores. This system of meat and milk production has many advantages in the tropics both for food production ...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: A new model approach to assess genetically modified plants: their ecotoxicity and potential interactions with environmental pollutants

Genetically modified (GM) plants from modern biotechnology have already a history as commercialised feed and food products. The agricultural industry using GM techniques is rapidly increasing and represents large scale options and challenges for both soci eties and ecosystems. Environmental impac...

Awarded: NOK 6.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Driving forces in vegetation dynamics and their consequences for ecosystem services

This project looks at four specific human-related driving forces of ecosystem change that are identified as major threats to biodiversity today or are predicted to become major threats in the near future. These are (1) habitat change, (2) climate change, (3) pollution, and (4) invasive species. T...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

FRIHUMSAM-Fri prosj.st. hum og sam

Influence of the Matrix on Species Richness in Ugandan Forest Fragments

The power-law species area relation (SAR) has been used to predict that as the size of a habitat fragment decreases, the number of species supported by that fragment will fall. Despite the widespread usage of the SAR in conservation biology, the relation ship is confounded by a number of factors...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2017

Location: Vestland

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Conservation Covenants in Norway (CoCoviN) - moderating conflicts, reducing bio-diversity loss and improving resource management?

Our main aim is to study the use of voluntary, but formally binding private-public partnership in nature conservation and management. Our hypotheses are: 1) Conflicts around designation of nature conservation areas are seldom founded on disagreement abo ut preservation goals; meaning: The confl...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Innlandet

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Effects of catchment processes and forest management in boreal forests on Hg and MeHg in surface waters

Mercury (Hg) pollution is becoming an environmental problem of great concern in boreal areas across the entire northern hemisphere, especially because of bioaccumulation of methylmercury (MeHg) in fish and consequences of this toxic substance for human he alth. There is an urgent need for better ...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Tipping Point Norway/The Art of Adaptation 23.- 24. juni 2008

Hovedmotivasjonen for "Tipping Point Norway" er delvis et ønske om å skape et sterkere engasjement fra kunstverdenen i klimadebatten, samt å imøtekomme behovet fra klimaekspertene om nødvendigheten av å finne et nytt pubikum som er mer effektiv i sin resp ons og uttrykk enn samfunnskritikere, akt...

Awarded: NOK 0.49 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Norsk styremedlem i EADI

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Awarded: NOK 69,316

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: BOK OM FORVALTNINGSRELEVANT VILLAKSFORSKNING

Villaksprogrammet startet opp i 2001 og har, når det går inn i storprogrammet Miljø 2015 vært i virksomhet i noe over 5 år. Både som en del av sluttrapporteringen fra Villaksprogrammet, og som en generell refleksjon av nyere kunnskapsproduksjon om vill At lantisk laks, og de utfordringene vi står...

Awarded: NOK 0.16 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Innlandet

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Comparing, contrasting and integrating large carnivore predation and hunter harvest into sustainable ecosystem management

This project aims to bring together data from a range of ongoing projects on the ecology of large carnivores and wild ungulates and the sociology of human interest groups to focus on a set of topics that cut across the different species. These are the top ics of human harvest and carnivore predat...

Awarded: NOK 8.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Policy for harmonising national park management and local business development

The role and legitimacy of large protected areas (LPA) is questioned in most countries in the world, and there is a quest for new management models and policy regimes capable of integrating regional development and conservation goals. The project will rev iew how conflicts in connection to PA hav...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

SAM-EU-Samfinansiering EU-kontoret

A New Environmental Accounting Framework Using Externality Data and Input-Output Tools for Policy Analysis

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Awarded: NOK 0.41 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Trace metals (Cd, Zn and Hg) in multiple stressed environments: effects on microbial communities and functions in soils

Water quality and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are profoundly affected by soil microbial functions. Surface soils are increasingly utilized for human purposes, which imply various stressors on the microbial communities. Sustaining vital soil functions is a crucial environmental ...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

Datahåndterings- og koordineringstjeneste for norske forskningsprosjekter under det internasjonale polaråret (DOKIPY)

Det overordnede målet med IPYs datapolitikk er å sikre oppnåelsen av IPYs hovedformål ved å knytte sammen fagområder, prosjekter og enkeltforskere gjennom åpen datautveksling og fri tilgang. Ved fri utveksling av data kan observasjonsprogram planlegges fo r å unngå overlapping og duplisering slik...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Fibre based packaging materials: Development of innovative and sustainable barrier concepts

The global urge for environmental sustainability is a strong driving force towards the development of new sustainable material concepts aiming at increased use of renewable materials. To satisfy the ever more demanding customers and convenience chains, th e food industry is in need of new packagi...

Awarded: NOK 16.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

IHDP - Prime sponsorship 2007 -2009 including special support for 2008

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Awarded: NOK 0.69 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Analysis and Possibility for Control of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Processes to Facilitate Adaptation to Environmental Changes

Convective rainfalls are of enormous importance for agriculture and water resource management in semi-arid areas such as Central-North-Eastern South Africa, where more than 50% of the country population is concentrated. This project will contribute into t he redress and capacity development of th...

Awarded: NOK 0.76 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Sustainable Aluminium Surface Applications

Awarded: NOK 11.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2014

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Defect engineering for crystalline silicon solar cells

This project is a collaboration between solar cell research groups at IFE, SINTEF and NTNU, and the three industrial partners Elkem Solar, REC and REC Wafer. The main objective is to build up a thorough fundamental understanding of defects in crystallin e silicon (Si) materials in order to redu...

Awarded: NOK 29.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Nuclear receptor targets for endocrine disrupting effects - mechanisms of action for emerging pollutants?

This project aims to further elucidate the role of nuclear receptors in the mechanisms of action of known and emerging environmental pollutants. We want to explore the hypothesis that dose-dependent routing and cross-talk between different nuclear recepto rs may determine the nature of the endocr...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Vestland

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Occurence and fate of springtime atmospheric deposition of mercury in the Arctic

Deposition of mercury (Hg) from the atmosphere to the sensitive polar ecosystems is of particular interest in the Arctic. This is because studies have indicated the possibility of large depositional fluxes of Hg occurring during the polar spring (so-calle d Hg Atmospheric Depletion Events or AMDE...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRISAM-Fri prosjektstøtte samfunnsvitenskap

Paradoxes of Design: Aesthetication as a Barrier to Sustainable Consumption?

The project will investige related processes of design and consumption by focusing on the way aesthetics is managed by designers and consumers. Following set of research questions arise: How does designers understand sustainable design? How can we underst and differences in how aesthethication co...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

New materials and methods for placement of a thin layer cap on contaminated seabed

The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment identified remediation of contaminated sediments as important. The total release of contaminants to the fjord environment from larger areas with moderate contaminant levels can be greater than that from smaller ar eas with higher contaminant concentration...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Importance of climate and chemical composition of precipitation on distribution and behaviour of radiocaesium in terrestrial ecosy

Measurements of 137Cs in natural soils in Norway show that the residence time of the radionuclide in the organic-rich surface layer varies much between different parts of the country. Faster removal of Cs from the surface soil in coastal areas suggests th at Cs exchange with marine cations such a...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Reduced pesticide loads and risks in cropping system

Sustainable agriculture requires that soil, water and air quality are maintained. Pesticides have routinely been found in surface waters receiving agricultural runoff, particularly after heavy autumn/spring rainfall. There are practical ways to ensure tha t risks to the environment are minimized ...

Awarded: NOK 6.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Witwatersrand Central Basin Mine Water Apportionment Pilot Study

NIVA and CGS are to embark on a pilot study to develop methodologies and techniques to determine ecological footprints and volumetric contributions for apportioning liability for sustainable management of pollution and water ingress into underground gold mine openings of the Witwatersrand Central...

Awarded: NOK 0.77 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Assessment of estuary dependency and management of two important fishery species

The dependency on critical habitats, such as estuaries, represents a bottleneck in the life-history of many exploited fishery species. The proposed project aims to assess the management implications of estuarine dependency in two important South African c oastal fishery species, spotted grunter (...

Awarded: NOK 0.95 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Gobies and hake in the hypoxic waters of the Benguela up-welling current

Our aim is to investigate how the goby (Sufflogobius bibarbatus) and the shallow water hake (Merluccius capensis) cope with the hypoxic waters of the Benguela current. Both are key species of the ecosystem. They show a remarkable tolerance to the hypoxic conditions found in this up-welling area, ...

Awarded: NOK 0.85 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

S-AFRIKA-Program for forskningsamarbeid med Sør- Afrika

Industrial Applications of Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Extraction, Storage and Compression

Introducing hydrogen as universal environment-friendly energy carrier demands efficient technologies allowing to extract it from industrial streams (products of coal gasification, process gases of refineries, etc.), to store it by a compact and safe way, and, finally, to deliver H2 to a consumer ...

Awarded: NOK 0.68 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

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