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MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: There is more to the picture than meets the eye - endophytic fungi in boreal forest bryophytes

Fungi that live hidden inside plant tissues without causing injuries to the host plant are endophytes and appear to be ubiquitous. Endophytic fungi are sources of biologically active secondary metabolites with pharmaceutical importance and large potential ecological importance. Results from a ...

Tildelt: kr 3,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2014

Sted: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Local heritage values and cultural heritage plans in urban fringe areas

Urban areas today defy traditional notions of what a city is. Old definitions of urban, suburban and rural fail to capture the complexity of regions with motorways, industrial areas, office parks and residential districts pushing far into the countryside. Urban sprawl is now a common phenomenon ...

Tildelt: kr 2,7 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: VEGA 2045: World heritage and local knowledge - integrated modelling and scenario building for nature and cultural heritage management

The project VEGA 2045 will address three important and inter-connected environmental challenges related to on-going developments along coastal areas in general, and along the coast of North Norway in particular. Firstly, there is the challenge of establis hing ways of conserving biodiversity and ...

Tildelt: kr 5,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2014

Sted: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Biological indicators for classification of ecological status in freshwater

The main objective of BIOCLASS-FRESH is to develop and validate biological indicators suitable for classification of ecological status in rivers and lakes in line with the EU Water Framework Directive. The project will build upon the results of recent pro jects and expand further by focusing on s...

Tildelt: kr 6,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Cultural heritage as an asset for economic added value; selection processes from a coast - inland perspective

The subject matter for this proposal is how cultural heritage is defined, assessed and activated for economic use, further, addressing such selection processes in a coast/inland perspective. A coast/inland dimension has previously been documented regardin g the uptake of measures towards cultural...

Tildelt: kr 4,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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 ...

Tildelt: kr 3,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: 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...

Tildelt: kr 6,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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...

Tildelt: kr 0,16 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2014

Sted: Innlandet

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Voices of Nature - Representing nature in environmental policy negotiations

This project "Voices of Nature" proposes to examine how different actors portray nature and the natural in three case studies using a combination of environmental history and Science, Technology, and Society Studies (STS) approaches. Through this approach , we will show how listening to actors' r...

Tildelt: kr 6,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Long-term ecological effects of sheep grazing in alpine ecosystems and its integration with management

We propose to further develop two unique experimental studies in contrasting alpine ecosystems (running from 2000 in Setesdal Vesthei and 2002 in Hol) to address several important new research questions: The overall aim is to facilitate sustainable manage ment of sheep grazing in alpine habitats ...

Tildelt: kr 7,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Consistency in Environmental Law

Økt bevissthet rundt miljøutfordringene har resultert i en forholdsvis omfattende utvikling av miljølovgivning både nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Til tross for denne utviklingen er miljøproblemer som blant annet forurensning av luft, vann og land, tap av biologisk mangfold og forringelse av våre v...

Tildelt: kr 7,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2015

Sted: Oslo

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...

Tildelt: kr 2,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Norms, green agents and environmental policy

Economic theory and policy prescriptions traditionally rely on the assumption of selfish, rational agents. Clearly, this approximation is descriptively inaccurate in the context of environmental issues. Recent advances in theory and methodology now allow economists to rigorously treat social norm...

Tildelt: kr 7,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Development of methods for tracing nanoparticles in the environment

There is considerable uncertainty related to the potential hazards of nanoparticles (NPs) into the environment, and public concern following reports of toxic effects. One of the major challenges in studying NPs is to detect their presence and distinguish them from natural particles and amorphous ...

Tildelt: kr 1,9 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2010

Sted: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Population-limiting mechanisms for Atlantic salmon during early estuarine and coastal migration

1) Recent research has demonstrated that conditions experienced by salmonids within freshwater may have a direct impact on the survival of the fish once they enter the marine environment. 2) Furthermore, the mortality of Atlantic salmon smolts can exceed 60% during the transition period from fres...

Tildelt: kr 5,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Quantitative and population genetic models for the effect of escaped farmed salmon on genetic variation and fitness in wild population

The overall aim of the project is to advance the understanding of evolutionary and demographic effects of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon on wild salmon populations using and extending existing mathematical models. Artificial selection for increased gro wth performance in farmed salmon have led...

Tildelt: kr 3,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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...

Tildelt: kr 4,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Vestland

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Towards a better understanding of bloom-forming toxic cyanobacteria

Blooms of toxic cyanobacteria are a main consequence of freshwater eutrophication. Despite considerable research efforts, the bloom forming capacity of cyanobacteria, their high competitive strength, and the regulation of cyanobacterial toxins in nature a re still weakly understood. This causes u...

Tildelt: kr 5,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Leisure and Sustainable Development: part of the problem or part of the solution?

The overall focus of the project is the relationship between leisure time consumption and sustainable development in post industrialised countries, and how policies can influence on this relationship. Our proposed project is very much based on the finding s from the project "Environmental aspects...

Tildelt: kr 4,1 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Vestland

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...

Tildelt: kr 8,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: 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...

Tildelt: kr 3,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Vestland

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Upscaling biological data, processes and models in relation to hydrological processes and models to catchment scale

In order to obtain sustainable use, development and management of water resources, it is crucial to understand how ecological and hydrological processes at small spatial scales relate to the whole catchment. The major challenge in this project is to integ rate the knowledge of the physical enviro...

Tildelt: kr 2,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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...

Tildelt: kr 3,0 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: 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 ...

Tildelt: kr 3,6 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2011

Sted: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Understanding Long-Range Atmospheric Transport Behaviour of Emerging Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Circumstances have been described where concentrations of contaminants have been higher in remote regions of the globe than in source regions. Examples are elevated concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic and high mountain regions . POPs are organic chemicals known to be ...

Tildelt: kr 4,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2012

Sted: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Towards sustainable management of moose, red deer and their food resources

The density of moose and red deer has increased dramatically in Norway during the last three decades. In general, large herbivores can have profound impact on ecosystem structure and processes (e.g. succession, biodiversity), which is mainly mediated by b rowsing/grazing impacts on plants. In tur...

Tildelt: kr 5,5 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2008-2013

Sted: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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 ...

Tildelt: kr 3,8 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2012

Sted: 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...

Tildelt: kr 7,3 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: 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...

Tildelt: kr 3,4 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: 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 ...

Tildelt: kr 6,2 mill.

Prosjektperiode: 2007-2011

Sted: Akershus

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