Huge amounts of water flowing in the river near the Hunderfossen hydroelectric power station in Norway.
Vannkraft-Norge produserer mer fornybar energi enn vi forbruker. Samtidig har vi forpliktet oss overfor EU til å øke vår produksjon av fornybar energi.Foto: Colourbox

Climate and Resource Management

Climate change, energy production and biodiversity enhancement are all key challenges that will leave their mark on rural communities and management of uncultivated resources for a long time to come.

Justifiable management of climate and natural resources requires the development and use of research-based knowledge. We conduct research on processes related to the introduction of climate measures and the consequences of climate management. Developing knowledge about sustainable management and use and protection is also an important part of our research in this field. This research includes how resource management affects and is affected by climate challenges, the emerging bioeconomy, the green shift, energy production, as well as changing attitudes towards nature and outfield resources.

Research areas within Climate and Resource Management
Research managers
Maja Farstad

Maja Farstad Senior Researcher +47 918 23 469

Latest about Climate and Resource Management

Bioeconomy

A-20/24 Hindered, Overlooked, and Undervalued: Gender Equality in Nordic Blue Economies

Energy

Justice first: community-embedded and energy transition planning for climate resilience

Bioeconomy

R-6/24 Trender i norsk landbruk 2024 Dokumentasjonsrapport med frekvenser

Climate measures

Can ‘ordinary’ people contribute to solving energy crises?

Bioeconomy

Manure gases and the risk for accidents in Norwegian agriculture

Climate and Resource Management

RESTORE: Restoration of ecosystem functioning and biodiversity in semi-natural habitats under high pressure

Agriculture and business development

Funding Future Welfare: Bioeconomy as the «New Oil» and the Sharing of Benefits from Natural Resources (BioShare)

Area

LAMASUS – Land Management for Sustainability

Farming

KARBONMAT: Designing sustainable business model (SBM) concepts for carbon sequestration in soils to transform the Norwegian food system

Area

Grassland conservation across European landscapes protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services with ecological networks

Aquaculture

SkillsRoad: analyzing mismatches between skills and regional economic development plans

Bioeconomy

A-16/23 Breaking wind: A comparison between U.S. and European approaches in offshore wind energy leadership in the North Atlantic region

Business development and bioeconomy

A-15/23 Landscape Democracy and the Implementation of Renewable Energy Facilities

Climate and Resource Management

A-14/23 Three Wind Farm Developments, Three Different Planning Difficulties: Cases from Denmark

Bioeconomy

Agrisocial: Towards a socially sustainable green transition for agriculture and rural communities

Animal welfare

Welfarm: Improving animal welfare regulatory compliance in dairy and pig farming

Bioeconomy

Climate Smart Management for Resilient European Cropping Systems

Vindpark på Fosen Foto: Henrikke Sæthre Ellingsen
Area

National Day in the Shadow of Fosen

Climate

One crop two diets – locally sourced feed for cow and chicken from biorefined forage

Bioeconomy

A-3/23 Ground rent from the Norwegian outfields and social sustainability in centre-periphery relations

Climate management and measures

N-7/22 Demokratiske planleggingsprosesser for fornybare energisystemer i Norge – en oversikt over identifiserte samfunnstiltak

Area

R-11/22 Helse, miljø og sikkerhet i reindrift. Funn fra kartlegging blant reindriftsutøvere

Energy

R-12/22 Såret i Bygda – En kvalitativ studie av opplevelsen av demokratiske prosesser ved utbygging av vindkraft

Aquaculture

Socio-economic Empowerment of coastal communities as users of the sea to ensure sustainable coastal development (EmpowerUs)

Kystsamfunn utenfor Ålesund
Aquaculture

Building Resilient Blue Places? The importance of Equity and Blue Space in Assembling a Blue Economy in the context of Climate Change (BLUEPLACES)

Climate and Resource Management

N-2/22 Refleksjoner om ressurser «in the making» i naturbasert turisme

Roan Vindpark
Energy

The new oil

Agriculture and business development

R-6/22 Trender i norsk landbruk 2022. Regional rapport for Møre og Romsdal

Business development and bioeconomy

R-1/22 Kartlegging av muligheter for økologisk landbruk i Møre og Romsdal

Animal welfare

R-7/21 Kostnader ved økt arealkrav for å forbedre dyrevelferd hos gris

Climate

A-36/21 What makes people act climate-friendly? A decision-making path model for designing effective climate change policies

Aquaculture

R-6/21 Oversikt over norsk og global akvakultur og akvafôr

Tahko
Business development and bioeconomy

Nordic conference for rural research: Finland, Spring 2022

Bioeconomy

Increase in local contributions in value chains for use and reuse of wood in buildings and interiors – pre-project

Business development and bioeconomy

COOLCROWD 2.0: Testing of a local crowdfunding concept for financing climate mitigation measures in Norwegian agriculture

Animal welfare

More space for pigs

Aquaculture

Sisters in the Arctic Blue – Advancing a Gender Perspective in Arctic Marine and Coastal Social Science Research

Aquaculture

Promoting collaboration for sustainable and circular use of bioresources across agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture (CIRCLE)

Climate and Resource Management

Testing of technical solutions to prevent collisions with wild animals along the railway

Business development and bioeconomy

SolarFood: Reducing post-harvest losses through improved solar drying

Agriculture and business development

A-23/21 Farmers’ interest in crowdfunding to finance climate change mitigation practices

Aquaculture

SUSFEED – Sustainable feed production from Norwegian bio-resources for livestock and aquaculture

Climate and Resource Management

A-17/21 Whose benefit? A comparative perspective for the ISA

Area

N-1/21 Økonomiske virkemidler i norsk jordbruk for å oppnå lavere utslipp av klimagasser, redusert kjøttforbruk, stabil matproduksjon og jordbruk over hele landet

Aquaculture

A-13/21 Den nye oljen

Food
Business development and bioeconomy

Sustainable Food Systems for poverty and hunger alleviation in Low Income Countries

Bioeconomy

A-11/21 The promised land? Exploring the future visions and narrative silences of cellular agriculture in news and industry media

Aquaculture

Inclusion, social justice and equity in urban and rural coastal communities

Business development and bioeconomy

CIVIC Renewables: Development of collaborative approaches to civic renewable energy for sustainable rural development and land use

Climate and Resource Management

MIND STEP – Utvikling av beslutningsverktøy for er mer klimavennlig landbrukspolitikk

Business development and bioeconomy

SoCoRisk Implementation of soil compaction risk assessment system – end-user’s evaluation of potentials and barriers

Bioeconomy

Markedsavklaring test- og kompetansesenter emballasje – MPACK

Business development and bioeconomy

Impact of policies to reduce emissions from new cultivation of peat soils

Aquaculture

Basis for sustainable Norwegian feed production for aquaculture and livestock in agriculture, pre-project