The Norwegian government has ambitious plans for the nation’s ‘Blue Economy’; to ensure the future prosperity of coastal and oceanic…
SYNAGRI: Developing synergies between the bioeconomy and regional food systems…
But where does this leave agriculture? Concerns have been raised that the future bioeconomy will place farmers at the bottom…
LIMBO: Evaluating emerging AMR threats and future capacity for action…
Antibiotic use fell 44% since 1995 but this has not been enough to prevent the establishment of AMR bacteria in…
Climplement – How farmers and agricultural actors can implement effective…
Consequently, in Norway, the Government has recently required the agricultural sector to reduce its emissions with 5 million tons of…
Business Development
PROTEIN 2.0: The biosynthetic protein transition: assessing impacts, outcomes and…
Everything from burger meat to egg whites can now be produced without the involvement of a living animal, with many…
Space, land and society: challenges and opportunities for production and…
The AGRISPACE-project is a collaboration between the Centre for Rural Research, NILF, the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, the Norwegian…
SALSA: Small Farms, Small Food Businesses and Sustainable Food Security
The project has a solid scientific foundation and works close with organizations that specialize in knowledge building and implementation. Most…
Grazing resources, large carnivores and local communities – LOCAL CARNIVORE…
Conservation designations protecting large carnivores have been a success in terms of a strong increase in carnivore numbers and an…
Resource Management
Transformation of recent forest on abandoned agricultural land for the…
Land use has historically led to a steep decline of temperate deciduous forest, a habitat of outstanding importance for biodiversity…
Local crowdfunding for a low-emission society: Investigating the concept of…
An increasing number of companies now offer carbon offsetting as a means of allowing the public to compensate for their…
BIOSMART: Managing the transition to a “smart” bioeconomy
The Research Council of Norway’s (RCN) Work Program 2012-2021 on sustainable innovation in food and bio-based industries presents itself as…
NEWPATH: New Pathways to a low carbon society: exploring the…
Transitioning from a high to a low carbon society is critical if Norway is to meet its commitments to tackle…
Integrating scientific and traditional knowledge in adaptive management of seminatural…
The overriding objective of this project is to integrate scientific and traditional knowledge and evaluate ecological and social implications for…
Business Development
Structural changes in agriculture, rural communities and cultural landscapes –…
The overall aim of the proposed project is to build new knowledge on structural changes in agriculture, rural communities and…