Home  About FNI  Research  Publications  Staff  News & events  Contact  Project websites hosted by FNI:		FNI is an independent foundation engaged in research on international environmental, energy and resource management politics. Within this framework the institute's research is mainly grouped around six focal points:  Global governance and sustainable development   Marine affairs and Law of the Sea   Biodiversity and biosafety   Polar and Russian politics   European energy and environmental politics   Chinese energy and environmental politics More about FNI > FNI publications Latest books Davor Vidas: Hrvatsko-slovensko razgranicenje ('Croatian-Slovenian Delimitation') Zagreb, Skolska knjiga, 2009, 75 p. In Croatian. Jon Birger Skjærseth and Tora Skodvin: Climate Change and the Oil Industry: Common Problems, Varying Strategies. Paperback edition. Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2009, 260 p. Lars H. Gulbrandsen, Non-State Global Environmental Governance: The Emergence and Effectiveness of Forest and Fisheries Certification Schemes Doctoral dissertation, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo. Oslo, Unipub, 2009, 234 p. More books > Latest other research publications Schüller, David, On the Optimal Allocation of Green Technology under Climate Change Agreements. FNI Report 8/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 44 p. Flåm, Karoline Hægstad, 'EU Environmental State Aid Policy: Wide Implications, Narrow Participation?' Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol 19, No 5, 2009, pp. 336-349. Nilsson, Måns, New Dawn for Electricity? EU Policy and the Changing Decision Space for Electricity Production in Sweden. FNI Report 11/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 32 p. Wettestad, Jørgen, 'EU Energy-Intensive Industries and Emission Trading: Losers Becoming Winners?' Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol 19, No 5, 2009, pp. 309-320. Stokke, Olav Schram, 'Protecting the Arctic Environment: The Interplay of Global and Regional Regimes'. The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol 1, 2009, pp. 349-370. More research publications > Latest commentary articles Vidas, Davor (interview), 'Europska komisija nekompetentna za imenovanje arbitara' ('European Commission Is Not Competent for the Nomination of Arbitrators'), Novi list - Pogled, 14 November 2009 (page 6 & page 7). Andersen, Regine, 'Redningsaksjon for matplantene' ('Rescue Operation for Agricultural Plants'), Nationen, 11 November 2009. In Norwegian. Vidas, Davor, 'Izgubljeni u prijevodu ili u sporazumu' ('Lost in Translation or in the Agreement?'), Vecernji list, 8 November 2009. In Croatian. Vidas, Davor (interview), 'Vlada krivo prevela: u engleskom tekstu stoji da Europska komisija 'utvrdjuje' a ne da 'sastavlja' listu arbirtara (Translation by the Government Wrong: According to the English Text, a List of Candidates for Arbitrators Is to Be 'Established' and Not 'Drawn up' by the European Commission'), Vecernji list, 4 November 2009. In Croatian. Eikeland, Per Ove, 'Åslaug Haga og samfunnsøkonomane' ('Åslaug Haga and the Economists'), Dag og Tid, 16 October 2009. In Norwegian. More commentary articles > Top		Fridtjof Nansen and Polhøgda FNI is located at Polhøgda, outside Oslo, Norway. Polhøgda was the home of Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), famous Norwegian polar explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Nansen lived at Polhøgda from its completion in 1901 until his death in 1930. His grave is in the garden in front of the manor. FNI News  New FNI Book on Maritime Delimitation Dispute in the Adriatic (01.09.2009) In a recently published book, FNI Senior Research Fellow Davor Vidas explains the legal and policy aspects of the Croatian-Slovenian maritime delimitation dispute. This dispute has been an open, and increasingly acute, problem for the relations between the two countries for the past 18 years.   More > Marine Biobanks and Aquaculture-related Patents (19.08.2009) What are the main legal questions related to marine biobanks, such as for instance Marbank in Tromsø? This was the topic of an FNI seminar held yesterday, where recent developments in patent rights related to aquaculture were also discussed.   More (in Norwegian) > Russia and the North (06.08.2009) A new book co-authored by FNI researchers examines how Russia defines and addresses northern spaces, opportunities and challenges within its own borders and internationally.   More > More FNI News > FNI in the media 'OSCE office supports discussion on environmental governance', OSCE Press Release, 4 November 2009. 'Chetyre rastrogannye zhenschiny i predsedatel' ('Nobel Peace Prize to Obama: Four Stirred Women and a Chairman'), Slon.ru, 15 October 2009. In Russian. 'Meeting with Nord Stream representatives', Eesti Elu, 15 October 2009. 'Kogda teplo ne v radost' ('When Warming Is Not a Pleasure'), MVestnik.ru, 7 October 2009. In Russian. 'Tror på norsk-russisk samarbeid' ('Believes in Norwegian-Russian Cooperation'), Offshore.no, 7 October 2009. In Norwegian. Older media appearances >
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