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FNI is an independent foundation engaged in research on international environmental, energy and resource management politics.

Fridtjof Nansen InstituteWithin 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

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FNI publications

Latest books

Nordområdene - Hva nå? Geir Hønneland and Lars Rowe:
Nordområdene – hva nå?
('The High North – What Now?')
Trondheim, Tapir Academic Press, 2010, 120 p. In Norwegian.
Davor Vidas: Hrvatsko-slovensko razgranicenje ('Croatian-Slovenian Delimitation') Davor Vidas:
Hrvatsko-slovensko razgranicenje ('Croatian-Slovenian Delimitation')
Zagreb, Skolska knjiga, 2009, 75 p. In Croatian.
Climate Change and the Oil Industry: Common Problems, Varying Strategies 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.

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 Latest other research publications

Aasen, Pål Jakob, The Law of Maritime Delimitation and the Russian-Norwegian Maritime Boundary Dispute. FNI Report 1/2010. Lysaker, FNI, 2010, 77 p.

Stabrun, Kristoffer, The Grey Zone Agreement of 1978: Fishery Concerns, Security Challenges and Territorial Interests. FNI Report 13/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 43 p.

Tvedt, Morten Walløe and Tomme Young, Au-delà de l'accès: l'application du partage juste et équitable des avantages en vertu de la CBD ('Beyond Access: Exploring Implementation of the Fair and Equitable Sharing Commitment in the CBD). Gland (Switzerland), IUCN, 2009, xxii + 151 p. In French.

Whist, Bendik Solum, 'Nord Stream: A Litmus Test for Intra-EU Solidarity?'. In Kasekamp, Andres (ed), Estonian Foreign Policy Yearbook 2009. Tallinn, Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, 2009, pp. 75-122.

Brubaker, R. Douglas, 'Nuclear Transport along the Northern Route and Nuclear Waste Dumping in the Barents and Kara Seas'. In Caron, D.D. and H.N. Scheiber (eds), The Oceans in the Nuclear Age – Legacies and Risks. Leiden, The Netherlands, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010, pp. 467-505.

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 Latest commentary articles

Rowe, Lars, 'Russland trenger ikke bistand' ('Russia Doesn't Need Aid'), Dagsavisen, 22.02.2010. In Norwegian.

Skedsmo, Pål Wilter, 'Elendige Russland' ('Miserable Russia'), Nordlys, 16.02.2010. In Norwegian.

Inderberg, Tor Håkon, 'Kraftløst vedlikehold av strømnettet' ('Powerless Maintenance of the Power Grid'), Mandag Morgen, 15.02.2010. In Norwegian.

Andresen, Steinar, 'Klima: Har FN utspilt sin rolle?' ('Climate Change: Has the UN Exhausted its Role?'), Minerva, 19.01.2010. In Norwegian.

Hønneland, Geir, 'En bauta i samarbeidet' ('A Giant in Norwegian-Russian Collaboration'), Nordlys, 9 December 2009. In Norwegian.

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Fridtjof Nansen 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 

No "armed mad dash for resources" foreseen in the Arctic. Photo: Norwegian NavyNo "Armed Mad Dash for Resources" Foreseen in the Arctic
 (17.12.2009) With climate change making the Arctic gradually more accessible, some observers have suggested that interest in Arctic natural resources and disputed marine borders could take on a military aspect. A new FNI study refutes this view, finding that dispassionate diplomacy is a more likely and rational way of dispute resolution than military confrontation.   More >



Davor Vidas:  Hrvatsko-slovensko razgranicenje (Croatian-Slovenian Delimitation)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 biobanker og patenter i fiskeoppdrettssektorenMarine 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) >

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 FNI in the media

'Auftaktveranstaltung zum gemeinsamen Jahresthema von GTZ und KfW Entwicklungsbank' ('Opening Event of the Annual Joint Theme of GTZ and KfW Development Bank'), GTZ - Aktuell, 01.03.2010. In German.

'Svalbardtraktaten 90 år' ('Svalbard Treaty Turns 90'), Svalbardposten, 09.02.2010. In Norwegian.

'Frykter økologiske vippepunkt' ('Fears Ecological Tipping Points'), Forskning.no, 06.02.2010. In Norwegian.

'Armenias utenriksminister på besøk i Norge' ('Armenian Foreign Minister Visits Norway', News release, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 03.02.2010. In Norwegian.

'Foreign Minister of Armenia has an official visit to Norway', Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs News, 30.01.2010.

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Website last updated 3 March 2010