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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

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.
Non-State Global Environmental Governance: The Emergence and Effectiveness of Forest and Fisheries Certification Schemes 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.

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 Latest other research publications

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.

Jensen, Øystein and Svein Vigeland Rottem. 'The Politics of Security and International Law in Norway's Arctic Waters'. Polar Record, Vol 46, 2010, pp. 75-83.

Johansen, Roger, Russland - En elefant i glassmagasinet? Russiske gassrelasjoner med Ukraina ('Russia - an Elephant in the China Shop? Russian Gas Relations with Ukraine'). FNI Report 12/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 84 p. In Norwegian.

Grindheim, Astrid, The Scramble for the Arctic? A Discourse Analysis of Norway and the EU's Strategies Towards the European Arctic. FNI Report 9/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 51 p.

Schüller, David, On the Optimal Allocation of Green Technology under Climate Change Agreements. FNI Report 8/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 44 p.

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 Latest commentary articles

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.

Vidas, Davor, 'Kud plovi ovaj brod' ('Where Does This Ship Sail'), More, No 176, 1 December 2009. In Croatian.

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.

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 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.


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 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

'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.

'Armenian Foreign Minister Visits Fridtjof Nansen Institute', PanARMENIAN.net, 30.01.2010.

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Website last updated 9 February 2010