Home  About FNI  Research  Publications  Staff  News & events  Contact  Project websites:		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   Law of the Sea and marine affairs   Biodiversity and biosafety   Polar and Russian politics   European energy and environmental politics   Chinese energy and environmental politics Follow FNI:     More about FNI > FNI publications Latest books Lars H. Gulbrandsen Transnational Environmental Governance: The Emergence and Effects of the Certification of Forests and Fisheries Paperback edition. Cheltenham/Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar, 2012, 213 p. Geir Hønneland Making Fishery Agreements Work: Post-Agreement Bargaining in the Barents Sea Cheltenham/Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar, 2012, 160 p. Geir Hønneland Arktiske utfordringer ('Arctic Challenges') Kristiansand, Høyskoleforlaget, 2012, 139 p. In Norwegian. More books > Latest other research publications Rosendal, G. Kristin, 'Adjusting Norwegian Agricultural Policy to the WTO through Multifunctionality: Utilizing the Environmental Potential?'. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, Available online 10.05.2012, 19 p. Haro, Monica Natalia, Sustainability Aspects of Applying GMOs in Aquaculture. FNI Report 7/2012. Lysaker, FNI, 2012, 711 p. Wettestad, Jørgen, Per Ove Eikeland and Måns Nilsson, 'EU Climate and Energy Policy: A Hesitant Supranational Turn?' Global Environmental Politics, Vol 12, No 2, 2012, pp. 65-84. Biermann, F., K. Abbott, S. Andresen et al., 'Navigating the Anthropocene: Improving Earth System Governance'. Science, Vol 335, 16.03.2012, pp. 1306-1307. Hønneland, Geir, 'Norsk-russisk miljø- og ressursforvaltning i nordområdene' ('Norwegian-Russian Environmental and Resource Management in the High North'). Nordlit, Vol 29, No 1, 2012, pp. 79-87. In Norwegian. Hønneland, Geir, 'Internasjonalt samarbeid i nordområdene' ('International Collaboration in the High North'). In Mot Nord. Oslo, Europabevegelsen, 2012, pp. 42-49. In Norwegian. More research publications > Latest commentary articles Jørgensen, Jørgen Holten and Geir Hønneland, 'Tandemet rokerer i Russland' ('The Russian Tandem Switches Places'), Dagbladet, 07.05.2012. In Norwegian. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Eiendomsrett i DNA-samfunnet' ('Property Rights in the DNA Society'), Morgenbladet, 19.04.2012. In Norwegian. Wettestad, Jørgen, 'EUs kvotesystem: Reparert, men fortsatt lekk?' ('The EU Emissions Trading System: Repaired but still Leaking?'), Klima, No. 2 2012. In Norwegian. Hønneland, Geir, 'Look to Finland!', Dagsavisen/NyeMeninger, 24.03.2012. In Norwegian. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Hvem skal eie forskningen?' ('Who Should Own Research?'), Klassekampen, 20.03.2012. In Norwegian. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Patentet som hemmet innovasjon' ('The Patent that Hampered Innovation'), Dagbladet, 18.02.2012. 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  Fundamental Steps Needed Now in Global Redesign of Earth System Governance (19.03.2012) In an article in Science magazine, 32 leading experts from around the world, including FNI Research Professor Steinar Andresen, argue for a fundamental overhaul of global environmental governance.   Read related news story in English > Read related news story in Norwegian > Making Fishery Agreements Work (27.02.2012) Why do people obey the law? And why do states abide by their international commitments? These are among the questions raised in a new book by FNI Research Director Geir Hønneland.  More > Geir Hønneland Appointed Leader of Working Group on Marine Management (15.02.2012) FNI Research Director Geir Hønneland has been appointed leader of the marine management working group under Hav21 (Ocean21). Hav21 is the Norwegian government's initiative to develop a new, national strategy for marine research.  More (in Norwegian) > More FNI News > FNI in the media 'Amnesty criticises Statoil over Rosneft deal', Aftenbladet, 14.05.2012. 'Ekspert udivlen tem chto Fedinskoye i Tsentral'no-Berentsevskoye mestorozhdeniya poluchila "ENI", a ne "Statoil"' ('Expert surprised that ENI and not Statoil got Fedinskoye and Central-Barents fields'), oilru.com, 11.05.2012. In Russian. 'Questions Rise over Big Oil Deal', Views and News from Norway, 09.05.2012. 'Plan for å øke bønders rettigheter til genressurser' ('Plan to Increase Farmers' Rights to Genetic Resources'), Skog og Landskap, 08.05.2012. In Norwegian. 'Bønders rettigheter til genressurser' ('Farmers' Rights to Genetic Resources'), News release, Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 08.05.2012. In Norwegian. Older media appearances > FNI seeks Master's students More information (in Norwegian) >
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