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| FNI FOCAL POINTS OF
RESEARCH Biodiversity and Biosafety  FNI research focuses on international
efforts to ensure conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and fair
distribution of benefits from genetic resources. Interaction with trade
agreements and intellectual property rights is
central.International environmental agreements on biological diversity seek to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and a fair distribution of benefits derived from genetic resources. FNI research is aimed at international processes with ramifications for these objectives, including interaction with international agreements on trade and agriculture. Central to this work is the interaction between regimes for access & benefit-sharing (ABS) from use of genetic resources and legislation on intellectual property rights to biological material. Research is carried out with regard to the management of wild as well as domesticated genetic resources in agriculture and aquaculture. A central topic here is farmers’ rights pertaining to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. Other central topics include the science-policy debate in the management and protection of forest biodiversity, in evolving regulations on GMO and invasive alien species, and in the Norwegian approach to marine resources and bioprospecting (the use of genetic resources as raw materials for research and development). International forest politics, forest management and certification (ecolabelling) is another key topic of FNI's research within biological diversity. In these studies FNI emphasises the role of the corporate sector, such as the forest and biotechnology industries. Selected ongoing projects: Important past projects: Researchers: Steinar Andresen (Senior Research Fellow) Regine Andersen (Senior Research Fellow) – contact person Ole Kristian Fauchald (Senior Research Fellow) Lars H. Gulbrandsen (Senior Research Fellow) Kristin Rosendal (Senior Research Fellow) – contact person Peter Johan Schei (Director) Morten Walløe Tvedt (Senior Research Fellow) Tone Winge (Research Fellow) Selected FNI publications, Biodiversity and biosafety: Books: 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. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 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. Mäki-Tanila, Asko, Morten Walløe Tvedt, Hans Ekström and Erling Fimland, Management and Exchange of Animal Genetic Resources – Nordic perspective. Copenhagen, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2008, 81 p. Andresen, Steinar, Elin Lerum Boasson and Geir Hønneland (eds), Internasjonal miljøpolitikk ('International Environmental Politics'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2008, 210 p. In Norwegian. Andersen, Regine, Governing Agrobiodiversity: Plant Genetics and Developing Countries. Aldershot, Ashgate, 2008, 420 p. Andow, D.A., A. Hilbeck and Nguyen Van Tuat (eds), 'Challenges and Opportunities with Bt Cotton in Vietnam'. Vol 4 in Kapusinski, A.R. and P.J. Schei (series eds), Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms Series. Wallingford (UK), CABI Publishing, 2008, 384 p. Kapuscinski, A.R., K.R. Hayes, S. Li and G. Dana (eds), 'Methodologies for Transgenic Fish'. Vol 3 in Hallerman, E.M. and P.J. Schei (series eds), Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms Series. Wallingford (UK), CABI Publishing, 2007, 305 p. Tvedt, Morten Walløe and Tomme Young, Beyond Access: Exploring Implementation of the Fair and Equitable Sharing Commitment in the CBD. Gland (Switzerland), IUCN, 2007, xx + 148 p. Andersen, Regine, Governing Agrobiodiversity: International Regimes, Plant Genetics and Developing Countries. Doctoral dissertation, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo. Oslo, Unipub AS, 2007, xx, 537 p. Hilbeck, A., D.A. Andow and E.M.G. Fontes (eds), 'Methodologies for Assessing Bt Cotton in Brazil'. Vol 2 in Kapuscinski, A.R. and P.J. Schei (series eds), Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms Series. Wallingford (UK), CABI Publishing, 2006, 400 p. Mooney, Harold A., Richard N. Mack, Jeffrey A. McNeely, Laurie E. Neville, Peter Johan Schei and Jeffrey K. Waage (eds), Invasive Alien Species: A New Synthesis. Washington D.C., Island Press, 2005, 368 p. XIE Yan, WANG Sung and Peter Schei (eds.), China's Protected Areas. Beijing, Tsinghua University Press, 2004, 604 p. Hilbeck, A. and D.A. Andow (eds), 'A Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya'. Vol 1 in Kapuscinski, A.R. and P.J. Schei (series eds), Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms Series. Wallingford (UK), CABI Publishing, 2004, 304 p. Articles and reports: Young, Tomme R. and Morten Walløe Tvedt, Balancing Building Blocks of a Functional ABS System. FNI Report 7/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 66 p. Andersen, Regine, Norwegian Plant Variety Protection and Seed Laws: Lessons for South Asian Countries, Trade Insight, Vol 5, No 1, 2009, pp. 12-14. Andersen, Regine, Information Paper on Farmers' Rights Submitted by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway, based on the Farmers' Rights Project. Information Papers for the Third Session of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA. IT/GB-3/09/Inf. 6, Add. 3. Rome/Tunis, The Secretariat of the ITPGRFA, 2009, 31 p. Tvedt, Morten Walløe and Peter Johan Schei (with chapter 6 by Marbank), Den rettslige situasjonen for MARBANK og andre marine biobanker i Norge ('The Legal Status for MARBANK and Other Marine Biobanks in Norway'). FNI Report 6/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 50 p. Myhr, Anne Ingeborg and G. Kristin Rosendal, 'GMO Assessment in Norway: Societal Utility and Sustainable Development'.EMBO Reports, Vol 10, No 9, 2009, pp. 2-3. Myhr, Anne Ingeborg and G. Kristin Rosendal. GMO Assessment in Norway as Compared to EU Procedures: Societal Utility and Sustainable Development. DN Evaluations 2-2009. Trondheim, Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management, 52 p. Olesen, Ingrid, G. Kristin Rosendal, Morten Rye, Morten Walløe Tvedt and Hans B. Bentsen, 'Who Shall Own the Genes of Farmed Fish?'. In Hagen, I.J. and T.S. Halvorsen (eds), Global Privatization and Its Impact. Hauppauge (USA), Nova Science Publishers, 2009, pp. 103-113. Andersen, Regine and Tone Winge, The Plant Treaty and Farmers' Rights: Implementation Issues for South Asia. SAWTEE Discussion Paper. Kathmandu (Nepal), South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment (SAWTEE), 2009, 48 p. Scurrah, Maria, Regine Andersen and Tone Winge, Los Derechos del Agricultor en el Perú: Las perspectivas de los agricultores. Estudio de antecedentes 8 ('Farmers' Rights in Peru: Farmers' Perspectives. Background Study 8'). FNI Report 3/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 63 p. In Spanish. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, Magnus Finckenhagen and Nina Sæther, 'Patenter og husdyravl – hva er mulighetene for avlsarbeidet og patentsøkerne' ('Patents and Animal Breeding – What Possibilities Are There for Breeding and the Patent Seekers?'). In Fog, Megumi O. (ed): Husdyrforsøksmøtet 2009. Ås (Norway), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (Norwegian University of Life Sciences), 2009, pp. 219-221. In Norwegian. Rosendal, G. Kristin, 'Convention on Biological Diversity'. In Reinert, Kenneth A. and Ramkishen S. Rajan (eds): The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy. Princeton (USA), Princeton University Press, 2008. Scurrah, Maria, Regine Andersen and Tone Winge, The Farmers' Rights Project – Background Study 8: Farmers' Rights in Peru: Farmers' Perspectives. FNI Report 16/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 57 p. Andersen, Regine, 'Plantetraktaten: Sortsmangfold og matsikkerhet' ('The Plant Treaty: Crop Genetic Diversity and Food Security'). In Andresen, Steinar, Elin Lerum Boasson and Geir Hønneland (eds): Internasjonal miljøpolitikk ('International Environmental Politics'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2008, pp. 150-166. In Norwegian. Rosendal, G. Kristin and Peter Johan Schei, 'Konvensjonen om biologisk mangfold' ('The Convention on Biological Diversity'). In Andresen, Steinar, Elin Lerum Boasson and Geir Hønneland (eds): Internasjonal miljøpolitikk ('International Environmental Politics'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2008, pp. 135-150. In Norwegian. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Internasjonal skogpolitikk: Fra stat til marked' ('International Forest Politics: From Public to Privat Sector Initiatives'). In Andresen, Steinar, Elin Lerum Boasson and Geir Hønneland (eds): Internasjonal miljøpolitikk ('International Environmental Politics'). Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 2008, pp. 168-185. In Norwegian. Auld, Graeme , Lars H. Gulbrandsen and Constance L. McDermott, 'Certification Schemes and the Impacts on Forests and Forestry'. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol 33, 2008, pp. 187-211. G. Kristin Rosendal, 'Interpreting Sustainable Development and Societal Utility in Norwegian GMO Assessments'. European Environment, Vol 18, No 4, 2008, pp. 243-256. Tvedt, Morten Walløe and Magnus Finckenhagen, 'Scope of Process Patents in Farm Animal Breeding'. Journal of World Intellectual Property, Vol 11, No 3, 2008, pp. 203-228. Andersen, Regine and Tone Winge, The Farmers' Rights Project – Background Study 7: Success Stories from the Realization of Farmers' Rights Related to Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. FNI Report 4/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 72 p. Gulbrandsen, Lars H, 'The Role of Science in Environmental Governance: Competing Knowledge Producers in Swedish and Norwegian Forestry'. Global Environmental Politics, Vol 8, No 2, 2008, pp. 99-122. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'The Disclosure Obligation: Fair and Equitable Benefit Sharing?'. Environmental Policy and Law , Vol 38, Nos 1-2, 2008, pp. 100-107. Rosendal, Kristin, Peter Johan Schei, Per Ove Eikeland and Lars Gulbrandsen, International Payment for Forest Conservation. Special Case: Compensation for Leaving the oil in the Ground in Yasuní National Park, Ecuador. FNI Report 2/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 42 p. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Patent Protection in the Field of Animal Breeding'. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Sciences , Vol 57, No 3, 2007, pp. 105-120. Finckenhagen, Magnus, Scope of Process Patents in Farm Animal Production. FNI Report 6/2007. Lysaker, FNI, 2007, 82 p. Schei, Peter Johan, Chairman’s Report. The Trondheim/UN Conference on Ecosystems and People - Biodiversity for Development - The Road to 2010 and Beyond. Trondheim, Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management, 2007, 40 p. Gulbrandsen, Lars H, 'Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)'; 'Labelling'; 'Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)'; 'Rainforest Alliance Certification'. In Visser, W., D. Matten, M. Pohl and N. Tolhurst (eds), The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Complete Reference Guide to Concepts, Codes and Organisations. Chichester (UK), John Wiley & Sons, 2007, pp. 225; 297-299; 320 and 384-385. Andersen, Regine and Gunnvor Berge, Informal International Consultation on Farmers' Rights, 18 - 20 September 2007, Lusaka, Zambia. Report M-0737 E. Oslo, Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 2007, 141 p. (Summaries also available in French and Spanish.) Olesen, Ingrid, G. Kristin Rosendal, Morten Walløe Tvedt, Martin Bryde and Hans B. Bentsen, 'Access to and Protection of Aquaculture Genetic Resources – Structures and Strategies in Norwegian Aquaculture'. Aquaculture, Vol 272, Supplement 1, 2007, pp. S47-S61. Hiemstra, S.J., A.G. Drucker, M.W. Tvedt, N. Louwaars, J.K. Oldenbroek, K. Awgichew, S. Abegaz Kebede, P.N. Bhat and A. da Silva Mariante, 'What's on the Menu? Options for Stregthening the Policy and Regulatory Framework for Exchange, Use and Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources'. Animal Genetic Resources Information, No 41, 2007, pp. 65-74. Drucker, A.G., S.J. Hiemstra, N. Louwaars, J.K. Oldenbroek, M.W. Tvedt, I. Hoffmann, K. Awgichew, S. Abegaz Kebede, P.N. Bhat and A. da Silva Mariante, 'Back to the Future: How Scenarios of Future Globalisation, Biotechnology, Disease and Climate Change Can Inform Present AnGR Policy Development'. Animal Genetic Resources Information, No 41, 2007, pp. 75-89. Andersen, Regine, 'Protecting Farmers' Rights in the Global IPR Regime: Challenges and Options'. Trade Insight, Vol 3, No 2, 2007, pp. 30-32. Rosendal, G. Kristin, Competing Knowledge Claims and GMO Assessment by the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board. FNI Report 5/2007. Lysaker, FNI, 2007, 30 p. Fosse, Leif John and Peter Johan Schei (eds), Can Community Conservation Bring International Goals Down to Earth? Chairman’s Report from a Workshop on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. TemaNord Report 543. Copenhagen, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2007, 55 p. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, S.J. Hiemstra, A.G. Drucker, N. Louwaars and J.K. Oldenbroek, 'Regulatory Options for Exchange, Use and Conservation of AnGR: A Closer Look at Property Right Issues'. Animal Genetic Resources Information, No 41, 2007, pp. 91-99. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'The Path to One Universal Patent'. Environmental Policy and Law, Vol 37, No 4, 2007, pp. 297-305. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, Sipke Joost Hiemstra, Adam G. Drucker, Niels Louwaars and Kor Oldenbroek, Legal Aspects of Exchange, Use and Conservation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources. FNI Report 1/2007. Lysaker, FNI, 2007, 34 p. Stokke, Olav Schram, Geir Hønneland and Peter Johan Schei, 'Pollution and Conservation'. In Stokke, Olav Schram and Geir Hønneland (eds), International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. London, Routledge, 2007, pp. 78-111. Rosendal, G. Kristin, 'Balancing Access and Benefit-Sharing and Legal Protection of Innovations from Bioprospecting: Impacts on Conservation of Biodiversity'. Journal of Environment and Development, Vol 15, No 4, 2006, pp. 428-447. Hiemstra, S.J., A.G. Drucker, M.W. Tvedt, N. Louwaars, J.K. Oldenbroek, K. Awgichew, S. Abegaz Kebede, P.N. Bhat and A. da Silva Mariante, Exchange, Use and Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources. CGN Report 2006/06. Wageningen (NL), Centre for Genetic Resources, 2006, 80 p. Rosendal, G. Kristin, 'Regulating the Use of Genetic Resources – Between International Authorities'. European Environment, Vol 16, No 5, 2006, pp. 265-277. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Creating Markets for Eco-labelling: Are Consumers Insignificant?'. International Journal of Consumer Studies, Vol 30, No 5, 2006, pp. 477-489. Bøe, Therese, Patentet som forvaltningsvedtak - Er meddelelse av patent et enkeltvedtak om tildeling av et offentlig gode? ('The Public Law Aspects of the Granting of a Patent - Is the Patent a Public Law?'). FNI Report 13/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 47 p. In Norwegian. Matheson, Adele, Omfang og innhold av produktpatent på plantegener ('The Scope of Product Patent Protection to a Naturally Occurring Plant Gene'). FNI Report 12/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 53 p. In Norwegian. Andersen, Regine, Farmers' Rights and Agrobiodiversity. Issue Papers: People Food and Biodiversity. Eschborn, GTZ, 2006, 4 p. Andersen, Regine, Realising Farmers’ Rights under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Summary of Findings from the Farmers’ Rights Project (Phase 1). FNI Report 11/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 13 p. Feyissa, Regassa, The Farmers' Rights Project - Background Study 5: Farmers' Rights in Ethiopia - A Case Study. FNI Report 7/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 64 p. Ramanna, Anitha, The Farmers' Rights Project - Background Study 4: Farmers' Rights in India - A Case Study. FNI Report 6/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 52 p. Muller, Manuel Ruiz, The Farmers' Rights Project - Background Study 3: Farmers' Rights in Peru – A Case Study. FNI Report 5/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 109 p. Andersen, Regine, Bønders rettigheter – resultater fra en internasjonal undersøkelse ('Farmers' Rights – Results from an International Survey'). Frø & Formering Report 6D. Sandefjord, Vestfold Bondelag, 2006, 7 p. In Norwegian. Rosendal, G. Kristin, Ingrid Olesen, Hans B. Bentsen, Morten Walløe Tvedt and Martin Bryde, 'Access to and Legal Protection of Aquaculture Genetic Resources: Norwegian Perspectives'. Journal of World Intellectual Property, Vol 9, No 4, 2006, pp. 392-412. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Elements for Legislation in User Countries to Meet the Fair and Equitable Benefit-Sharing Commitment'. Journal of World Intellectual Property, Vol 9, No 2, 2006, pp. 189-212. Gulbrandsen, Lars H. and David Humphreys, International Initiatives to Address Tropical Timber Logging and Trade. FNI report 4/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 67 p. Jørgensen, Jørgen Holten and Geir Hønneland, 'Implementing Global Nature Protection Regimes in Russia'. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, Vol 9, No 1, 2006, pp. 33-53. Rosendal, G. Kristin, 'The Convention on Biological Diversity: Tensions with the WTO TRIPS Agreement over Access to Genetic Resources and the Sharing of Benefits'. In Oberthür, Sebastian and Thomas Gehring (eds), Institutional Interaction in Global Environmental Governance - Synergy and Conflict among International and EU Policies. Cambridge (MA), MIT Press, 2006, pp. 79-103. Andresen, Steinar, Lars Walløe and G. Kristin Rosendal, 'The Precautionary Principle: Knowledge Counts but Power Decides'. In Cooney, Rosie and Barney Dickson (eds), Biodiversity and the Precautionary Principle: Risk and Uncertainty in Conservation and Sustainable Use. London: Earthscan, 2005, pp. 39-55. Andersen, Regine, The Farmers' Rights Project - Background Study 1: The History of Farmers' Rights: A Guide to Central Documents and Literature. FNI report 8/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005, 50 p. McNeely, Jeffrey A., Harold A. Mooney, Laurie E. Neville, Peter Johan Schei and Jeffrey K. Waage, 'A Global Strategy on Invasive Alien Species : Synthesis and Ten Strategic Elements'. In Mooney, Harold A., Richard N. Mack, Jeffrey A. McNeely, Laurie E. Neville, Peter Johan Schei and Jeffrey K. Waage (eds), Invasive Alien Species: A New Synthesis. 2005, pp. 332-345. Rosendal, G. Kristin, 'Internasjonale avtaler: Bevaring av biologisk mangfold og rettigheter til genetiske ressurser' ('International Agreements: Conservation of Biodiversity and Rights to Genetic Resources'). In Genressurser og rettigheter – åpent møte 02.09.04. Bioteknologinemnda Report, 2005. In Norwegian. Rosendal, G. Kristin, Ingrid Olesen, Hans B. Bentsen, Martin Bryde and Morten Walløe Tvedt, 'Hvem skal eie genene til oppdrettsfisken?' ('Who owns the genes in fish farming?'). Norsk fiskeoppdrett. 2005, pp. 48-50. In Norwegian. Stokke, Olav Schram, Lars H. Gulbrandsen, Alf Håkon Hoel and Jonette Braathen, 'Ecolabelling and Sustainable Management of Forestry and Fisheries: Does it work?'. In Boström, M., A. Føllesdal, M. Klintman, M. Micheletti and M. Sorensen (eds), Political Consumerism: Its Motivations, Power, and Conditions in the Nordic Countries and Elsewhere. TemaNord. Copenhagen, Nordic Ministerial Council, 2005. Andersen, Regine, The Farmers' Rights Project - Background Study 2: Results from an International Stakeholder Survey on Farmers' Rights. FNI report 9/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005, 117 p. Rosendal, G. Kristin, Ingrid Olesen, Hans B. Bentsen, Morten Walløe Tvedt and Martin Bryde, Strategies and Regulations Pertaining to Access to and Legal Protection of Aquaculture Genetic Resources. FNI report 7/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005, 27 p. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'En rettspolitisk analyse av hvordan rettigheter til genetiske ressurser kan reguleres' ('An Analysis of How Exclusive Rights to Genetic Resources Can Be Organized'). Retfærd, Nordisk juridisk tidsskrift, Vol 110, 2005, pp. 70-92. In Norwegian. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Miljømerking og bærekraftig fiskeri- og skogforvaltning' ('Eco-labelling and Sustainable Fishery and Forest Management'). Internasjonal politikk, Vol 63, No 4, 2005, pp. 395-420. In Norwegian. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Explaining Different Approaches to Voluntary Standards: A Study of Forest Certification Choices in Norway and Sweden', Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, Vol 7, No 1, 2005, pp. 43-59. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'The Effectiveness of Non-State Governance Schemes: A Comparative Study of Forest Certification in Norway and Sweden', International Environmental Agreements, Vol 5, No 2, 2005, pp. 125-149. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Sustainable Forestry in Sweden: The Effect of Competition Among Private Certification Schemes', The Journal of Environment and Development, Vol 14, No 3, 2005, pp. 338-355. Rosendal, G. Kristin, 'Biologisk mangfold og internasjonalt ansvar' ('Biodiversity and International Responsibility'). In: Leve av, leve med, leve for? Vår bioteknologiske fremtid ('Living By, living With, Living For? Our Biotechnological Future'). Oslo, Cappelen, 2005, pp. 119-122. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'How Will a Substantive Patent Law Treaty Affect the Public Domain for Genetic Resources and Biological Material?'. The Journal of World Intellectual Property, Vol 8, No 3, 2005, pp. 311-344. Tvedt, Morten Walløe, 'Har noen eksklusive tinglige rettigheter til genetiske ressurser i Norge?' (The Legal Situation Regarding Exclusive Rights to Genetic Resources in Norway). Retfærd, Nordisk juridisk tidsskrift, Vol 109, 2005, pp. 70-90. In Norwegian. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Mark of Sustainability? Challenges for Fishery and Forestry Eco-labeling'. Environment, Vol 47, No 5, 2005, pp. 8-23. Rosendal, G. Kristin, 'Governing GMOs in the EU: A Deviant Case of Environmental Policy-making?' Global Environmental Politics, Vol 5, No 1, 2005, pp. 82-104. Commentary articles: Andersen, Regine, 'Redningsaksjon for matplantene' ('Rescue Operation for Agricultural Plants'), Nationen, 11 November 2009. In Norwegian. Schei, Peter Johan and Erik Steineger, 'Røde tall i regnskapet' ('Nature's Accounts Going Red'), Dagbladet, 19 December 2008. In Norwegian. See summaries page for more/older research publications |
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