The formation, implementation, and interaction of international regimes on environment and trade, issues relating to biodiversity, renewable energy, nature management, biotechnology and genetic resources. Main research interests include access & benefit sharing and property rights to genetic resources in agriculture and aquaculture as well as bioprospecting in marine areas. Additional research interests are the interaction between global nature management and health initiatives, and interaction between biodiversity and renewable energy. Major analytical approaches include science-policy interaction and global environmental governance.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Academic background
- Full professor competence (2007).
- Dr. Polit., University of Oslo (1999).
- Cand polit.: University of Oslo, (political science, sociology, public law) (1989).
- Diploma of Advanced European Studies, Administration, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium (Scholarship from Belgium) (1985-86).
Professional experience
- Research Director, FNI (2014-2020)
- Dr. Polit. and Senior research fellow at FNI (since 1999).
- Programme director of FNI's Global Programme (1997-2003).
- Scholarship, Researcher, and then Research Fellow at FNI (1989-99).
- Research fellow at the Centre for environment and development (SUM), University of Oslo (1996-97).
- Research mission at the Norwegian Ministry of Environment (1992-93).
PROJECTS
BOOKS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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Asian Perspective, Vol 46, No 2, 2022.
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Aquaculture, Vol 548, 2022, 11 p.
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In Regine Axelrod and Tracy D. VanDeveer (eds), The global environment. Institutions, law and policy. Sage, 2020, pp. 332-358.
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Asian Perspective, Vol 44, No 3, 2020, pp. 435-460
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Marine Policy, Vol 117, July 2020, pp. 1-10.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Kina tar ledertrøyen innen biologisk mangfold (China takes centre stage in global biodiversity push)
Dagens næringsliv, 19 October 2021. In Norwegian.
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FNI Report 1/2021. Lysaker, FNI, 2021, 28 p.
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In A. Orsini, and Jean-Frederic Morin (eds), Essential Concepts of Global Environmental Governance. Routledge, 2020, 4 p.
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Dagens Næringsliv, 2 June 2020. In Norwegian.
RELATED RESEARCH AREA(S)
IN MEDIA
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Experts stress need for a policy regime to reward communities
Karobar National Economic Daily. 2.8.2017.