Blar i Brage NMBU på forfatter "Vatn, Arild"
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Problems, policy and politics : using the multiple streams framework to analyse the biochar policy process in Norwegian agriculture
Lilleby, Stine (Master thesis, 2020)Over the past decade, biochar has been proposed as a solution to climate change in the agricultural sector because of its potential to sequester carbon. Although there is evidently interest from both farmers and the Norwegian ... -
Public attitudes toward climate change and climate policies : the role of political values and institutional contexts
Aasen, Marianne (PhD Thesis;2017:42, Doctoral thesis, 2017)For societies to create mitigation policies that achieve sufficient support for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a better understanding of people’s positions on climate change and climate policies is necessary. This thesis ... -
Public Attitudes Toward Climate Policies: The Effect of Institutional Contexts and Political Values
Aasen, Marianne; Vatn, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018) -
The REDD Direction : the potential for reduced forest carbon emissions, biodiversity protection and enhanced development : a desk study with special focus on Tanzania and Uganda
Vatn, Arild; Vedeld, Pål; Pétursson, Jón Geir; Stenslie, Ellen (Noragric report;51, Report, 2009) -
REDD+ in Kolo Hills, Tanzania impacts on forest governance and livelihoods
Pleva, Irina (Master thesis, 2016)Reduced Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a resource regime framework developed to enhance global carbon stocks from forests. It is based on the idea to pay national governments and rural communities of the ... -
Shouldnt' we cry over spilt milk? : food waste behaviours, attitudes and solutions among households with children in Norway
Elstad, Frida-Marie Andestad (Master thesis, 2021)The main objective of this thesis is to document research conducted at The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, on the behaviours, attitudes, and solutions regarding food waste deriving from households with children in ... -
Structural transitions in Albania : profit over environment?
Skarrud, Hege (Master thesis, 2017)During the 80s and 90s, many post-communist countries underwent structural transition processes advocated by neoliberal institutions. Rapid transitions from one structure to another resulted in chaos as the implementation ... -
Suing the environment? : an analysis of Investor-State Dispute Settlements impact on achieving International Environmental Agreements
Herlofson, Caroline (Master thesis, 2022)In acknowledgement of the dire need for comprehensive global action and societal transformation, states have come together in formulation of several International Environmental Agreements (IEAs) outlining goals and commitments ... -
The Cost of Managing Forest Carbon under REDD+ Initiatives: A case of Kolo Hills Forest in Kondoa District Dodoma, Tanzania.
Kabura, John; Silayo, Dos Santos; Vatn, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Countries considering participating in a REDD+ mechanism need information on what it would cost them to reduce emissions fromdeforestation and forest degradation. This study was conducted to estimate the cost ofmanaging ... -
The Norwegian Climate Act : an assessment of the policy-making process and the act's ability to avoid time-inconsistency
Gabrielsen, Ingrid Hvidsten (Master thesis, 2018)During the past decades, science has proven the effect of human made climate emissions on climate change. Human’s emissions of greenhouse gases cause a warmer and wilder climate worldwide. Thus, there is a broad, global ... -
The use of information as a policy instrument to encourage climate relevant behaviour on an individual level in the UK
James, Emma (Master thesis, 2019)Household consumption behaviours in the UK are contributing to the greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis. Policies in the UK implement climate change mitigation efforts; however, these instruments are often ... -
“This is our light, we should catch this one” : a story of women empowerment through decentralized solar power in Jordan and in Tonga
Gjedrem, Anna Marie (Master thesis, 2019)Women across the globe are limited by barrier-restricting opportunities for their self-development, the right over her body, control over her integrity, and access to her human rights. Addressing and undertaking women ... -
Towards a ‘pro-poor’ pathway? An assessment of REDD+ institutions and their impacts on local people’s livelihoods in Kilosa District, Tanzania.
Ibrahim, Barre Daqane (Master thesis, 2016)REDD+ aims to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the developing countries. Forests and related resources are important sources of income for rural households. Kilosa district is one area in Tanzania where the ... -
Towards increased use of IPM : an investigation of Norwegian grain farmers' pest management practices and decision processes
Steiro, Åsmund Lægreid (Master thesis, 2018)The last decade, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has become mandatory in many European countries, but implementation on farm level is lagging and evidence for the barriers and driving forces is lacking. The goal of this ... -
Understanding attitudes towards restrictive car policies among residents of the city of Oslo
Fauske, Else Mari (Master thesis, 2020)As a means to e.g. reduce GHG emissions, air pollution, and noise, The City Council of Oslo, in line with national-level climate goals, has introduced restrictive car policies through their Climate and Energy Strategy. ... -
Underwater noise pollution : an evaluation of the voluntary guidelines on reduction of underwater noise from commercial shipping in the United States
Giannoumis, Jessica Kimberley (Master thesis, 2017)The threat of underwater noise pollution was recognized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which adopted the voluntary guidelines for the reduction of underwater noise from commercial shipping to address ... -
Value asymmetries in Norwegian forest governance: The role of institutions and power dynamics
Helseth, Elisabeth Veivåg; Vedeld, P.; Vatn, Arild; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023) -
What does it take to institute REDD +? An analysis of the Kilosa REDD + pilot, Tanzania
Vatn, Arild; Kajembe, George; Mosi, Elvis Christopher; Nantongo, Mary Gorrett; Silayo, Dos Santos (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD +) has been seen as an important element in future climate policies. This paper analyzes the establishment of a REDD + pilot project in Kilosa district, ... -
Who should be the main actor in governing REDD+ projects on the ground? : a comparative study of the relationship between NGOs and the local government in the implementation of three REDD+ pilot projects in Tanzania
Furuly, Maria (Master thesis, 2016-08-11)This thesis is grounded in the discussion on how REDD+ should be governed on the ground in Tanzania. The debate has mainly been in relation to two governance structures of REDD+. The first structure is what has been proposed ...