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Marine Geological Cruise Report from The North Sea: Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø III (27.07.2022)
In June 2022, geologists from the Department of Earth sciences, associated with the Bergen Offshore Wind Centre, sailed on a scientific cruise to Utsira Nord and Sørlige North Sea II to collect data that will be used to map the sea bottom conditions in the areas opened for offshore energy production. You can read the cruise report here.
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Wild species are key to sustainable development (07.07.2022)
“Sustainable use of wild species is key to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals,” says Professor Jeppe Kolding at the University of Bergen. He is one of 87 international experts co-writing a new report out Friday 8 July 2022.
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Guest visitors from Ecuador and Colombia (07.07.2022)
Through the NORHED II-project CO2-EOR for CCUS in Colombia and Ecuador: Norwegian energy initiative, the Department of Physics and Technology will be receiving guest visitors from Ecuador and Colombia onward.
Dr. Alicia Donellan Barraclough
ACTIONABLE - Adaptive Co-management to enhance biocultural diversity and sustainable development in coastal communities (06.07.2022)
PostDoc Alicia Donellan Barraclough recently received funding for her project ACTIONABLE from The Norwegian Research Council, under the theme "Areas under pressure". The project is scheduled to start summer 2023. Read more about the project in Alicia's own words below.
Black and brown cows walking in a line through a gate on a field.
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the small farm sector (05.07.2022)
One might think that the similarities between farmers in Nordhordland UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and small-scale farmers in China and USA start and end with their occupation, but a new study finds striking similarities in their adaptive responses to the COVID pandemic - some of which should be considered implemented permenantly for more resilient food-production.