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Natural Capital in a Nordic context : Status and Challenges in the Decade of Biodiversity »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Sanna Ahvenharju , Marika Bröckl , Leonardo Mazza , Tiina Pursula , and Patrick ten Brink
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325349
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, International Approaches, Capital Accounting, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Gaia Consulting, European Environmental Policy
The report reviews different international approaches for natural capital accounting. The five approaches reviewed are attempts to help create an improved evidence base on the links between biodiversity and ecosyst...
Ecosystem Services in Forests : How to assess and value them? Nordic Workshop, Oslo, Thursday 13th September 2012 - Conference report »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
ISBN: 9789289327855
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Ecosystem, Forests, Nordic Council of Ministers, Oslo, Valuation Challenges, Knowledge of Services
A Nordic Workshop on "Ecosystem Services in Forests - how to assess and value them" was held in Oslo Thursday the 13th of September 2012. During the day, 13 presentations were made, and altogether 41 participants h...
AFFORNORD : Effects on Ecosystems, Landscape and Rural Development »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Bjarni Didrik Sigurdsson , Gudmundur Halldorsson , and Edda Sigurdis Oddsdottir
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2008
ISBN: 9789289317184
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, AFFORNORD, Afforestation, Ecosystems, Nordic Countries, Biodiversity, Landscape Dynamics
The Nordic project AFFORNORD studied the effects of afforestation on ecosystems, landscape and rural development in the years 2004-2006. Forests play a major role in the environment and economy of the Nordic countr...
Reference conditions and EQOs for aquatic vegetation and macrozoobenthos »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Alf B. Josefsson , Karsten Dahl , Jesper H. Andersen , Jan Karlsson , Jens Kjerulf Petersen , Lars-Ove Loo , Jan Magnusson , Frithjof Moy , Per Nilsson , and Ole Schou Hansen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
ISBN: 9789289312905
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Methodological Approach, Ecosystems, Aquatic Vegetation, Macrozoobenthos, Empirical Models, Anthropogenic
Development of a methodological approach to define and characterise type areas of selected elements of the ecosystems in the open parts of the Skagerrak and Kattegat. The selected elements are aquatic vegetation on...
From ecosystem services to benefits of the Baltic Sea - indicators and threats »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Heini Ahtiainen , Janne Artell , and Janne Helin
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2010
ISBN: 9789289320696
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Eutrophication, Oil Spills, Invasive Species, Ecosystem, Baltic Sea, Economic Analysis
Eutrophication, oil spills, and invasive species. Indicators and human benefits from ecosystem services of the Baltic Sea. These were the token of discussion at the "Nordic Workshop on Economic Analysis of the Stat...
Biodiversity, carbon storage and dynamics of old northern forests »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Heleen de Wit , Erik Framstad , Erik Karltun , Markku Larjavaara , Raisa Mäkipää , and Lars Vesterdal
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325103
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Global Climate System, Nordic Countries, Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide, Complex Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Old Forests
Forests play a key role in the global climate system. The Nordic countries have extensive forests with large and growing tree biomass that captures substantial amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Nordic f...
Reducing Climate Impact from Fisheries : A Study of Fisheries Management and Fuel Tax Concessions in the Nordic Countries »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Nguyen Ngoc Duy , Hans Ellefsen , Ola Flaaten , Jónas Hallgrimsson , Cecilia Hammarlund , Øystein Hermansen , John R. Isaksen , Marko Lindroos , Max Nielsen , Anton Paulrud , Fredrik Salenius , Daniel Schütt , and Staffan Waldo
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
ISBN: 9789289327831
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Impact from Human Activities, Global Warming, Marine Ecosystems, Economic Performance, Imposing Management Instruments, Efficient Fleets
Few doubt the impact from human activities on global warming and the negative consequences of rising temperatures for both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Efficient policy instruments are needed to change the de...
ReNo : Restoration of damaged ecosystems in the Nordic countries »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Astrid Brekke Skrindo , Dagmar Hagen , Guðmundur Halldórsson , Ása L. Aradóttir , Anna Maria Fosaa , Christer Nilsson , Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen , Kristín Svavarsdóttir , and Anne Tolvanen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
ISBN: 9789289324410
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, ReNo Network, Ecological Restoration, Nordic Region, Ecosystem Degradation, Nordic Countries, Nordic Environmental Policy
The ReNo network has consolidated knowledge on ecological restoration work in the Nordic region and facilitated exchange of this knowledge within and between the Nordic countries. Scientific papers, reports on the...
Agriculture and the environment in the Nordic countries : Policies for sustainability and green growth »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Valborg Kvakkestad , Øystein Skutevik , and Anne Strøm Prestvik
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325950
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Agricultural Products, Natural Resources, Fragile Ecosystems, Sustainable Agricultural Practices, Green Growth, Water Pollution
In the future, demand for agricultural products will increase. The agricultural sector must meet the increase in demand without compromising the natural resources of which it depends on and damage fragile ecosystem...
PPCP monitoring in the Nordic Countries - Status Report »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
ISBN: 9789289323468
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Nordic Screening Group, Personal Care Products, Aquatic Ecosystems Group, Nordic Environmental Data, Environment Agency, Environmental Protection Agency
The Nordic Screening group is pleased to present a compilation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) monitoring data from the Nordic countries. The report has been prepared by Bergfald miljørådgiver...