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Nordic Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Aquatic Production (SUREAQUA)

project Economy Food Tech 2017 - 2021

SUREAQUA aims to make significant contributions to food and nutrient security, employment and efficient use of resources also in the context of forecasted global changes.
Towards Versatility of Aquatic Production Platforms: Unlocking the Value of Nordic Bioresources (NordAqua)

project Economy Tech Water 2017 - 2022

The NordAqua NCoE brings internationally recognized Nordic senior scientists and younger PIs together with experts in industrial biorefinery fields in order to generate a multidisciplinary platform for rapid transition to sustainable blue bioeconomy.
Advancing the bioeconomy transition in the Nordic region

call Biodiversity Economy Resources

The overall aim of the programme is to produce new knowledge on how to foster and advance the transition to a bio-based economy in the Nordic countries by integrating research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the private and public sectors.
Nordic Bioeconomy Programme

program Biodiversity Economy Resources 2015 - 2021

The objective of the Nordic Bioeconomy Programme is to generate new knowledge on how to promote and advance the transition to a bioeconomy-based society in the Nordic countries.
CIRCit - Circular Economy Integration in the Nordic Industry for enhanced sustainability and competitiveness

project Economy Environment Tech 2017 - 2020

Circular Economy (CE) is a promising approach towards maximizing value by increasing resource productivity, enhancing energy efficiency, lowering resource consumption and decreasing waste. By transitioning to a CE, Nordic Industry as a whole can pave the way for modern sustainability thinking and establish itself as benchmark in the field, whilst also enhancing its position in the highly competitive international market.
Where does the green economy grow? The Geography Of Nordic Sustainability Transitions (GONST)

project Economy Environment Society 2017 - 2020

The new strategic narrative of green growth is increasingly adopted by governments across the world in their ambition and plans to green their economies. It allows environmental sustainability to be cast as a question of opportunity, rather than costly restraint. Still, the deliverance of green growth involves a transition where the economic and societal changes required are deep, structural and systemic, rather than marginal.
Enablement besides Constraints: Human security and a Cyber Multi-disciplinary framework in the European High North (ECoHuCy)

project Culture Economy Environment 2017 - 2019

The overall research task consists of individualizing and explaining cyber security when it comes to mitigating threats but also to empowering both individuals and communities in EHN to cope with new, ICT-related socio-politico-legal, cultural, economic and environmental challenges.
ReiGN: Reindeer husbandry in a Globalizing North - resilience, adaptations and pathways for actions

project Biodiversity Community Economy 2016 - 2021

The overall aim of the ReiGN is to understand how climate change and other processes in the Arctic will affect reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia and how reindeer husbandry can adapt to these drivers. Fennoscandian reindeer husbandry represents ecological, socio-economical and institutional gradients as reflected in different adaptations and management regimes.
Nordic Bioeconomy Programme Fact Sheet

publication Biodiversity Economy Environment 31.10.2017