Norway is performing unevenly across its four agricultural policy objectives. While Norway enjoys a high level of food security and is meeting its aim of maintaining...
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Discussion Paper: A “Just Green Transition” for Rural Areas in the Nordic Region: key concepts and implications
This discussion paper focuses on the green energy transition, specifically the renewable energy mix and low-carbon electricity production. All of the Nordic countries have committed to mitigating climate...
Kelp forests are productive coastal ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem services. Mapping the distribution and area occupied by kelp forests is a critical step to identify their...
Macroalgae production in Northern Europe: Business and government perspectives on how to regulate a novel blue bioeconomy
Macroalgae biomass production, understood as cultivation and harvesting, is a minor industry in Europe at present, but the sector is recognized as having substantial growth potential. Here, we framed the environmental...
The Nordregio Strategy 2021-2024 has been written as a collaborative effort by Nordregio staff members in close cooperation with Nordregio’s Board of Directors, which represents the Nordic countries...
The bioeconomy contributes to the European Green Deal as a catalyst for systemic change. For the production of fossil-free materials for a climate-neutral future, chemicals and materials biorefineries constitute a key element. However...
This report aims to present current data over the carbon flows of Nordic-Baltic forests and forestry. Such data are of particular interest with respect to the current efforts to reduce...
This report outlines the ecosystem accounting applications that have been presented in the Ecosystem Services World Conference in Hannover, Germany in 2019. Eight cases are summarized here...
Due to the geographical and economic conditions, northern European and, particularly, the Baltic Sea region (BSR) countries are especially predisposed to biomass production and bioenergy generation...
Redefining digital bioeconomy – Reviewing how the digital transformation affects gender inequalities in the Nordic bioeconomy
The forestry and agriculture sectors are important parts of the Nordic bioeconomy, but are two of the Nordic region’s most gender-segregated sectors. Digitalisation and increased automation of heavy work...