• Coordination of water policies for quality and quantity: experiences from Nordic and Baltic countries 

      Larsson, Rolf; Belinskij, Antti; Kløve, Bjørn; Meilutyte-Lukauskiene, Diana; Lode, Elve; Skarbøvik, Eva; Akstinas, Vytautas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-19)
      The European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive is of paramount importance for water management. According to the legal text, coordination with other directives like the Floods Directive is imperative and motivated by ...
    • Effekter av utfasing av uttak og bruk av torv 

      Haraldsen, Trond; Borch, Håkon; Kløve, Bjørn; Strand, Geir-Harald; Veggeland, Frode; Joner, Erik (NIBIO rapport;6(25) 2020, Research report, 2020-09)
      Klima- og miljødepartementet (KLD) arbeider med et forslag for utfasing av bruk av torv. Utfasingen gjelder både privat og landbruksindustriell bruk. Det legges opp til utfasing av torv innen 2030. Hvis det viser seg ...
    • Gjennestadmyra: Forslag til restaurering av vannveier ved myra 

      Blankenberg, Anne-Grete Buseth; Skarbøvik, Eva; Mæhlum, Trond; Kløve, Bjørn (NIBIO-rapport;7(143) 2021, Research report, 2021-07)
      NIBIO har på oppdrag for Statsforvalteren i Vestfold og Telemark vurdert tiltak for å bedre biomangfold i tre lokaliteter rundt Gjennestadmyra ved Tønsberg. Arealet eies av Miljødirektoratet. I løpet av prosjektperioden ...
    • Land-use change in a Nordic future towards bioeconomy: A methodological framework to compare and merge stakeholder and expert opinions on qualitative scenarios 

      Solheim, Anne Lyche; Tolvanen, Anne; Skarbøvik, Eva; Kløve, Bjørn; Collentine, Dennis; Kronvang, Brian; Blicher-Mathiesen, Gitte; Hashemi, Fatemeh; Juutinen, Artti; Hellsten, Seppo; Pouta, Eija; Vermaat, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-04-23)
      Future development of bioeconomy is expected to change land use in the Nordic countries in agriculture and forestry. The changes are likely to affect water quality due to changes in nutrient run-off. To explore possible ...
    • Modelling CO2 and CH4 emissions from drained peatlands with grass cultivation by the BASGRA-BGC model 

      Huang, Xiao; Silvennoinen, Hanna Marika; Kløve, Bjørn; Regina, Kristiina; Kandel, Tanka P.; Piayda, Arndt; Karki, Sandhya; Lærke, Poul Erik; Höglind, Mats (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-15)
      Cultivated peatlands under drainage practices contribute significant carbon losses from agricultural sector in the Nordic countries. In this research, we developed the BASGRA-BGC model coupled with hydrological, soil carbon ...
    • Optimization of Water-Energy-Food Nexus considering CO2 emissions from cropland: A case study in northwest Iran 

      Saray, Marzieh Hasanzadeh; Baubekova, Aziza; Gohari, Alireza; Eslamian, Seyed Saeid; Kløve, Bjørn; Haghighi, Ali Torabi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-13)
      Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus and CO2 emissions for a farm in northwest Iran were analyzed to provide data support for decision-makers formulating national strategies in response to climate change. In the analysis, ...
    • Potential impacts of a future Nordic bioeconomy on surface water quality 

      Marttila, Hannu; Lepistö, Ahti; Tolvanen, Anne; Bechmann, Marianne; Kyllmar, Katarina; Juutinen, Artti; Wenng, Hannah Tabea; Skarbøvik, Eva; Futter, Martyn; Kortelainen, Pirkko; Rankinen, Katri; Hellsten, Seppo; Kløve, Bjørn; Kronvang, Brian; Kaste, Øyvind; Solheim, Anne Lyche; Bhattacharjee, Joy; Rakovic, Jelena; de Wit, Heleen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-12)
      Nordic water bodies face multiple stressors due to human activities, generating diffuse loading and climate change. The ‘green shift’ towards a bio-based economy poses new demands and increased pressure on the environment. ...
    • Projecting the impacts of the bioeconomy on Nordic land use and freshwater quality and quantity – An overview 

      Vermaat, Jan; Skarbøvik, Eva; Kronvang, Brian; Juutinen, Artti; Hellsten, Seppo; Kyllmar, Katarina; Solheim, Anne Lyche; Kløve, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-04-26)
      This paper synthesizes a five-year project (BIOWATER) that assessed the effects of a developing bioeconomy on Nordic freshwaters. We used a catchment perspective and combined several approaches: comparative analyses of ...