Papers

Potential impacts of a future Nordic bioeconomy on surface water quality

This study assessed potential impacts of a future Nordic bioeconomy on surface water quality, examining how intensified land use for bio-based production could increase nutrient loading, pesticide use, and runoff contamination. It found that without careful management, the transition to a bio-based economy could worsen diffuse pollution in Nordic water bodies.

Seasonal Cruise Q3

Researchers conducted the Nansen Legacy Q3 seasonal cruise through the northern Barents Sea in August 2019, collecting baseline environmental data along a transect from the ice-free Atlantic sector to the ice-covered Arctic to characterize seasonal ecosystem dynamics.

Pathways towards a sustainable future envisioned by early‐career conservation researchers

A survey of early-career conservation researchers found strong support for systemic solutions to the environmental crisis, including addressing consumption patterns and corporate accountability. The next generation of scientists is pushing for bolder action on pollution, biodiversity loss, and sustainability.

The Aquatic Surface Robot (AnSweR), a Lightweight, Low Cost, Multipurpose Unmanned Research Vessel

Responsible Universities in Context

This chapter introduces the concept of the responsible university and its historical and policy context, exploring how higher education institutions can take greater responsibility for addressing global challenges including environmental sustainability. It provides a framework for understanding how institutions can contribute to tackling pollution problems.

Challenges in ocean governance in the views of early career scientists : achievements of the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean

This book describes outcomes from the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean, a training program for early career marine scientists focused on interdisciplinary ocean governance challenges. The program addressed issues including marine plastic pollution as part of broader ocean sustainability concerns.