Articles by theme: The Environment

The Himalayan glaciers that feed the River Ganges may disappear by 2030, according to a UN climate report.

Groundwater in South-Africa and Mozambique

How can countries overcome their disagreements and cooperate to protect the marine environment? A Norwegian-Croatian research project delves into the legal issues of the Adriatic Sea.

“There is a tremendous need for multicultural understanding in energy management, not least in the High North. Multinational joint master programmes make the students flexible and well equipped for jobs in international enterprises.”

ONLINE ONLY: Despite the challenges involved in growing it, cassava’s role in poverty reduction in Tanzania is increasing.

Agriculture in Tanzania

Carnivores in Poland

The Pak Moon dam is Thailand’s latest major, and by far most controversial, hydropower project.

Is democracy a threat to Europe’s large carnivores?

A research project in India looks at how biofuel can enhance food security.

Migration due to natural hazards in Bangladesh

“Living abroad gives you local knowledge and insight you would not get by just reading about the country,” says Tonje Fingalsen, who gains experience of Russia and the US as part of her studies.

Ecuador suggests protecting parts of the Yasuní in the Amazon Basin from oil extraction, and wants the rest of the world to shoulder some of the cost.

Collecting nutrients in Malawi

Norwegian students learn about local food, culture and tourism in Italy.

The Barents Sea of Russia and Norway

NFN Conference in Uganda

The eruption of the mud volcano Lusi in 2006 has displaced 60,000 people in the Indonesian city of Sidoarjo. As a lake of mud expands, researchers are arguing over what triggered the eruption: Was it an earthquake or a manmade disaster?

Land in South-Africa

“The melting of the ice caps is not our biggest problem at the moment. We need to use the climate change arena to open some new windows to old problems”, claims American climate researcher David Battisti.

Editorial by Teresa Grøtan.

It takes 33 Tanzanian goats to produce the same amount of edible animal protein as one Norwegian goat. No wonder more and more Tanzanian farmers are opting for Norwegian dairy goats.

Editorial by Teresa Grøtan.

Editorial by Teresa Grøtan

New course of study in Mozambique

“Here is a challenge for you: you are now to do research on the Sun and the Northern Lights, and you will study and analyse real-time data. Is it possible that there will be any Northern Lights in week 47, 2009?”

Ecuador’s proposition is interesting because it addresses a question of international concern, according to María Guzman-Gallegos.

Academic essay on the reasons why oil has not brought wealth to Nigeria's people.

In a new UN report, 400 scientists conclude that we need to shift away from large-scale industrial agriculture in order to feed the world’s hungry.

Drought in Tanzania

“This is a milk carton. Should we throw it in the trash?” asks teacher Cecilie Barra. The walls of the classroom are covered with educational posters of vegetables, dipthongs and step-by-step guides to recycling.

The International Polar Year, Svalbard

Norway, a country with no nuclear industry, hosts a major international – and controversial – research co-operation aimed at improving the reliability and safety of nuclear power plants.

The Iberian Peninsula has always had to struggle with water shortages, but now the dry Iberian soil is getting dangerously drier.

Sustainable energy in Poland

Shawls made of cashmere wool from Tanzanian goats may keep you warm through the cold Norwegian winter, if Signe Aarhus gets it her way.

The father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, is steadfast in his commitment to the world’s poor and in his belief that biotechnology can improve agriculture.

Glaciers in Nepal

Scientist Vandana Shiva has been at the forefront in the battle for sustainable agriculture for three decades. Global Knowledge met her in New Dehli.

Water in Ecuador and Bolivia

Since 2003 the Consumer Citizenship Network, which groups some 130 institutions of higher education across 37 countries, has developed teaching tools to help educators engage their pupils with environmental and consumer issues in a lively manner.

The Russian tundra is being destroyed by oil companies. Norwegian researchers cooperate with the indigenous Nenets people to document the destruction.

Saving the world's endangered wildlife

A new research report states that as long as indigenous people in Alaska, Russia, Norway and Canada are included in decision making, they are not against oil extraction in the Arctic.