• The Contribution of Integrated Marine Policies to Marine Environmental Protection: The Case of Norway 

      Schøning, Lena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-12)
      This article investigates the contribution of the Norwegian integrated marine management (IMM) plans to marine environmental protection and conservation. These plans have been described as international best practice, and the government’s goal is ‘for Norway to be a pioneer in developing an integrated ecosystem-based management regime for marine areas’. The plans pursue other objectives, including ...
    • A Critical Assessment of the Contribution of Integrated Ocean Management to Protection of the Marine Environment 

      Schøning, Lena (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-08-27)
      This dissertation interrogates how integrated ocean management contributes to protection of the marine environment. This is analyzed through three papers that discuss three cross-cutting themes: (1) Disentangling and structuring abstract and practical variants of integrated ocean management; (2) Identifying ways of approaching and concretizing protection of the marine environment as a management ...
    • Good Governance Tools: Cross-Pollination from Nordic Corporate Law 

      Schøning, Lena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-10)
      This article aims to analyze the extent to which good governance principles applicable to Nordic companies may be an appropriate good governance tool for a public or organizational entity. The company is an advanced organizational invention for its purpose, and Nordic companies are generally regarded as highly productive and well run. Nordic companies approached as smallscale units of governance ...
    • Law and sustainable transitions: an analysis of aquaculture regulation 

      Schøning, Lena; Hausner, Vera Helene; Morel, Mathilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-07-25)
      The global demand for aquaculture products is rising, driven by declining wild fisheries, food security, and blue economy policies and initiatives, suggesting that aquaculture is significant for a sustainable future, despite its negative environmental impacts. Here we investigate the role of law in accelerating the transition towards sustainable aquaculture activities. We use the EU taxonomy for ...
    • Legal pathways towards sustainable blue food systems in the aquaculture sector : Interdisciplinary workshop and roundtable discussion 10 January 2024 

      Poto, Margherita Paola; Morel, Mathilde Daasvatn; Elvevoll, Edel Oddny; Fauchland, Ole K.; Eskeland Schütz, Sigrid; Quist, Sofie Elise; Schøning, Lena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2024-02-01)
      The workshop, organized by Mathilde Morel on January 10th 2024, as a part of her PhD project and preparatory work for her PhD midway presentation, aimed to convene experts within the realm of blue food systems with the overarching objective of exploring viable pathways toward sustainability transitions. The reason for this inquiry stems from the escalating recognition that contemporary food systems ...
    • A methodology to evaluate the ecosystem approach in laws and policies 

      Schøning, Lena (Others; Andre, 2022-11-12)
      The ecosystem approach has been part of international environmental law since the 90s. Since then, the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity has called upon nation states to implement the approach locally, nationally, and regionally. How has the ecosystem approach been implemented nationally? This blog post suggests and sketches a theoretical perspective, criteria, and methods ...
    • More or Less Integrated Ocean Management: Multiple Integrated Approaches and Two Norms 

      Schøning, Lena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-14)
      Through a normative lens, this article investigates integrated ocean management and the multiple concepts that it involves. Although international law provides legal authority to coastal states to manage their ocean area entitlements, no single legally binding norm specific to integrated ocean management exists. Nevertheless, by combining different internationally recognized sources, this article ...