• Assessments and their status in international law 

      Sander, Gunnar (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2020-03)
      The workshop addressed the issue of "environmental impact assessments" in the new implementation agreement under the law of the sea convention on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ. This was the opening presentation. The purpose was to give a brief overview of different types of assessments and their status in international law. I also made several comments to the negotiations. At the ...
    • Environmental assessments in the Arctic Ocean. International legal obligations and gaps in existing instruments. 

      Sander, Gunnar (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-09-01)
      Environmental Assessment Environmental impact assessment (EIA) Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) Arctic governance Ocean governance Envirnmental law Law of the sea Climate change
    • Implementation of ecosystem-based ocean management 

      Sander, Gunnar (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-03-29)
      Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is a holistic approach for nature management that aims at achieving the good health and sustainable use of ecosystems. It is a complex and challenging concept: understanding ecosystems and human impacts upon them is complicated, there are demanding needs for collaboration and harmonisation of approaches and policies, and many conflicting interests must be balanced. ...
    • Lessons from bright-spots for advancing knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy 

      Karcher, Denis B.; Cvitanovic, Christopher; van Putten, Ingrid E.; Colvin, Rebecca M.; Armitage, Derek; Aswani, Shankar; Ballesteros, Marta; Ban, Natalie C.; Barragán-Paladines, María José; Bednarek, Angela; Bell, Johann D.; Brooks, Cassandra M.; Daw, Tim M.; de la Cruz-Modino, Raquel; Francis, Tessa B.; Fulton, Elizabeth A.; Hobday, Alistair J.; Holcer, Draško; Hudson, Charlotte; Jennerjahn, Tim C.; Kinney, Aimee; Knol-Kauffman, Maaike; Löf, Marie F.; Lopes, Priscila F.M.; Mackelworth, Peter C.; McQuatters-Gollop, Abigail; Muhl, Ella-Kari; Neihapi, Pita; Pascual-Fernández, José J.; Posner, Stephen M.; Runhaar, Hens; Sainsbury, Keith; Sander, Gunnar; Steenbergen, Dirk J.; Tuda, Paul M.; Whiteman, Elizabeth; Zhang, Jialin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-19)
      Evidence-informed decision-making is in increasing demand given growing pressures on marine environments. A way to facilitate this is by knowledge exchange among marine scientists and decision-makers. While many barriers are reported in the literature, there are also examples whereby research has successfully informed marine decision-making (i.e., ‘bright-spots’). Here, we identify and analyze 25 ...
    • Slow progress towards a better regime for environmental impact assessments 

      Sander, Gunnar (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2018)
      The purpose of the presentation is to give an overview of the status of environmental assessments in international law, and to review the progress of a global and a regional process in trying to improve the current regime.   The international regime for environmental impact assessments (EIA) in the Arctic Ocean is symptomatic for the situation in most regional seas. There is a predominance of ...
    • Sustainability conflicts in the blue economy: planning for offshore aquaculture and offshore wind energy development in Norway 

      Knol-Kauffman, Maaike; Nielsen, Kåre Nolde; Sander, Gunnar; Arbo, Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-11)
      Blue economy developments entail an industrialization of the world’s ocean and coastal areas, placing growing pressures on the marine environment and ecosystems. Moreover, the competition for ocean space and resources increases the likelihood for social conflicts. Marine spatial planning has been presented as a tool that can avoid or mitigate conflicts. However, there is a need for a more thorough ...