IPBES
Trine Hay Setsaas
Wide experience working at the science-policy interface, from both the science and policy side and from national to global levels, and development and use of scientific knowledge, tools and methodologies in the conservation and management of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Working with applied and policy-relevant knowledge as well as promoting international collaboration. Holds the role as member of IPBES Task Force on Policy Tools and Methodologies and have previously held the role as Norway's national focal point for both CBD SBSTTA and UNCCD CST. Involved in the IPBES process since before its establishment, as a negotiator on behalf of the Norwegian Government. Now has a role as adviser to the Norwegian delegation to IPBES. Have been Norway's representative to the governing bodies of UN Environment and UN-Habitat in Nairobi, through the position as counsellor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy. At present working with facilitating and promoting international collaboration in applied environmental research as well as narrowing the gap between science and policy both in Norway and globally. Guest lecturer at both NTNU and NMBU.
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Håkon Stokland
I am a researcher at the Department of Terrestrial Biodiversity at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA). I hold a PhD in interdisciplinary studies of culture and a master’s degree in history. I have also studied biology, chemistry and mathematics over three years as part of my bachelor’s degree in history, and have formerly worked as a marine biologist assistant.
My research focus is on biodiversity governance and the role of management tools and knowledge in biodiversity-related politics. Topics of investigation include forest governance, restoration, climate budgets for ecosystems, nature mapping methodologies, environmental impact assessments, and wolf management. In a broader sense, my research addresses sustainability, biodiversity loss, climate-biodiversity interactions, integrative and informed governance, and transformative change. My research approaches draw on science and technology studies, environmental history and governmentality studies among others. I am involved in much interdisciplinary research and engaged in finding new ways to collaborate across natural and social sciences and humanities in IPBES and beyond.
I am a selected Lead Author for The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Transformative Change Assessment (2022-2025).
I am also a selected Fellow for The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Assessment of the Sustainable Use of Wild Species (2018-2022).
Research interests
- Biodiversity governance and the role of knowledge
- Forest governance, restoration, climate budgets for ecosystems, nature mapping methodologies, environmental impact assessments, wolf management
- Transformative change, sustainability, biodiversity loss, climate-biodiversity interactions, integrative and informed governance,
- Science and technology studies
- Interdisciplinary research in IPBES and beyond
Selected current projects
- Integrating governance on biodiversity and climate - The role of knowledge in transformative governance (KNOWGOV), NFR/NINA, 2022.
- Realizing landscape restoration: Enabling transformative change of land-use (RESCAPE), NFR-Arealer under press, 2021-2025.
- Enhancing the contributions of the social sciences and humanities to IPBES – Establishing the IPBES SSH Community of Practice (SSH Network), NFR and the Ministry of Climate and Environment, 2020-2022.
- Enabling transformative change in the case of environmental impact assessments (TRANS-EIA), NFR/NINA, 2020-2023.
- Real-world ecosystem management: Identifying knowledge gaps and overcoming societal barriers (ECOREAL), NFR-MILJØFORSK, 2019-2022.
Awards and commissions of trust
- Lead Author for The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Transformative Change Assessment (2022-2025)
- Main organizer of the Social Sciences and Humanities Network (SSH Network) related to IPBES
- Head of NINA Thematic Group on Sustainability and Transformative Change
- Selected Fellow for The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Assessment of the Sustainable Use of Wild Species (2018-2021)
- Awarded IASNR (International Association for Society and Natural Resources) Student Paper Competition Prize for best PhD paper, USA (2015)
- Awarded PhD fellowship. Faculty of Humanities, the Department of Interdisciplinary studies of Culture, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (2009)
- Awarded HIFO’s (The Norwegian Historical Association) ‘Free Word scholarship 2008’ for best master thesis in history (2008)
- Awarded NLI’s (The Norwegian Institute of Local History) ‘Master’s degree scholarship 2007’ for best master thesis (2007)
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David Barton
Ecosystem accounting, Environmental impact assessment (EIA), natural resource damage assessment (NRDA), non-market valuation of environmental impacts, environmental and economic risk analysis, decision-support systems and analysis, water resource economics, integrated water resource modelling and management.
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Graciela Monica Rusch
Wide research interests on plant sciences, specifically on functional ecology, ecosystem function and ecological processes related to land-use, herbivory and the maintenance and management of biological diversity. Extensive international experience including research and consultancy projects in Europe, North America, South and Central America, and East Africa. Experience of project coordination including a number of international projects (Research Council of Norway and EU). A number of these projects are cross-disciplinary with components of ecology/biology and social/economic sciences. The work related to the projects have comprised own research, supervision of MSc and PhD students, consultancy and project coordination activities.
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