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I hold a PhD in Plant Ecology from the Department of Biology, University of Bergen (2009). I am currently professor in applied ecology at the Department of Biological Sciences. In 2017 I was appointed

My research focuses on the dynamics in coupled human and natural systems, including sustainable development, natural resource management, agro-biodiversity, sustainable land use, ecosystem services, agroecology, and food security. I work with colleagues across the social and natural sciences to elucidate links between anthropogenic activities and the environment, in Europe, as well as in Asia, North-America and Africa. I seek to gain multifaceted knowledge within ecology and associated disciplines to investigate social-ecological complexities. In addition to a PhD in ecology I have completed a minor in Social Anthropology, and the cross-disciplinary courses Ecology and Development and Resource Management and Environmental Conservation.

As the UNESCO Chair at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´, I'm working with several projects focusing on UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere  (MAB) programme. This includes following the establishment of Norway's very first Biosphere Area - .

I work mostly in cross- and trans-disciplinary projects, and have taken part in several collaborative research and education activities:

• Co-founder and deputy leader of - Centre for Sustainable Area Management
• Member of Norway's
• Member of the
• Member of the  (VKM) (2015 - p.d.)
• on Sustainable Heritage and Environmental Management - Nature and Culture, appointed 2017
• Scientific coordinator of Bergen Summer Research School 2013 () – organizing PhD courses on Food as a Global Development Challenge for 70 students, ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ Global
• Lecturer and supervisor on the NOMA (NOrad MAster) Programme 2010-2014, Regional Master Program in Biodiversity and Environmental Management, lectured three cohorts and supervised 6 Master students
• Scientific coordinator for the Nile Basin Research Programme 2009 () - working group on Biodiversity and Land Use Change, Uni Research

• Vandvik V. & MÃ¥ren I.E. 2021. Den endelege kloden. Bjerknessenteret PODCAST.
• Vandvik V. & MÃ¥ren I.E. 2021. Stykkevis og delt – bevaring og restaurering av natur. Debattinnlegg i SPIRE: 
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2021. Sustainability and Nature. Digital sofa conversation with Forum for natur og friluftsliv Troms  03.03.2021.
• Vandvik V. & MÃ¥ren I.E. 2020. Sett Marka-grense over alt, ikke bare rundt Oslo. Op-ed in Dagens Næringsliv (newspaper) 28^th Dec.  
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2020. Why seeds are important and why we should care. Speaker. UPOP lecture, the Student Organization at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´, Bergen.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2020. 2⁰C Innsikt: Hva er agroøkologi? Energi & Klima, Norsk Klimastiftelse,
• Vandvik V., Barraclough A. & MÃ¥ren I.E. 2020. If we work together, 2020 can be a true super year for biodiversity. Opinion. ENSIA:
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2020. Yrkesintervju; botaniker. Utdanning.no
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2020. Biomangfold og mat: EU vil sette global standard for bærekraft. Kommentar. Energi & Klima, Norsk Klimastiftelse,
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2020. EU vil sette global standard for bærekraft, men tar de munnen for full? Kronikk. Forskning.no.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2019. Expert interview on film; Nature-based Solutions in Nordhordland UNESCO Biosphere. Energy Observer – Sustainable Solutions. Nordhordland.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2019. Expert interview on film; a documentary on food systems. Insider FEM - Veganer. Mastiff Production. Oslo.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2019. Debate on climate change and the environment. Panel participant. Organised by the Student Organization at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´, Bergen.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2019. Expert interview; Eight climate solutions for agriculture and food systems. , Norsk Klimastiftelse, 13^th Aug.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2019. Op-ed: Vil gjøre fremtidens Nordhordland bærekraftig, in BT Newspaper 21st Jul. 
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2019. Panel participant in a public debate on veganism – effects on climate, environment and health. Organised by BT News Paper – Bergen Media City.
• Bjune A.E. & MÃ¥ren I.E. 2019. Det korte og det lange karbonkretsløpet. Pan. Harvest magazine.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2018. FNs STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) Forum 2018, New York  
• UNIOs I Front: Agenda 2030 og FNs bærekraftsmÃ¥l - hva er egentlig det?  
• ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ nett: Forskeropphold i utlandet.  
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2015. Fra fjord og jord til bord. Kronikk BT:  
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2015. BT Innsikt:  BærekrafsmÃ¥lene. 
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2015. BT Innsikt: Matsystemer. 
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2015. BT Innsikt: Bærekraftig utvikling. 
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2015. BT Innsikt: Skog.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2015. BT Innsikt: Hva er naturlig? 
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2015. BT Innsikt:  Den tredje pol. 
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2015. Kronikk Klassekampen: REDD. 
• International Film Festival) Undervisningsopplegg til skoleprogrammet SKOGEN. Sep.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. & Høistad Schei F. 2012. Samspillet mellom natur og kultur i Sør-Korea. Norsk Botanisk Forening, Bergen. SCIENTIFIC TALK.
• Pandey H., MÃ¥ren I.E. & Dutta I.C. 2012. REDD+ in Community Forestry, Western Nepal. A case from Gorkha District, Central Himalaya. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. 60 pp.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2011. Skog og folk ved foten av Himalaya. Ã…°ù°ù¾±²Ô²µ±ð²Ô. 15, 61-76.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2011. Bergen i verden og verden i Bergen – Som man roper i skogen fÃ¥r man svar. Foredrag pÃ¥ Forskningsdagene 24.10.2011 i Bergen.
• Sylte G.U., MÃ¥ren I.E. 2011. Ã… bevare Himalayas bratte skogar. Hubro, 2, 8-13.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2011. Rhododendronskog ved foten av Annapurnafjellene i Nepal. Lapprosen, 2, 6-10.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2010. Plants and people of Nepal. From east to west and from the subtropics to the alpine. Norsk Botanisk Forening, Bergen. SCIENTIFIC TALK.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2010. Redder REDD skogen? OP-ED or ’Kronikk’ in Klassekampen News Paper, 26.07.2010.
• Nilsen L.S., MÃ¥ren I.E. & Pedersen O. 2009. Fargen er purpur – kystlyngheivegetasjon i Norge. Naturen, 133, 86-93.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2008. Frøbank og vegetasjon i vestnorsk lynghei. Ã…°ù°ù¾±²Ô²µ±ð²Ô, 12, 61-70.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. & Vetaas O.R. 2008. Kulturlandskap i nord og sør – betraktninger i rom. Naturen, 132, 175-183.
• Vetaas O.R. & MÃ¥ren I.E. 2008. Kulturlandskap i drastisk endring – betraktninger i tid. Naturen, 132, 184-193.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. & Nilsen L.S. 2008. Kystlyngheier i Midt- og Nord-Norge. Blyttia: Norsk botanisk forenings tidsskrift, 66 11-22.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2008. Ukens forsker. Interview in Bergens Tidene, 26.05.08
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2007. Kronikk Aftenposten: Kysten endrer seg dramatisk.  16.06.07.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2007. Fra prestegÃ¥rdshage til arboret: Lunde Arboret i Balestrand. Ã…°ù°ù¾±²Ô²µ±ð²Ô, 11, 73-88.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2007. Lunde Arboretum, Balestrand. Information Brochure. Balestrand kommune, Norge.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2007. Arboretet pÃ¥ Lunde. Hageselskapet, 16-17.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2007. PÃ¥ smale stiar under ruvande trekjemper. Interview in Sogn Avis, 26.05.07.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2007. Krattskog kveler Lofotlandskap. Intreview in Lofotposten, 16.06.07.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. 2007. Utdeling av pris for vakraste uteanlegg 2006. Hageselskapet, [Internett].
• MÃ¥ren I.E. & Ekelund K. 2006. Einstape, et problem i kulturlandskapet. Ã…°ù°ù¾±²Ô²µ±ð²Ô, 10, 35-42.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. & Ekelund K. 2006. The heathland. The flora. Information Brochure. Heathland Centre at Lygra, Hordaland.
• MÃ¥ren I.E., Ekelund K. & Vandvik V. 2005. Einstape i det vestnorske kystlandskapet, problem eller bagatell? Naturen, 129, 67-76.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. & Ekelund K. 2005. Einstape - hvordan bekjempe den i kulturlandskapet. Blyttia: Norsk botanisk forenings tidsskrift, 63, 147-155.
• MÃ¥ren I.E. & Ekelund K. 2003. Bekjemping av einstape pÃ¥ Lygra og Lurekalven. Forslag til skjøtselstiltak. LindÃ¥s kommune: Heathland Centre at Lygra, Hordaland. 12 s.
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• MNF 115 - Natural Science Perspectives on Sustainable Development (10 SP)
• MNF 110 - Climate, Environment and Human History (10 SP)
• BIOLOGY BIO 347 - Global Change Ecology (5 SP)
• GEOGRAPHY GEO 100 – Examen facultatum - Introduksjon til geografi: Globale utfordringer og lokale svar (10 SP)
• GEOGRAPHY GEO 131 – Ressursforvaltning og utvikling i Den tredje verden (10 SP) GEOGRAPHY GEO 212 – Terrestriske klima- og miljøendringer (10 SP)
• GEOGRAPHY GEO 281 – Miljøforvaltning og planlegging (10 SP)
• GEOGRAPHY GEO 282 – Kulturlandskap (10 SP)
• GEOGRAPHY GEO 292 – Regionalgeografi, feltkurs (10 SP)
• GEOGRAPHY GEO 326 – Geographic perspectives on food (10 SP)
• FOREST ECOLOGY (5 SP) 
• BOTANY BIO 112 (10 SP)
• FOREST ECOLOGY AND REDD+ (5 SP)
• ECOLOGY B 300 (15 SP)
• BOTANY B 100 (15 SP)

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