RenewableReindeer

Renewable Reindeer

Norway hosts the last populations of wild mountain reindeer, and has international responsibility to preserve them. However, in those same mountain areas Norway also hosts a large number of hydroelectric plants that - along with roads and other infrastructures - often represent barriers to reindeer migrations. Most licenses for the hydropower stations are currently being revised, with the aim to reduce their environmental impact. RenewableReindeer brings together ecologists, mathematicians, computer scientists, social scientists, technicians and local communities and stakeholders to finding ways to mitigate the impact of the network of infrastructures associated to the renewable energy systems while preserving reindeer habitat. Read extended summary.

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SOFTWARE:

ConScape - Connected Landscapes

AND REPORT 

  Panzacchi et al 2022 - NINA Rapport 2189

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Project publications

Peer reviewed

Conference lectures and popular publications

  • Vannkraft: samlet belastning på villrein og scenario analyse for å identifisere avbøtende tiltak. Panzacchi M. «Fornybardagen» i NINA; 2018-04-18
  • Norwegian wild reindeer: understanding impacts in a busy landscape. Strand. O; Panzacchi M; Van Moorter, B; Gundersen V; Romtveit L; Mossing, A; Nilsen E. CARMA 9; 2018-03
  • Renrein "Renewable Reindeer". Panzacchi, M 2017. Web article i villrein.no. 
  • RenewableReindeer. Panzacchi, M; Strand, O; Ruud, A; Thomassen, J; Kaltenborn, BJ Petter; Van Moorter, B; Næss, C; L'Abee-Lund, Jan Henning; Grimsby, Per Øyvind; BJeraas, K; Jaren, V; Lund, Erik; Paulsen, Kåre; Bøthun, Siri; Mossing, A; Singsaas, Marianne; Romtveit, L. Villreinen 2017 s. 66-69
  • Measuring simultaneously habitat loss and fragmentation due to infrastructures: a novel habitat functionality metric. Van Moorter, B. Interview. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/ 2017-02-20
  • HABITAT FUNCTIONALITY METRIC: Quantifying the total impact of habitat loss & fragmentation on mobile species, in large continuous landscapes. Van Moorter, B; Kivimäki, I; Devooght, R; Panzacchi, M; Saerens, M. JRC European Joint Research Centre; 2017-12-07
  • How to quantify the total impact of human land use by habitat loss & fragmentation? HABITAT FUNCTIONALITY. Van Moorter, B; Kivimäki, I; Devooght, R; Panzacchi, M; Saerens, M. NTNU Sustainability Science Conference 2017.10.18-20
  • Stress:does it matter? A review of mechanisms and fitness consequences of stress in large herbivores. C. M. Stølhaug. Hedmark University College 2016 50 s
  • RENREIN - ET VIKTIG PROSJEKT. Panzacchi, M; Mossing, A. 2016. Web article in villrein.no.
  • Fornybar villrein - arealplanlegging og utbygging i villreinområder.Panzacchi, M; Næss, C. 2016. NINA
  • Villrein og rødlister. NINA.no [Internett] 2016-11-25. Panzacchi, M; Næss, C; Strand, O. NINA
  • Villrein og rødlister. Hjortevilt.no [Internett] 2016-11-25.Panzacchi, M; Strand, O; Næss, C. NINA
  • You shall pass! A mechanistic evaluation of mitigation efforts in road ecology. IENE 2016 - 5th International Conference on Ecology and Transportation; 2016-08-30 - 2016-09-02 Rolandsen, C Moe; Van Moorter, B; Panzacchi, M; Solberg, Erling Johan; Roer, Ole
  • Quantifying the total impact of linear infrastructures on wildlife: a new Habitat Functionality metric to quantify simultaneously Habitat Loss & Habitat Fragmentation. Van Moorter, B; Kivimäki, I; Devooght, R; Panzacchi, M; Saerens, M. 5th IENE International Conference on Ecology and Transportation; 2016-08-30/2
  • Fremtidens forskning på bærekraftig arealbruk slik at villreinstammen Ietas på lang sikt. Van Moorter, B; Panzacchi, M. Villreinrådets årlige fagdag; 2016-06-01/2
  • Green is good for the planet, but it’s no go for reindeer. Hanlon, Michael; Panzacchi, M; Strand, O. The Observer [Tidsskrift] 2015-12-06
  • Green is good for the planet, but it’s no go for reindeer. The Observer / The Guardian, London, UK. Michael Hanlon, Web article based on interview to M. Panzacchi and O. Strand. 6 Dec 2015
  • RenewableReindeer. Kivimäki, I; Saramäki, Jari; Panzacchi, M; Van Moorter, B. webpage at the ComplexSystems website at Aalto University, Finland
  • ENERGIX: NYTT PROSJEKT FRA NINA MED STØTTE FRA NORSK FORSKINGSRÅD. Panzacchi, M. Fagdag og Landsmøte Villrein 2015; 2015-06-03 - 2015-06-04
  • How a Special Feature can help wildlife “Stuck in Motion”. Panzacchi, M. Journal of Animal Ecology 2015
  • RenewableReindeer. Revising and re-structuring the renewable energy system in Norway while preserving wild reindeer habitat functionality. Panzacchi, M. CEDREN – status og resultater; 2015-04-15
  • The secret life of wild reindeer. Animal Ecology in Focus: News and thought-provoking discussion provided by the Journal of Animal Ecology. Panzacchi, M. Journal of Animal Ecology 2015
  • Wild reindeer in the anthropocene. Panzacchi, M. NINAdagan; 2015-10-20 - 2015-10-21
  • Datasimulator skal redde norsk villrein. Panzacchi, M; Jakobsen, Marianne. Nettartikkel NRK Sørlandet. NRK Sørlandet [Internett] 2015-03-08
  • RenewableReindeer. Panzacchi, M; Van Moorter, B. project website
  • Wild reindeer in the anthropocene: Is it possible to reconcile conservation with human development?. Panzacchi, M; Van Moorter, B; Strand, O; Jordhøy, Per; Gundersen, V. 14th Arctic Ungulate Conference; 2015-08-16 - 2015-08-21

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Belgian and Finnish Academic partners, Brussels, Oct 2015

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Events

Time Event Location
01/08/2015 PhD student - Habitat Functionality
28/09/2015
09:00
Workshop "Quantifying habitat functionality" Brussels
30/11/2015
09:00
Meeting Setesdal Ryfylke Skinnarbu
01/03/2016
09:00
Meeting Nordfjella Flåm Aurland
03/03/2016
09:00
Meeting Snøhetta
01/06/2016
08:00
Villrein Fagdag - Villreinrådet Skinnarbu
01/09/2016
12:00
New PhD student Univ. Guelph, Canada
03/10/2016
12:00
Workshop Norway - Canada NINA Trondheim
16/11/2016 Collaboration with PhD student - Univ Stirling, UK Rondane
16/02/2017
09:00
Annual meeting NINA Trondheim
07/12/2017 Invited presentation of Habitat Functionality at the EU Joint Research Centre Rondane
18/01/2018 Workshop Habitat Functionality Brussels
07/02/2018
09:00
RenewableReindeer meeting - Work package leaders NINA Trondheim
15/06/2018
08:00
Last fieldwork season
26/09/2018 Ilkka PhD defence
03/06/2019
10:00
RenRein annual meeting NINA Trondheim
03/06/2019
10:00
RenRein annual meeting NINA Trondheim
06/07/2019
09:00
International Workshop: connectivity modelling Milan

Documents, slides, videos

Events

Events

Time Event Location
01/08/2015 PhD student - Habitat Functionality
28/09/2015
09:00
Workshop "Quantifying habitat functionality" Brussels
30/11/2015
09:00
Meeting Setesdal Ryfylke Skinnarbu
01/03/2016
09:00
Meeting Nordfjella Flåm Aurland
03/03/2016
09:00
Meeting Snøhetta
01/06/2016
08:00
Villrein Fagdag - Villreinrådet Skinnarbu
01/09/2016
12:00
New PhD student Univ. Guelph, Canada
03/10/2016
12:00
Workshop Norway - Canada NINA Trondheim
16/11/2016 Collaboration with PhD student - Univ Stirling, UK Rondane
16/02/2017
09:00
Annual meeting NINA Trondheim
07/12/2017 Invited presentation of Habitat Functionality at the EU Joint Research Centre Rondane
18/01/2018 Workshop Habitat Functionality Brussels
07/02/2018
09:00
RenewableReindeer meeting - Work package leaders NINA Trondheim
15/06/2018
08:00
Last fieldwork season
26/09/2018 Ilkka PhD defence
03/06/2019
10:00
RenRein annual meeting NINA Trondheim
03/06/2019
10:00
RenRein annual meeting NINA Trondheim
06/07/2019
09:00
International Workshop: connectivity modelling Milan

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