Meley Mekonen Rannestad

Researcher

Forestry and Renewable Energy Section

I am a researcher in forest and resource economics (PhD, NMBU 2015), with a background in forestry, economics and international environmental studies. My research focus is on climate-smart and sustainable forest management. Currently, I am leading an interdisciplinary NFR project ClimateSmartForest, with a budget of 15 million NOK, and in 2024 I was awarded a Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) research grant. My research and publications cover both the natural science and social science aspects of climate change related to forests and forestry. In recent years, I have represented NMBU as an observer at the UN climate conferences COP25, COP27, and COP28.

Areas of Work
- Klimaendringar
- Skog og klima
- Forskning innenfor klimatilpasning og samfunnsøkonomi
- Klimasmart skogbruk
- Internasjonal klimapolitikk
- Klimatilpasning
- Flerbruk i skog
- Governance • Institusjonell teori og økonomi • Landbruk og utvikling • Livelihood-studier og miljø • Naturressurser og utvikling • Skogpolitikk • Sosial organisering • Tverrfaglighet
- Skogproduksjon (Growth and yield)
- Climate & forests (REDD+); poverty & environmental income; experiments & resource use
Publications
List of publications from my research. (Cristin)
Teaching
I have taught various courses, both as a guest lecturer at NMBU and as the main instructor and course responsible at our partner institution, Mekelle University (MU) in Ethiopia.
- SKOG302 Flerbruk i skog
- SKOG300 Skogplanlegging
- NATF320 Ecology and Management of Natural Resources in the Tropics
- MINA321/PHI404 Interdisciplinarity and Expert Disagreement on Sustainability
- GRDCM 4113 Carbon management (MU)
- GRDCM 4114 Ecosystem Services (MU)
- FONC 411 Applied Statistics (MU)
- FONC 311 Introduction to Environmental Science and Impact Assessment (MU)
- FONC 451 Management of Dryland Forest and Woodland (MU)
- Forest Economics (MU)
- Forest Mensuration and Biomass Inventory (MU)
- Plant Identification (MU)