Meley Mekonen Rannestad

• 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

Liste med publikasjoner fra min forskning. (Cristin)

Kassun, B.W., Kallio, A.M.I., Trømborg, E. and Rannestad, M.M., 2024. Vegetation density and altitude determine the supply of dry Afromontane forest ecosystem services: Evidence from Ethiopia. Forest Ecology and Management, 552, p.121561.

Tadesse, T., Teklay, G., Mulatu, D.W., Rannestad, M.M., Meresa, T.M. and Woldelibanos, D., 2022. Forest benefits and willingness to pay for sustainable forest management. Forest Policy and Economics, 138, p.102721. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102721

Rannestad, M. M., Eid, T., Bollandsås, O.M., Gobakken, T., Tetemke, B., 2022. Aboveground Biomass Prediction Model Using Landsat 8 Data: A Test on Possible Approaches for Seasonally Dry Forests of Northern Ethiopia. In: El-Askary, H., Erguler, Z.A., Karakus, M., Chaminé, H.I. (eds) Research Developments in Geotechnics, Geo-Informatics and Remote Sensing. CAJG 2019. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72896-0_87

Tetemke, B.A., Birhane, E., Rannestad, M.M. and Eid T.H., 2021. Species diversity and stand structural diversity of woody plants predominantly determine aboveground carbon stock of a dry Afromontane Forest in Northern Ethiopia. Forest Ecology and Management,500, p.119634. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119634

Tadesse, T., Berhane, T., Mulatu D.W. and Rannestad, M.M., 2021. Willingness to accept compensation for Afromontane Forest ecosystems conservation. Land Use Policy, 105, p.105382. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105382

Noulèkoun, F., Birhane, E., Kassa, H., Berhe, A., Gebremichael, Z. M., Adem, N. M., Syoum, Y., Mengistu, T., Lemma, B., Hagazi, N., Mensah, S, Rannestad, M.M. and Abraha, H., 2021. Grazing exclosures enhance carbon sequestration at a rate greater than “4 per 1000” per year across agricultural landscapes in Northern Ethiopia. Science of the Total Environment, 782, p.146821. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146821

Wassie, Y.T., Rannestad, M.M. and Adaramola, M.S., 2021. Determinants of household energy choices in rural sub-Saharan Africa: An example from southern Ethiopia. Energy 221, p.119785. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.119785

Rannestad, M.M. and Gessesse, T.A., 2020. Deforestation and subsequent cultivation of nutrient poor soils of miombo woodlands of Tanzania: long term effect on maize yield and soil nutrients. Sustainability, 12(10), p.4113. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104113

Tadele, M., Birhane, E., Kidu, G., G/wahid, H. and Rannestad, M.M., 2020. Contribution of parkland agroforestry in meeting fuel wood demand in the dry lands of Tigray, Ethiopia. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 39(8), pp.841-853. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2020.1738946

Birhane, E., Ahmed, S., Hailemariam, M., Negash, M., Rannestad, M. M. and Norgrove, L., 2020. Carbon stock and woody species diversity in homegarden agroforestry along an elevation gradient in southern Ethiopia. Agroforestry Systems, 94(3), pp.1099-1110. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-019-00475-4

Rannestad, M.M., Eid, T., Bollandsås, O.M., Gobakken, T. and Tetemke, B., 2019, November. Aboveground Biomass Prediction Model Using Landsat 8 Data: A Test on Possible Approaches for Seasonally Dry Forests of Northern Ethiopia. In Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (pp. 383-386). Springer, Cham. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72896-0_87

Tetemke, B.A., Birhane, E., Rannestad, M.M. and Eid, T., 2019. Allometric models for predicting aboveground biomass of trees in the dry Afromontane forests of Northern Ethiopia. Forests, 10(12), p.1114. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f10121114

Birhane, E., Mengistu, T., Seyoum, Y., Hagazi, N., Putzel, L., Rannestad, M.M. and Kassa, H., 2017. Exclosures as forest and landscape restoration tools: lessons from Tigray Region, Ethiopia. International forestry review, 19(4), pp.37-50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1505/146554817822330498

Rannestad M.M. & Hofstad O. 2017.  The Opportunity Cost of Reducing Deforestation in Morogoro Region and its Policy Implications. Chapter 14, pp 327-345. In: Kulindwa, K.A., Silayo, D., Zahabu, E., Lokina, R., Hella, J., Hepelwa, A., Shirima, D., Macrice, S, and S. Kalonga (eds). Lessons and Implications for REDD+: Implementation Experiences from Tanzania. CCIAM-SUA, Morogoro, Tanzania: E&D Vision Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9789987735532.

Araya, M.M. and Hofstad, O., 2016. Monetary incentives to avoid deforestation under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) climate change mitigation scheme in Tanzania. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Chang, 21(3), pp.421-443. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-014-9607-y

Hofstad, O. and Araya, M.M., 2015. Optimal wood harvest in miombo woodland considering REDD+ payments - a case study at Kitulangalo Forest Reserve, Tanzania. Forest Policy and Economics, 51, pp.9-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2014.11.002

RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS

Rannestad M.M. 2015. Economic analysis of carbon sequestration and storage in Tanzanian forests. Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU) (PhD thesis: 2015:23).

Araya M.M.  2009. Above Ground Carbon Stock Assessment and Economic Analysis of Eucalyptus globulus plantations and Exclosures in the Highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia. Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU) (M.Sc. thesis).