We have eagerly awaited the presentation of Norway’s new national biodiversity strategy and action plan (NBSAP). However, NINA believes that much is missing if Norway aims to achieve the ambitious and knowledge-based targets in the Global Biodiversity Framework adopted in Montreal.

Saving the species, one captive-born fox at a time.

With data from Norway, Brazil, Taiwan and Costa Rica, a team of researchers show that large-scale monitoring of avian vocalization can deliver immediate applied impact. The results are now published in PNAS.

By using a combination of different modelling techniques, researchers in SEAPOP have gained detailed insights into how environmental pollutants and climate change may affect the black-backed gull population on Hornøya, both directly and indirectly.

The wild reindeer in Norway are struggling to reproduce. Never before have so few calves been counted in Knutshø, one of the wild reindeer areas. And the trend is negative in many areas – a reason for great concern.

Norway, and especially the Trøndelag region (map below), is a global hotspot for Sphagnum (peatmoss) biodiversity and research and home to about 50 species.