Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Cooperation and expertise for a sustainable future

29. September 2025

Learning Across Borders: Comparing Caribou and Reindeer Conservation Strategies in Norway and Canada

Reindeer and caribou, both belonging to the species Rangifer tarandus, face increasing threats due to direct and indirect human impacts. A new study compares national conservation strategies in Canada and Norway in a quest for more effective...

25. September 2025

Boreal plants colonise the Arctic and could transform tundra landscapes

Boreal species are increasingly moving north into the Arctic, a process known as borealization. This shift is reshaping tundra ecosystems and could trigger cascading effects with profound impacts with profound impacts on Indigenous communities...

22. September 2025

Children Swap Forest Play for Screens

Children are spending less and less time playing in nature. This can weaken both their understanding of nature’s value and their willingness to take care of it.

SHORTCUTS

NINAGEN

NINA Centre for Biodiversity Genetics

Restoration Ecology

Research on and implementation of restoration in aquatic and terrestrial habitats

Monitoring

Monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem change

Pink salmon

Monitoring the distribution of pink salmon in Norway

Wild Salmonids

Monitoring populations and ecosystems

Ecosystem Services

Monitoring populations and ecosystems

The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) is Norway’s leading institution for applied ecological research, with broad-based expertise on the genetic, population, species, ecosystem and landscape level, in terrestrial, freshwater and coastal marine environments.

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