Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Cooperation and expertise for a sustainable future

28. January 2026

Drones and artificial intelligence bring new precision to seabird monitoring

A new study shows how the combination of drone imagery and artificial neural networks can strengthen the monitoring of seabirds along the Norwegian coast. The method delivers high accuracy while minimizing disturbance to birdlife – an...

19. January 2026

First successful winter campaign of the FROST team

A team of scientists from NINA and Akvaplan-niva just carried out the first field campaign for the FROST project, bringing together a large international team of researchers to study Arctic freshwater food webs during winter in Alaska, Canada,...

15. January 2026

New Tool to Prevent Conflict Between Seabirds and Industry

Seabirds are being pushed to the brink by human activity at sea. Now, researchers working closely with industry have developed a new tool designed to support better coexistence between seabirds and commercial activities in Norwegian waters.

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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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