Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Cooperation and expertise for a sustainable future

30. March 2026

Restoration of Arctic wilderness in Svalbard receives top rating

A new evaluation concludes that the nature restoration following coal mining in the Svalbard archipelago in the High Arctic has been highly successful. The project is considered the largest nature restoration effort ever undertaken in Norway.

16. March 2026

Strengthening Europe’s knowledge on nature and sustainability

The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) has secured funding for three new EU projects. They address key challenges related to societal transformation, biodiversity monitoring, and integration of nature’s values into political and...

13. March 2026

Restoration Stories

Restoration of degraded grasslands: Cases, upscaling, and common ground between China and Norway

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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