NINA and partners explore how science can better inform global efforts on biodiversity and climate at this year’s IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi. Together they convene dialogue sessions on bridging research and policy, and advancing connectivity conservation across borders.

Nature in Europe is being lost piece by piece. No complete overview has existed on how much is disappearing – until now.

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 strategies.

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 who depend on these landscapes.

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.

Climate change is reshaping lake ecosystems across the northern hemisphere. New research shows that the impacts will be most severe in the Arctic, disrupting lake productivity.

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Representatives of Indigenous Peoples, researchers, policymakers, and international organisations gathered in Trondheim to strengthen the role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in global biodiversity governance.

New Findings from a Wildlife Crossing over European Route E6 in Trondheim, Norway, provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of wildlife overpasses.

Inbreeding threatens the Fennoscandian Arctic fox. In a recent report from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), researchers propose measures to ensure the long-term survival of the species.

Next week, 1,200 experts from around the world will gather in Oslo to discuss how we can create socially just and environmentally sustainable societies — without economic growth. The world is in a serious predicament. We have built an economic system on the assumption that endless growth is possible. But our planet’s resources are finite and already overexploited.

To help safeguard the future of Norway’s wild reindeer populations, researchers from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) have conducted a tunnel construction simulation in the Setesdal Ryfylke wild reindeer area. The aim is to reduce considerable barriers and reestablish access to former grazing lands for the wild reindeer.

A newly developed climate service provides information on how local societies’ vulnerability and exposure to climate change may change in future, enabling municipalities to assess the adequacy of current adaptation responses.

As spring returns to Norway, researchers are setting up this year’s insect traps across the country. Using metabarcoding to monitor insect populations, Norway is the first country in Europe to implement this methodology in a Government led program. The same methodology could be applied across Europe for cost-effective monitoring of the neglected majority of insect species.

In a study conducted in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, researchers from SEAPOP have used a nearly 40 year-long data series to assess how changes in sea ice affect the breeding distribution of common eiders (Somateria mollissima).

As global biodiversity continues to decline, a new international study published in Nature presents a powerful framework for identifying the “missing” species from ecosystems, species that could exist in a habitat but are currently absent. Known as dark diversity, these absent species form an invisible frontier of ecological potential, offering a tool to better understand habitat degradation and inform conservation priorities.

Soil carbon content decreases for up to 30 years following clear-cutting in forested areas, according to a major study from the Nordic countries and Canada.

The wild reindeer in Norway no longer use the calving grounds surrounding the public tourist cabin Pyttbua. Should the Government allow the cabin to be upgraded—or should tourism in the area rather be limited? The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) has simulated the potential consequences.

Large carnivores have returned to Europe—but the wolf protection status is being reduced. A major EU-funded project, led from Norway, aims to identify how to ensure the best possible coexistence between people and carnivores.

Since 2007, 200 Norwegian sea eagle chicks have found a new home in Ireland. This summer the final release of fledglings in Ireland marks the completion of the establishment phase of the white-tailed sea eagle project.