Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Cooperation and expertise for a sustainable future

4. April 2025

Clear-cutting of forests decreases soil organic carbon for decades

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.

5. March 2025

Less Outdoor Recreation in Forests After Clear-Cutting – Especially Near Cities

The fitness app Strava provides insight into how forest clear-cutting affects Norwegians’ recreation activities. Experts argue that the value from recreation services lost due to clear-cutting exceeds the value of timber provisioning...

9. December 2024

Launch of Nordic handbook for nature-based solutions

A new handbook gives guidance and practical examples for the implementation of nature-based solutions across various ecosystems and for specific societal challenges.

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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