About us

ABOUT NINA

Organization and management

Organization chart, NINA's management and the board

Cooperation

NINA collaborates with research institutions worldwide

Documents and key figures

NINAs key figures and documents

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.

The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NINA, is as an independent foundation focusing on environmental research, emphasizing the interaction between human society, natural resources and biodiversity. NINA was established in 1988. The headquarters are located in Trondheim, with branches in Tromsø, Lillehammer, Bergen and Oslo. In addition, NINA owns and runs the aquatic research station for wild fish at Ims in Rogaland and the arctic fox breeding center at Oppdal. 

NINA’s activities include research, environmental impact assessments, environmental monitoring, counselling and evaluation. 

NINA’s scientists come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds that include biologists, geographers, geneticists, social scientists, sociologists and more. We have a broad-based expertise on the genetic, population, species, ecosystem and landscape level, in terrestrial, freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems. 

NINA’s main areas of activities: 

  • Ecosystem/biodiversity 
  • Sustainable use and harvesting of fish and game stocks
  • Environmental monitoring 
  • Climate change impacts and adaptation 
  • Ecosystem services 
  • Environmental impact assessments connected to infrastructure development and land-use changes
  • Restoration ecology 
  • Land use and landscape analysis 
  • Mapping and monitoring of biodiversity 
  • Analysis of conflicts related to utilization of natural resources 
  • Human interactions with their natural environment

Active dialogue and communication is of key importance for NINA’s work. 

NINA participates in the research centres CIENS (Oslo Centre for Interdisciplinary Environmental and Social Research), The Fram Centre (High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment). HydroCen (Norwegian Research Centre for Hydropower). 

NINA is part of Miljøalliansen, which is a strategic cooperation between the environmental research institutes in Norway. 

NINA cooperates with research institutes in more than 30 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and America. 

NINA is also a member of ALTER-Net (A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awareness Research Network) and ILTER (International Long Term Ecological Research network).

Mission Statement

The United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals are a set of interlinked global ambitions to eradicate poverty, fight inequality, combat climate change and protect ecosystems by 2030. NINA’s extensive expertise and project portfolio makes our work relevant to many of these goals.

NINAs Mission Statement

Employees

Projects world wide

Scientific papers (2019)

Turnover (2020)

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

NINA is an independent foundation for nature research and research on the interaction between human society, natural resources and biodiversity.
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