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Footprint and Impacts of Renewable Energy: Pressure on Lands Under Growth
12. December 2021 Hydro-, wind- and solar power are key to green energy production, but future planning needs a better understanding of the tradeoffs among different options.
Increasing threats to animal migration
13. October 2021

The advantages for animals migrating to northern breeding grounds are being eroded, as the animals experience lower food availability, higher pathogen pressure and increased predation rates.

27 Norwegian white-tailed sea eagles successfully released in Ireland and Spain
15. September 2021

The release of Norwegian white-tailed sea eagle fledglings this summer marks a milestone in the restoration of the species in Europe.

From red to green for endangered species
6. September 2021


More than 38 500 species are threatened with extinction globally. A new tool can help reverse this trend.

Turbulent eddies to save fish from turbines
6. July 2021

A wild idea can be the solution to get fish past power plants.

Major wind research centre kicks off its activities
16. June 2021

The NorthWind research centre on wind energy launched its activities today with its first General Assembly.  

Puffin hunting in Iceland gives a unique insight into climate effects
4. June 2021

130 years of catch data show that global warming is contributing to population decline in the world's largest puffin colony.

Seabirds ring the alarm
27. May 2021

Changes in seabird breeding productivity reflect hemispheric differences in ocean warming and human use, and call out the need for policies that reduce the impacts of climate change on the world’s marine ecosystems. 

Can Turbulent eddies save fish from turbines?
21. May 2021

Researchers seek to use turbulent eddies in the river to safely guide salmon and eels past hydropower plants. 

Norwegian-Russian cooperation aims to stop the spread of alien species to the Arctic
20. April 2021

This year, a major campaign is being launched in northwest Russia aimed at preventing the spread of alien species to Russian parts of the Arctic. Scientists fear that seeds, insects and parasites will establish themselves in the vulnerable northern regions, and ask travelers to take action.

Aliens in the Arctic
13. April 2021

Scientists have developed a new method to map and monitor alien species in the polar regions. 

Seabirds consume higher proportions of fish stocks when prey abundance is low
9. April 2021

This study signals the need for fisheries management to account for ecosystem constraints when setting catch limits in periods of low forage fish biomass.

GPS-tracking of chick-rearing puffins reveals causes of population decline
26. March 2021

Reduced availability of key prey forces adult puffins to fly further from their colonies to find food. Meanwhile, their chicks starve at the nests.

Scandinavian and Finnish brown bears not isolated as previously assumed
18. March 2021

The Scandinavian and Finnish brown bear populations are among the largest in Europe but were until recently separated. A new study by Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish researchers demonstrates that connectivity has been restored with decent exchange of individuals and genes between countries.

Seabirds consume higher proportions of fish stocks when prey abundance is low
9. February 2021

Using data from five different marine ecosystems, researchers have tested the hypothesis of predator‐pit dynamics for forage fish. By examining the consumption of fish by seabirds and the effect of such predation on fish population dynamics, they found that seabird-induced mortality of forage fish varies with fish abundance.

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